Jute yarn is spun and prepared for use in weaving, knitting, manufacturing sewing thread, jute yarns have single or multiple ply. It is usually bleached, dyed, processed to serve various purposes. Various dimensions of Jute fibre plied together to make jute yarn or jute twines / jute string or jute thread, ropes etc as per requirement and use. These are use for the purpose of tying, knotting, binding, etc particularly for agricultural commodities.
The types of jute yarn / twine manufactured can be classified according to the application or use to which they are put ie, fine yarns, hessian yarns, carpet, sacking yarns, etc. These yarns can be further classified into warp and weft yarns, the warp yarns normally being superior to the weft yarns as they have to withstand the cycles of stress during weaving while the weft yarns act more as filler and undergo less strain during weaving process.