In all the definitions given below, the expression ‘colour’ includes black and white.
(1) solid colour : A yam made from fibres of a single colour.
(2) mixture; ingrain : A yarn made from fibres of two or more colours blended together.
(3) twist : A yarn comprising two single ends of different colours twisted together, the single ends being either solid colours or mixtures.
Note: In woollen spinning a twist yarn is known as a marl yarn
See also single marl, half-marl, double marl, single mottle, melange
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