Technology

Fancy yarns

A fancy yarn is a textile yarn structure with almost unlimited pattern designs. Generally, the yarn structure comprises a basic yarn, effect yarns producing regularities or irregularities in the yarn structure and a binder yarn to fix the basic and effect yarns. Fancy yarns are mainly used in hand and machine knitting yarns, fashionable ladies' wear and home textiles.

Thread Effects in Fancy Yarns

The combined twisting process

This process is a direct fancy twisting process with medium production speeds. This working principle has been realized in our fancy twister Fascinator. The first twist is obtained via computer-controlled feed rollers and drafting assemblies. The first operation is directly followed by the ring twisting process where the effect formed in the first operation is bound and the twists are loosened due to the relative speed between first and second production stage. When the inner basic and effect threads are twisted e.g. in S-direction, the outer binder thread is twisted in Z-direction (or vice versa). Thus you obtain a soft, voluminous and balanced fancy yarn with the same features as produced in a multistage fancy twisting process. Depending on the type of effect, hollow spindle speeds of up to 18,000 rpm and ring spindle speeds of up to 7,000 rpm are possible. The final cop will have to be rewound before being sold.