Fiber Motion and Yarn Forming in High Speed Air Flow
- Technical paper about the development of models to elucidate the behaviour of fiber in high speed air flow yarn spinning technology. Authors: W. Oxenham and others.
- http://www.p2pays.org/ref%5C08/07189.pdf

Woollen Spinning
- Technical paper from Australian Wool Innovation, Ltd., containing a detailed description of the main steps in the woollen yarn spinning process.
- http://www.woolontheweb.com.au/wps/wcm/resources/file/eb1c780d6fffb85/woollen_spinning.pdf

Woollen Carding
- Technical paper from Australian Wool Innovation, Ltd., describing the carding process for wool fibers in the yarn spinning process.
- http://www.woolontheweb.com.au/wps/wcm/resources/file/eb1c7a0d700531e/woollen_carding.pdf

Mechanical Properties and a Physical-Chemical Analysis of Acetate Yarns
- Technical paper about an investigation of the properties of yarns from cellulose acetate fibers derived from cotton linters or wood pulp cellulose, and manufactured by different commercial yarn spinners. Authors: R. Pociene and others.
- http://internet.ktu.lt/lt/mokslas/zurnalai/medz/pdf/medz0-76/16%20Pocienes%2075-79.pdf

A Comparative Study on the Quality Control of Jute Yarn Conventional Drawing Method vs Modern Drawing Method
- Technical paper presenting the results of a comparative study of the effectiveness of quality control in mono-head high-speed and the traditional push-bar type drawing systems. Authors: A.K.M. Mahabubuzzaman and others.
- http://www.ansijournals.com/ajps/2002/646-647.pdf

How to Assess Your Mill's Productivity?
- Technical paper, presenting a detailed study by the South India Textile Research Association on measures and methods allowing the assessment of the productivity of yarn spinning mills. Authors: R. Rajamanickam and others.
- http://www.sitra.org.in/image/2007-01-19@03-58-37_Howtoass.pdf

Stores Consumption in Spinning Mills
- Study on the periodical replacement and consumption rate of consumable stores in Indian yarn spinning mills, focusing on top roller cots, aprons, travellers and spindle tapes, and gears, bearings, belts and lubricants. Published in Sitra Focus.
- http://www.sitra.org.in/image/2007-02-07@01-22-13_Focus_Stores.pdf

Hairiness of Yarns
- Comprehensive and critical review on hairiness of yarn. Methods of measurement, causes, modifications to control hairiness are covered in detail. Author: N. Balasubramanian.
- http://business.vsnl.com/balasubramanian/hairiness.html

Quantitative Grading of Spun Yarns for Appearance
- Technical paper reporting an objective and quantitative method for grading spun yarn appearance derived from optical yarn diameter measurements. Authors: Young K. Kim and others.
- http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jte/52/1/13/_pdf

Characteristics of Compressable Air Flow in an Interlacer and Yarn Entanglement
- Technical paper presenting the results of a study focused on the numerical simulation of the compressible air-flow in the yarn duct of an interlacer, and the relation between air-flow and yarn entanglement. Authors: Takunaga Kenichi and others.
- http://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jte/52/3/121/_pdf

Fiber Motion and Yarn Forming in High Speed Air Flows
- Technical paper presenting an overview of the areas of application of high-speed air streams in yarn spinning, focused on air-jet texturing of filaments and the use of air to generate false twist in cotton spinning. Authors: William Oxenham and others.
- http://www.p2pays.org/ref/08/07189.pdf

A Study of the Nucleation Effect of Pigment Dyes on the Microstructure of Mass Dyed Bulked Continuous Filament Polypropylene
- Technical paper reporting the results of a study on the nucleation effect, tenacity and thermal shrinkage which six pigment dyes have on the microstructure of mass dyed polypropylene BCF yarns. Authors: Hossein Tavanai and others.
- http://journal.ippi.ac.ir/manuscripts/ipjE05140307.pdf

Test Methods
- Detailed description of methods for testing fibres, yarns and filaments, and precautions to be taken for avoiding errors in measurements. Author: Dr. N. Balasubramanian.
- http://business.vsnl.com/balasubramanian/testmethods.html

