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

Example Sentences

Fine dark blue chenille or dark blue Berlin wool, ribbed with silver tinsel.

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

Pins No. 17, Berlin wool, pink and white.

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

These designs are generally, however, wanting in grace, and their German feeling shows them to be the precursors of the Berlin wool patterns.

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

In double Berlin wool, the ground claret, 4 shades of green, and 3 of orange; make a chain of 50 stitches for each quarter of a yard. 1st row—Orange.

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

Fine worsted for fancyÏwork; zephyr worsted; Ð called also Berlin wool.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah