URGOITE YARN

Fancy yarn made with a core of paper around which is wrapped wool, jute, or flax.

A fancy yarn made with a centre yarn of possibly cheap material around which is wound a more expensive material which completely covers the cheap yarn. Sometimes a core is introduced for additional strength. The " Urgoite " core yarn consists of a core of paper wrapped with wool,)ute, flax, etc. The " Leclercq Dupire " yarn has a cotton core and a worsted covering. Tinsel yams are also core yarns.