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Worsted |
Worsted - Worsted means the yarn has been combed making it smoother , drawing the fibres into parallel positions. The name derives from the village of Worstead in the Norfolk. This village became, along with North Walsham and Aylsham, a centre for the manufacture of yarn and cloth after weavers from Flanders arrived in Norfolk in the 12th century.
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