{"id":2070,"date":"2026-08-20T11:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-08-20T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.amann.education\/?p=2070"},"modified":"2026-09-08T08:08:33","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T07:08:33","slug":"the-eight-yarn-constructions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.amann.education\/?p=2070","title":{"rendered":"The Eight Yarn Constructions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"is-style-text-subtitle is-style-text-subtitle--1 wp-block-paragraph\">Stage 2 \u2014 Construction<\/p>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><summary>Holding a Thread \u2014 Both Hands\u2003<em>(Basic grip)<\/em><\/summary>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-link-color wp-elements-1 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7e2b3e51 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What you see in the film<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The thread is held between both hands and put under light tension.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What you learn from it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>This is the basic grip for every hand check. Under tension the thread shows its true structure.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What you can say to a customer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;You do not need a laboratory. This check takes ten seconds on your own table.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1920\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1080 \/ 1920;\" width=\"1080\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.amann.education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/garne-9-16-v02-01_1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><summary>One Thread on a Plain Background\u2003<em>(Visual check)<\/em><\/summary>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-link-color wp-elements-2 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7e2b3e51 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What you see in the film<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>A single thread is laid on a plain, high-contrast background and viewed closely.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What you learn from it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Against a plain background you can see twist direction, evenness and loose fibre ends.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What you can say to a customer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;Put the thread on a dark sheet of paper. Whatever we discuss about appearance, we can both see it.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1920\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1080 \/ 1920;\" width=\"1080\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.amann.education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/garne-9-16-v02-02_1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><summary>Holding a Thread \u2014 One Hand\u2003<em>(Basic grip)<\/em><\/summary>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-link-color wp-elements-3 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7e2b3e51 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What you see in the film<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The same check with one hand, the way it is done directly at the sewing machine.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What you learn from it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The thread runs over the fingers. Tension, smoothness and flexibility can be felt at once.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What you can say to a customer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;This is the grip your operator uses every day. It is the fastest check there is.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1920\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1080 \/ 1920;\" width=\"1080\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.amann.education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/garne-9-16-v02-03_1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><summary>Opening the Twist &#8211; Counting the Plies\u2003<em>(Twist and plies)<\/em><\/summary>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-link-color wp-elements-4 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7e2b3e51 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What you see in the film<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The twist is opened by hand against its own direction until the single plies separate.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What you learn from it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Now you can count the plies: two-ply, three-ply or a corespun construction with a core inside.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What you can say to a customer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;Two-ply or three-ply is not a detail. It decides strength, seam appearance and price.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1920\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1080 \/ 1920;\" width=\"1080\" controls src=\"https:\/\/www.amann.education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/garne-9-16-v02-04_1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details has-base-background-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\"><summary>Feel and Flexibility\u2003<em>(Feel)<\/em><\/summary>\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns has-link-color wp-elements-5 is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7e2b3e51 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--30)\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What you see in the film<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>The thread is moved between both hands: how soft it is, how it bends, how it falls.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What you learn from it<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Feel is not a matter of taste. It comes from fibre, construction and finishing.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What you can say to a customer<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>&#8220;You feel the difference immediately. Let me show you where it comes from.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video controls src=\"https:\/\/www.amann.education\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/garne-9-16-v02-09_1.mp4\"><\/video><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div style=\"height:24px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-query is-layout-flow wp-block-query-is-layout-flow\"><ul class=\"wp-block-post-template is-layout-flow wp-block-post-template-is-layout-flow\"><li class=\"wp-block-post post-2020 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-allgemein nugget-ln-018 uk-technical-advisory-services region-global 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