Important Yarn and Cloth Parameters
- Technical article describing manufacturing parameters and calculation formulae of yarn spinning and cloth weaving. Author: Dr. N. Balasubramanian.
- http://business.vsnl.com/balasubramanian/YarnCloth.html

Yarn Strength Dependence on Test Length
- Technical paper about the evaluation of yarn strength changes, and the auto-correlation functions of the strength of short yarn links in standard yarn breakage tests. Author: Pavol Lizak.
- http://www.fibtex.lodz.pl/38_08_32.pdf

Usefull Criteria for Comparing Strength of Yarns
- Short comparative study of the effects of various amounts of twists introduced to yarns in the spinning process. Author: Dr. H.R. Sheikh.
- http://www.webtex.com.br/arquivosPDF/comparing_strength.pdf

Size Lubrication Methods for Air-Jet Spun and Ring-Spun Warp Yarns
- Comparative study addressing the effect of size concentration and lubrication on yarn characteristics and weaving performance of conventional ring spun and air-jet spun polyester and cotton blended yarns. Authors: Howard L. Thomas Jr. and James M. Zeiba.
- http://www.cotton.org/journal/2000-04/2/upload/jcs04-112.pdf

A Quick, Reliable and Economic Method for Evaluating the Properties of Rotor-Spun Yarn
- Study of a quick and reliable method for the evaluation of the primary and secondary properties of blended rotor-spun yarns from a small sample of fiber. Authors: Dipayan Das and Saiyed Ishtiaque.
- http://www.autexrj.org/No3-2004/0101.pdf

Properties of Close Packing of Filaments in Yarn
- Study analysing a hypothetical model of the close cross-sectional structure of yarn, and some peculiarities of close packing of yarn. Authors: Donatas Petrulis and Salvinija Petrolyte.
- http://www.fibtex.lodz.pl/40_08_16.pdf

Predictive Models for Strength of Spun Yarns: An Overview
- Technical paper presenting a review of various predictive models of yarn strength. From Autex Research Journal. Authors: Anindya Gosh and others.
- http://www.autexrj.org/No1-2005/Pdf/0108.pdf

New Technique for Optimising Yarn-End Preparation on Splicer, and a Method for Rating the Quality of Yarn-End
- Technical paper presenting a method for improving the yarn-end preparation on a splicer by forming a loop on the outside of the opening tube, as well as control of the yarn-end length which will be prepared. From Autex Research Journal. Authors: Khaled Is
- http://www.autexrj.org/No1-2005/Pdf/0132.pdf

The Basics of Yarn Making
- Detailed description of the raw materials, configurations, and the spinning and treatments in the continuous filament yarn making process. From SANS Fibres. Author: J.R.T. Sharpe.
- http://www.sans.co.za/YarnMakingBasics.htm

The Turkish Textile Industry
- Extensive article about the present state and future development of the Turkish yarn making industry. From Turkish Time. Author: Prof.Dr. Bulent Ozipek.
- http://www.turkishtime.org/sector_6/224.asp

What's That Stuff?
- Short article on the history, development and chemical structure of spandex, published in Chemical and Engineering News. Author: Marc Reisch.
- http://pubs.acs.org/cen/whatstuff/stuff/7707scitek4.html

Influence of Ring Traveller Weight and Coating on Hairyness of Acrylic Yarns
- Technical paper reporting the results of an investigation into the influence of ring travellers of different weights, types and coatings on the hairiness of acrylic yarns spun from microfiber. Authors: I. Usta and S. Canoglu.
- http://www.fibtex.lodz.pl/39_04_20.pdf

Fasciated Yarns - A Revolutionary Development?
- Technical paper about the vortex spinning technology for the production of fasciated yarns, and its predicted impact on the cotton yarn spinning industry. Author: William Oxenham, Ph.D.
- http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/jtatm/volume1issue2/articles/oxenham/oxenham_full.pdf

Buckling of Fibers and Yarns within Ropes and other Fiber Assemblies
- Extensive technical paper about the effect of buckling of fibers in yarns and ropes under tension, resulting in failure by axial compression fatique after repeated cycling. Authors: R.E. Hobbs and others.
- http://www.tensiontech.com/papers/papers/buckling_fibres_yarns/buckling_fibres_yarns.pdf

