skein
Wound fiber bundle
A skein is a length of yarn or thread wound in a loose coil, ready to be rewound for use: She bought three skeins of wool for the sweater.
The word extends to anything similarly tangled or coiled—a skein of geese flying in formation, or figuratively, a complex tangle: a skein of lies, the skein of evidence linking the suspects.
Looped yarn bundle
- woolSheared animal fiber
- threadFiber for stitching
- fiberPlant-based digestive aid
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
silk · cashmere · alpaca · mohair · merino · acrylic · strand · ply
Plural of goose
- swansLarge long-necked waterfowl
- migrationMovement to new territory
- flightAerial journey by aircraft
- formationCreation or arrangement
waterfowl · flying · V-formation · flyway · flock · honking · wingbeat · ducks
Slender pointed instruments
- purlInverted knitting stitch
- stitchThread loop in fabric
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- cast-onFirst row creation
ribbing · gauge · cable · stockinette · knitwear · sweater · scarf · afghan
hank
Looped yarn bundle
cotton · silk · cashmere · alpaca · mohair · merino · acrylic · strand · ply · winding
geese
Plural of goose
formation · waterfowl · flying · V-formation · flyway · flock · honking · wingbeat · ducks · cranes
needles
Slender pointed instruments
cast-on · ribbing · gauge · cable · stockinette · knitwear · sweater · scarf · afghan · intarsia
knot
Tied rope fastening
mess · confusion · web · complexity · twisted · unravel · knotted · coil · matted · raveled
thread
Fiber for stitching
- plotStoryline or land parcel
- storylineSequence of fictional events
- interwovenLaced through one another
tale · tapestry · weaving · interconnected · subplot · layers · unfolding · mystery · intrigue · complexity
- yarn bundles
- craftssewing, knitting, painting, glue, scissors
- collective nounsflock, herd, school, pack, swarm
- textile craftssewing, knitting, weaving, quilting, embroidery
- needleworkcross-stitch, embroidery, embroidery hoop, embroidery hoops, needlepoint
- bird flock formationsV formation, wedge, echelon, diagonal line, staggered formation