 | English  | German | |
 | sb. spun [yarn] | 75 jd. spann | |
| Verbs |
| to fleck [hair, yarn] | 13 melieren | |
| textil. to warp [yarn] | 13 anzetteln [ein Gewebe] | |
| to secure sth. [yarn] | etw.Akk. vernähen [Faden] | |
| Nouns |
| ply [strand, esp. of yarn] | 30 Strähne {f} [bes. Garn] | |
| clew [ball of thread, yarn, or cord] | 26 Knäuel {m} {n} [zu einer Kugel gerollter Faden] | |
| textil. reel [for yarn] | 23 Weife {f} [Garnhaspel] | |
| twist [thread, yarn] | 13 Stopfgarn {n} | |
| clews [balls of thread, yarn, or cord] | 7 Knäuel {pl} [zu Kugeln gerollter Faden] | |
| textil. blend [blended yarn] | 5 Mischgarn {n} | |
| textil. unit [former Austrian yarn measure; one Wiedel is 240 threads] | Wiedel {n} [auch Wiel; in Wien: Windel] [ehemaliges österreichisches Garnmaß] | |
| hanks [of wool, of yarn] | Stränge {pl} [Wollstränge, Garnstränge] | |
| textil. mungo [yarn or textile from low-grade wool] | Mungo {m} [Garn, Gewebe aus Reißwolle] | |
| cloth. roughspun [rare] [garment made from roughly spun yarn or from a coarse material] | [Kleidungsstück aus grobgesponnenem Garn oder grobem Material] | |
| textil. unit tex [unit of yarn density, 1 gram per 1000 metres] | Tex {n} [Maßeinheit für das Gewicht textiler Garne von je 1 000 m Länge] | |
| 2 Words |
| textil. S-twisted {adj} [thread, yarn] | linksgedreht [Faden, Garn] | |
| sb. would spin [yarn] | jd. spänne | |
| sb. would spin [yarn] | jd. spönne | |
| sth. knits well [e.g. yarn] | etw. strickt sich gut [Garn, Wolle] | |
| spec. textil. Worsted weight [medium weight yarn with 16-20 stitches for 10 cm stockinette ] | [bestimmtes Garngewicht, das eine Maschenweite von 16-20 Maschen pro 10 cm glatt rechts gestrickt ergibt] | |
| textil. Z-twisted {adj} [thread, yarn] | rechtsgedreht [Faden, Garn] | |
| to snarl up [hair, yarn] | (sich) verheddern [Haar, Garn] | |
| textil. ball band [wool, yarn] | Banderole {f} [Wolle, Garn] | |
| textil. lazy kate [device to hold one or more spools in place while twisting the yarn with the spinning wheel] | Spulenhalter {m} [Vorrichtung, um eine oder mehrere Spulen während des Zwirnens mit dem Spinnradzu deponieren ] | |
| aviat. slip string [(red) yarn yaw string] [gliding] | Faden {m} [meist roter Wollfaden] [Segelflugtechnik] | |
| textil. slipped stitch <slst, sl, ss> [knitting; with yarn in back or in front] | Hebemasche {f} [Stricken; gehobene Masche] | |
| 3 Words |
| sb. has / had spun [yarn] | jd. hat / hatte gesponnen | |
| textil. unit wraps per inch <WPI> [in identifying the weight of a yarn] | Wicklungen {pl} pro Zoll [zur Bestimmung der Garnstärke] | |
