OLUMBIA
YARNS
This is a list of
"Columbia" yarns produced by James Lees & Sons in the 1930s-40s.| YARN |
PUT-UP |
FIBER CONTENT |
YARDAGE |
| Claire De Lune |
2 fold 1 oz. ball |
60% Virgin Wool/40% rayon |
170 yds |
| Lady Jane |
4 fold 1 oz ball |
100% Virgin Wool |
245 yds |
| Marcelaine |
2 fold 2 oz ball |
Novelty yarn: 65% Virgin
Wool/35% Rayon |
300 yds |
| Zephyrdown |
3 fold 1 oz ball |
100% Virgin Wool |
256 yds |
| Featherweight Knitting Worsted |
3 fold 2 oz skein |
100% Virgin Wool |
233 yds |
| Featherweight Heather Yarn |
3 fold 2 oz skein |
100% Virgin Wool |
233 yds |
| Floss |
2 fold 1 oz ball |
100% Virgin Wool |
157 yds |
| Spanish Knitting Worsted |
4 fold 4 oz skein |
100% Virgin Wool | 490 yds |
| Afghan Germantown |
4 fold 2 oz skein |
100% Virgin Wool | 210 yds |
| Germantown |
4 fold 1 oz ball |
100% Virgin Wool | 122 yds |
| Princess |
4 fold 1 oz ball |
68% Virgin Wool/32% Rayon |
128 yds |
| Tapestry Wool |
4 fold |
100% Virgin Wool | 40 yds |
| Quality Heather Yarn |
4 fold 2 oz skein |
100% Virgin Wool | 140 yds |
| Quality Ombre Yarn |
4 fold 2 oz skein |
100% Virgin Wool | 140 yds |
| Colosheen |
100% Cotton |
700 yds |
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| Knitting Cotton |
100% Cotton |
800 yds |
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| Heather Sports Yarn |
3 fold 2 oz ball |
100% Virgin Wool | 373 yds |
| Pompadour |
2 fold 1 oz ball |
76^ Virgin Wool/24% Rayon |
210 yds |
| Saxony |
4 fold 1 oz ball |
100% Virgin Wool | 166 yds |
| Sports Yarn |
3 fold 2 oz ball |
100% Virgin Wool | 373 yds |
| A-A Crochet Cotton |
tube |
100% Cotton |
800 yds |
| Calibar |
2 fold 2 oz skein |
100% Virgin Wool | 70 yds |
| Calibret |
2 fold 2 oz skein |
100% Virgin Wool | 125 yds |
| Calibret Heather |
2 fold 2 oz skein |
100% Virgin Wool | 125 yds |
| Camora Zephyr |
2 fold 2 oz skein |
Novelty Yarn 100% Virgin Wool | 200 yds |
| Cilma Zephyr |
3 fold 2 oz skein |
100% Virgin Wool | 443 yds |
| Chamar Zephyr |
2 fold 1 oz skein |
Novelty Yarn 78% Virgin Wool/22%
Rayon |
126 yds |
| Persian Rug Worsted |
3 fold 1 oz skein |
100% Virgin Wool | 19 yds |
| Rug Yarn |
4 fold 1 oz skein |
50% Virgin Wool/50% Rayon |
15 yds |
| Saxony |
2 fold 1 oz ball |
100% Virgin Wool | 233 yds |
| Sock Yarn |
4 fold 1 oz skein |
100% Virgin Wool | 201 yds |
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Updated October 28, 2006