Yarns

Yarn twisting is a process that can significantly affect the properties of the final twisted yarn. Yarn twisting can involve twisting a single yarn or twisting multiple yarns together in a process called plying. It can also be taken a step further by twisting already-plied yarns into cabled yarns.  Twisting can alter a yarn’s softness, …

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Dope Dyed Yarn Dope-dyeing, also known as solution dyeing, is a method of dyeing synthetic yarns that involves adding dye to the polymer that a filament will be extruded from. Dope dyeing has major process, quality, and environmental benefits over more conventional dyeing processes. Some yarns and fabrics like polypropylene and polyethylene are difficult to …

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A yarn is a yarn is a yarn, right? Well, no. The properties of a yarn are not only dependent on the base material of a yarn, or its yarn count. The properties of a yarn are also determined by the production process used to turn the base polymer or natural material into the final …

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Carbon fibre is an exciting material with many variations and applications. Carbon fibre can normally be purchased in one of three forms: continuous, woven, and chopped. Continuous filament carbon fibre is the type of carbon fibre that SageZander can supply. Essentially, continuous filament carbon fibre is the carbon fibre yarn that can be processed in many …

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Types of antistatic yarn Antistatic yarns are available in three common types. The first is a standard antistatic yarn made from spun antistatic fibres, such as antistatic polyester yarns. A common use of such yarns is to  The second is a standard yarn which is spun together with a purely antistatic yarn, meaning that you …

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A delicious ice cream. Ice in an ever-diluting glass of cola. An ancient glacier. These are things that we do not want to melt, but there are times when we can take advantage of a material’s ability to melt at a low temperature. Low melt yarns are a special type of yarn normally made from …

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Meta-aramids are a highly versatile class of materials, with some well-known brands like Nomex®, Conex®, and NEWSTAR®. Meta-aramids are a type of aramid, a shortening of aromatic polyamide. Para-aramids are another form of aramid with exciting applications that you can read about here, with well-known brand names like Kevlar® and Technora®. Whereas para-aramids are particularly …

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https://sagezander.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Perseverance-Parachute.m4v Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech    High Tensile Strength  Heat Resistant   Extensive Range of Applications Mars Landing On the evening of the 18th of February 2021, 292 million miles from Earth, Perseverance, NASA’s new Mars rover, landed on the surface of the red planet. For four minutes, the rover decelerated in Mars’s atmosphere with its heatshield, going from …

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