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Glossary

What is Twist direction (S or Z)?

Which way a yarn's strands are twisted, named for which way the diagonal lines slant.

This term in other languages

Arabicاتجاه البرم (S أو Z)
FrenchSens de torsion (S ou Z)
TurkishBüküm yönü (S veya Z)

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Ply and twist: what a yarn's construction number and twist direction mean

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