yarn
Fiber for needlework
Yarn is fiber spun into long strands for knitting, weaving, or crocheting: a ball of yarn, She bought yarn for a sweater.
The verb means to spin fiber into thread.
Separately, a yarn is a long, often exaggerated story, especially one involving adventure or tall tales: He spun a yarn about his days at sea.
To yarn is to tell such stories.
Sheared animal fiber
- cottonPlant fiber for textiles
- silkFine woven insect fiber
- threadFiber for stitching
- strandThin fiber piece
skein · hank · ply · acrylic · merino · alpaca · cashmere · mohair
Slender pointed instruments
- stitchThread loop in fabric
- purlInverted knitting stitch
- patternRecurring arrangement or template
- cableHeavy-duty woven line
ribbing · stockinette · cast-on · gauge · intarsia · crochet · sweater · scarf
Interlacing strands into fabric
- loomFabric-making frame
- textileMaterial from woven fibers
- warpBend from true form
- weftCrosswise loom threads
tapestry · macrame · crochet · knitting · handcraft · artisan · dye · project
Soft bed covering
- warmthHeat you feel
- comfortEase or soothing relief
- snugComfortably close-fitting
- firesideArea beside the hearth
sweater · afghan · quilt · woolly · soft · handmade · homespun · crafted
Rotating rod for thread
- wheelRotating circular frame
- twistRotating motion or surprise
- draftingCreating technical blueprints
- treadleFoot-operated lever
carding · handspun · fiber · distaff · whorl · singles · plying · spin
Account of events
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- anecdoteBrief account of incident
- tall-taleOutlandish fictional narrative
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
narrative · raconteur · spin · embellishment · adventure · sailor · fisherman · campfire
Deliberate falsehood
- fibTrivial, harmless falsehood
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- tall-taleOutlandish fictional narrative
- exaggerationOverstating beyond reality
untruth · stretching · embellishment · spin · whopper · baloney · cock-and-bull
wool
Sheared animal fiber
strand · skein · hank · ply · acrylic · merino · alpaca · cashmere · mohair · angora
needles
Slender pointed instruments
cable · ribbing · stockinette · cast-on · gauge · intarsia · crochet · sweater · scarf · blanket
weaving
Interlacing strands into fabric
weft · tapestry · macrame · crochet · knitting · handcraft · artisan · dye · project · needlework
blanket
Soft bed covering
fireside · sweater · afghan · quilt · woolly · soft · handmade · homespun · crafted · knitted
spindle
Rotating rod for thread
treadle · carding · handspun · fiber · distaff · whorl · singles · plying · spin · spun
story
Account of events
- storytellingRecounting events aloud
- anecdoteBrief account of incident
- tall-taleOutlandish fictional narrative
exaggeration · narrative · raconteur · spin · embellishment · adventure · sailor · fisherman · campfire · rambling
lie
Deliberate falsehood
- fibTrivial, harmless falsehood
- fabricationDeliberately untrue statement
- tall-taleOutlandish fictional narrative
exaggeration · untruth · stretching · embellishment · spin · whopper · baloney · cock-and-bull
- retail productsappliances, electronics, clothing, shoes, toys
- textilescotton, wool, silk, fabric, thread
- talestale, funny stories, tall tales, short story, folk tale
- craftssewing, knitting, painting, glue, scissors
- craft materialswood, fabric, leather, beads, ribbon
- craft studiopottery studio, kiln, loom, sewing machine, workbench
yarnthread
Fiber for stitching
rope · sewing thread · cord · cable · filament
yarntruth
Accordance with reality
fact · plain truth · gospel truth · unvarnished truth · true story
- spin a yarnTell a lengthy tale
- to spin a yarnTell a lengthy story
- yarn ballWound fiber for knitting
- yarn spinningMaking thread from fiber
- yarn shopRetail fiber outlet
- wool yarnFiber spun from fleece