You may be thinking of the word skein.
Spyndle
A stitch
Some times needle point is done with a thick yarn, not sure if embroidery yarn is what it's called but there is embroidery thread which is more commonly used in cross stich and making friend ship bracelets.
The process is called spinning!
in tech they have a certain apparatus called a woom for weaving fabric. eg. (yarn ect)
A coil of yarn may be called a hank or a skein. Yarn is typically sold in a ball or a skein. A hank is different in that it is a big loop of yarn that is twisted up for easy shipping.
Loopy yarn can be yarn with loopsembeddedin the yarn lengths.
The finest wool in terms of yarn weight is sometimes called thread weight.
a moogie, it sounds ridiculous but im for real.
The finest wool in terms of yarn weight is sometimes called thread weight.
A collective noun for thread is a spool of thread.
Gassed yarn is yarn or thread, which has been quickly passed through a flame or series of flames. The purpose of which, is to burn off the fibers projecting out of the yarn/thread, this will make the yarn/thread round and smooth. This is most often done with the better qualities of yarn/thread, such as poplin; venetian; violes; gaberdine; and Egyptian cotton; for example.
The process of producing yarn and thread is referred to as spinning. Fibers are twisted and spun together in this method.
A particular length of thread or yarn conforming to the kind of fiber is called a hank. For linen, it is 274 meters (300 yards). For cotton, a hank is 768 meters (840 yards).