Yarn From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search This article is about the fibre product. For the type of joke, see Shaggy dog story . For the computing resource-management platform, see Hadoop . For the package manager, see Yarn (package manager) . For the music group, see Yarn (music group) . An assortment of different colored yarns. Yarn is a long continuous length of interlocked fibres , suitable for use in the production of textiles , sewing , crocheting , knitting , weaving , embroidery , or ropemaking . [1] Thread is a type of yarn intended for sewing by hand or machine . Modern manufactured sewing threads may be finished with wax or other lubricants to withstand the stresses involved in sewing. [2] Embroidery threads are yarns specifically designed for needlework Yarn Jump to nav...