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The yarn is well twisted and spun of long staple wool (though nowadays also medium and short fibres are used). The wool is combed so that the fibres lie parallel.

The cloth has a hard, smooth texture, usually whipcord , gabardine or serge, and the usual weave is a twill weave.

Worsted is also used for carpets, garmentsSee also List of types of clothing Introduction Humans often wear articles of clothing (also known as dress garments or attire on the body (for the alternative, see nudity). In its broadest sense, clothing includes coverings for the trunk and limbs as wel, hosieryHosiery describes undergarments worn directly on the feet and legs. Types of hosiery Socks Stockings Pantyhose See also Leggings External links Underwear. and gloveA glove ( Middle English from Old English glof is a type of garment which covers the hand. Gloves have separate sheaths or openings for each finger and the thumb; if there is an opening but no covering sheath for each finger they are called "fingerless gls.

Contrast woolenWoolen is the name of a yarn and cloth usually made from wool. The woolen process entails that the wool be opened and subsequently carded (often several times to obtain prerequisite homogeneity). The wool leaves a carding machine as a thin web. In the woo