Berlin wool

American  

noun

1. a soft woolen yarn for embroidery or knitting.

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Etymology

Origin of Berlin wool

1840–50; after Berlin, Germany, where such wools were originally dyed

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Berlin wool

Border white with black spots, middle violet or scarlet, pins No. 8, Berlin wool, cast on 116 stitches.

From Knitting, Crochet, and Netting, with Twelve Illustrations by Riego de la Branchardi?re, ?l?onore

Berlin, bėr′lin, n. an old-fashioned four-wheeled covered carriage, with a seat behind covered with a hood—also Ber′line.—Berlin blue, Prussian blue; Berlin wool, a fine dyed wool for worsted-work, knitting, &c.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various

This was our last attempt at excellence, immediately followed by the total collapse of our decorative needlework, and the advent of the Berlin wool patterns.

From Needlework As Art by Alford, Marianne Margaret Compton Cust, Viscountess

Yellow ochre-coloured Berlin wool, spun on black silk.

From Old Flies in New Dresses How to Dress Dry Flies with the Wings in the Natural Position and Some New Wet Flies by Walker, Charles Edward

Materials Required—Half an ounce of white and half an ounce of shaded Berlin wool will be sufficient.

From The Ladies' Book of Etiquette, and Manual of Politeness A Complete Hand Book for the Use of the Lady in Polite Society by Hartley, Florence