Columbia
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 |
|
Fingering |
2 oz ball |
|
395 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 |
|
Knitting Cotton |
|
100% Cotton |
800 yds |
|
Knitting Worsted |
4 oz skein |
|
280 yds |
|
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 |
|
Sock and Sweater Yarn |
2 oz ball |
|
245 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 |
|
Catalina |
1 oz |
|
130 yds |
|
Fingering |
2 oz |
|
395 yds |
|
Sock & Sweater or Heather Sock & Sweater |
4 oz |
|
490 yds |
|
Knitting Worsted |
4 oz. |
100% wool |
280 yds. |