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

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

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

Boar’s head cotton, No. 16, or Berlin wool, in plain, open, and treble Crochet.

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

Reddish orange Berlin wool, ribbed with black silk, and narrow gold 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

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