Blended Yarns with a Content of Biological Active Fibers
- Technical paper about research into the development of a technology aimed at manufacturing yarns from antimicrobial and antifungal fibers for apparel fabrics. Authors: Tadeusz Jackowski and others.
- http://www.fibtex.lodz.pl/45_08_19.pdf

Analysis and Enhancement of Carding and Spinning
- Extensive paper describing a research project at the National Textile Center, aiming to enhance the fundamental understanding of carding and spinning, and develop new tools to shorten the sequence for staple yarn processing. Project leader: Y. Wang.
- http://www.ntcresearch.org/pdf-rpts/AnRp02/F01-GT06-A2.pdf

A Micromechanical Model for Blended Yarns with Fragmented Low-Elongation Fibers
- Technical paper presenting a micro-mechanical model for the interaction between fragmented low elongation-to-break fibers (LE) and high elongation-to-break fibers (HE) in blended yarns, for the evaluation of the load-extension behaviour of such yarns. Aut
- http://www.tx.ncsu.edu/jtatm/volume2issue1/articles/godfrey/godfreycomplete.pdf

Twisting of Multi-Folded Yarns and Threads Manufactured by Means of New Spinning Technologies
- Technical paper presenting an analysis of the properties of multi-folded yarns and threads manufactured by means of various spinning technologies, and an analysis of twisting processes and characteristics. Authors: D. Rosiak and K. Przybyl.
- http://www.autexrj.org/No3-2004/0098.pdf

The Effect of Short Fibre and Neps on Murata Vortex Spinning
- Extensive technical paper about the Murata vortex yarn spinning technology, compared with conventional yarn spinning technologies. Author: Stuart Gordon.
- http://www.greenmountpress.com.au/cottongrower/issues/231jfcot02/231vortex.htm

Microspinning: Reinventing the Spinning Wheel
- Technical paper about a novel technology of cotton yarn spinning, aimed at removing the structural inefficiencies that come from the imbalance between the scale of spinning and the other productive stages of textile production. From vortex Engineering. DO
- http://www.thinkcycle.org/tc-filesystem/download/development_by_design_2001/dyd01_proceedings_papers/Micro%20Spinning.doc

Woolen and Worsted Explained
- Brief explanation of the woolen and worsted yarn spinning technologies. Author: Lady Siobhan nocDhuinnshleibhe.
- http://kws.atlantia.sca.org/Woolen_vs_Worsted_Explained.pdf

Carpet Yarn Finishing and Chemical Treatments
- Introduction to carpet yarn spinning methods and the wool yarn scouring process. From Wools of New Zealand.
- http://www.canesis.com/Documents/Yarn_Scouring.pdf

Spinning Technology Guide
- Comprehensive explanation of the Yarn spinning process, from fiber opening and blending to the final yarn testing procedures. Author: R. Velmurugan.
- http://textiletechnology.bravehost.com/

Conductive Yarn
- Technical paper describing methods for combining various types of conductive fibers with wool carpet pile, and techniques to create conductive carpet backing. From the Wool Research Organization of New Zealand.
- http://www.canesis.com/Documents/Yarn_Conductive_yarns.pdf

End Breakage in Rotor Spinning
- Study presenting a new system of classification into seven different groups of end breaks in the rotor spinning proces, after examination of which probable causes of breakage can be predicted, thereby facilitating preventive action to be taken. From Autex
- http://www.autexrj.org/No2-2004/PDF/0090.pdf

The Mechanism of End Breakage in Ring Spinning
- Technical paper reporting on the development of a statisctical model for predicting the likely end breakage rate in the ring spinning process. From Autex Research Journal. Authors: Anindya Ghosh and others.
- http://www.autexrj.org/No1-2004/PDF/0087.pdf

Indirect Determination of the Load Intensity Parameters Acting on Threads During Knitting
- Technical paper introducing an indirect method for measuring and testing loads and load changes acting on the yarn during the knitting process, enabling the prediction of the consequences of these loads on the yarn structure. From Autex Research Journal.
- http://www.autexrj.org/No1-2004/PDF/0086.pdf

