Editing Yarn (section)

{{Short description|Long continuous length of interlocked fibres}}
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| image            = File:Yarn at Folklife - Stierch.jpg
| caption          = Balls of yarn
|name=Yarn}}
[[File:Rope on flowers.jpg|thumb|A visual of twisted yarn ]]
'''Yarn''' is a long continuous length of interlocked [[fibre]]s, used in [[sewing]], [[crochet]]ing, [[knitting]], [[weaving]], [[embroidery]], [[rope]]making, and the production of [[Textile|textiles]].<ref name="definition">{{cite dictionary|url=http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yarn|title=Yarn|dictionary=Merriam-Webster|access-date=2012-05-25|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120507191854/http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yarn|archive-date=2012-05-07}}</ref> ''[[Thread (yarn)|Thread]]'' is a type of yarn intended for sewing by hand or [[sewing machine|machine]]. Modern manufactured sewing threads may be finished with [[wax]] or other [[Lubricant|lubricants]] to withstand the stresses involved in sewing.<ref>Kadolph, Sara J., ed. (2007) ''Textiles'', 10th edition, Pearson/Prentice-Hall. p. 203. {{ISBN|0-13-118769-4}}</ref> [[Embroidery thread]]s are yarns specifically designed for [[needlework]]. Yarn can be made of a number of natural or synthetic materials, and comes in a variety of colors and thicknesses (referred to as "weights"). Although yarn may be [[Dyeing|dyed]] different colours, most yarns are solid coloured with a uniform [[hue]].