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

Woolen goods are not in very great demand; the principal lines are blankets, shawls, braids, hats, Berlin wool, and but few piece goods.

From Guatemala, the country of the future by Pepper, Charles M.

Double Berlin wool, make a chain of 100 stitches, work it backwards and forwards.

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

In double Berlin wool, 5 shades of scarlet, 4 shades of stone, 4 shades of couleur de bois, light green, black, white, and shaded blue.

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

Pins No. 5, double Berlin wool, shaded and plain white.

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