Interest of a Compound Yarn to Improve Fabric Performance
- Technical paper about a study conducted in order to develop compound yarns with the properties of aramid and insensitive to UV radiation for application in fabrics for high-performance protective wear, using the technique of coating a core of Kevlar with
- http://www.autexrj.org/No1-2004/PDF/0079.pdf

Selecting Cotton Bales
- Technical paper presenting a method of selecting cotton bales to meet specified ring yarn properties, using artificial neural networks. From Autex Research Journal. Authors: A. Majundar and others.
- http://www.autexrj.org/No1-2004/PDF/0092.pdf

Fibre Dynamics in the Revolving-Flats Card
- Paper presenting a critical review of the literature concerning the way fiber mass is disentangled by the revolving-flats card into individual fibers to form a carded sliver, and the effectiveness of principal machine components. Authors: C.A. Lawrence an
- http://www.autexrj.org/No2/2276_00.pdf

Vortex Spun Yarn vs Air-jet Spun Yarn
- Technical paper about the examination of the physical properties of vortex spun yarn compared with air-jet spun yarn. From Autex Research Journal. Authors: G. Basal and W. Oxenham.
- http://www.autexrj.org/No3-2003/0066.PDF

Steps in Processing Wool into Yarn
- Short descriptions of fleece skirting, and wool washing, picking, carding, roving, spinning and finishing processes. From the Blackberry Ridge Woolen Mill web site.
- http://www.blackberry-ridge.com/prosdscr.htm

Textile Link Articles
- Collection of articles on yarn spinning, knitting, fiber and yarn terms and definitions, and wool breeds and grades. Author: Rosemary Brock.
- http://www.textilelinks.com/author/index.html

Yarn Tension in the Process of Rotor Spinning
- Analysis of the parameter dependencies which characterise sliver feeding of the spinning machine, as well as the dependencies of linear density of the manufactured yarn on the tension which appears during the process of yarn spinning. From Autex Research
- http://www.autexrj.org/No1-2003/0050.pdf

Dynamics of Yarn Tension on Knitting Machines
- Report of an investigation of the dynamics of yarn tension, with regard to the dependence of the yarn tension on large-diameter circular knitting machines. From Autex Research Journal. Authors: T. Pusch, J. Wunsch and P. Offermann.
- http://www.autexrj.org/No2/2272_00.pdf

A New Electro-Mechanical Method for Measuring Yarn Thickness
- Report on a possible method of measuring yarn thickness under lateral force using a range of loads, and a study on the effect of twist on yarn thickness and compressability. From Autex Research Journal. Authors: M.R. Mahmoudi and W. Oxenham.
- http://www.autexrj.org/No3/0018.pdf

Analysis of Yarn Twist
- Study of models for the twist of multi-folded threads consisting of two component fiber streams, and the possibility of forecasting the twist value of multi-folded yarns. From Autex Research Journal. Authors: Dominika Rosiak and Krystyna Przybyl.
- http://www.autexrj.org/No1-2003/0049.pdf

The Making of Fiber Glass Yarns
- Description of the manufacturing process of textile yarns from continuous glass fibers. Detailed production flow chart, clickable for additional information. From PPG Industries.
- http://www.ppg.com/fgs_main/esm.htm

Wool Works FAQ on Yarns
- List of frequently asked consumer questions about knitting yarns. Information about animal, plant and man-made fibers, yarn constructions and manufacturing processes.Author: Wendy Chatley Green.
- http://www.woolworks.org/fibers.html

Weaving with Elastane Yarns
- Article on the critical influences in weaving with elastane yarns at the filling insertion and warp systems, and during the storage of yarns and fabrics. Author: E. Wirth.
- http://www.kotonline.com/english_pages/ana_basliklar/dornier.asp

The Principles of Yarn Texturing
- Detailed information on the basic principles of draw textured yarn spinning (DTY). Also, false twisting and tangling, and air-texturing and microfiber texturing. Author: Mr. Udo Schweizer, from Schweizer Consulting.
- http://www.polyspintex.com/ups/text01.htm