Article Info

Article Title
The Mystery of the Elastic Cotton
Author
Stephenie Gaustad
Issue date
Winter 2016
Issue number
15
Issue topic
Plying
Description
Elasticity isn’t something that comes to cotton naturally. This article experiments with the cable-ply structure for cotton to see how it might provide some elasticity to the finished yarn. Along with a normal cable ply, the experiment includes a cable in which the singles have added twist and another in which the 2-ply yarns were slack plied. The article also includes a section on how to manage lively high-twist yarns.
Article topic list
plying, elasticity, cotton, experimenting, cabled, yarn management