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Slub yarn

Meaning in fashion & textiles, with examples

nounAdvanced term

In fashion & textiles, slub yarn means: Yarn with deliberately thicker sections for an uneven texture.

In Turkish: şantuklu iplik

How it is used

Use when the thick sections are intentional; distinguish a designed effect from random yarn faults.

Example sentences

  1. The slub yarn creates subtle thick lines across the woven shirt fabric.

    Uneven yarn thickness becomes part of the fabric appearance.

  2. The designer asked for a slub yarn with fewer thick sections.

    The frequency of the slubs can be part of a deliberate specification.

Common collocations

  • cotton slub yarn
  • slub yarn effect
  • yarnA continuous thread made by twisting fibres together, which is then woven or knitted into fabric.
  • fibreA very thin, long strand of natural or man-made material that is spun into yarn to make fabric, such as cotton, wool, polyester or viscose.

More terms: Fibres & Fabrics

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