Yarn Intelligence · 09
S & Z Twist
The direction that decides how fabric behaves
Twisting
Twist direction is not a detail. Z for singles, S for ply, what happens when the two fight each other, and how residual torque shows up as spirality and skew in a knit.
Twist directionSpiralityTorqueBalanced yarn
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