Wool Yarn Counts Simplified
Yarn counts are fundamental to understanding the size of your yarn, but the numbers can be confusing. What does 3/8 or 4/14 or 4/6 mean? There are different systems for cotton, wool and bast fibers. Here is some information from our friends at JaggerSpun about wool yarn sizing. JaggerSpun uses the Worsted/Bradford count system. In this […]
What is the Difference Between Worsted and Woolen Spun Yarns?
What’s the difference between worsted and woolen spun yarns? It’s all in the preparation of the fiber. All Jagger Spun yarns are worsted spun. The fibers in a worsted spun yarn are combed to be parallel and uniform before spinning whereas the fiber for woolen-spun yarns are more casually arranged. Because the fibers are parallel, […]