I have a vague recollection of reading something about how some US textile mills began supplying yarn for the manufacturing of baseballs as a way to survive when production moved overseas, but I was still surprised and delighted to see this display during a recent visit to the Royals Hall of Fame:
Who knew that there were THREE different kinds of yarn inside every baseball?! Turns out, the construction of a baseball is a very precise science - and yes, each yarn has exact specifications for fiber content and constructions that must be met.
While I was doing a little more research about the yarn-baseball link, I turned up this really cool blog post about a visit to one of the very mills that produces yarn for Major League Baseball, and I also discovered a short-lived team call the Lowell Spinners, which is worth reading about.
You never know where yarn or fiber will pop up next!
Who knew that there were THREE different kinds of yarn inside every baseball?! Turns out, the construction of a baseball is a very precise science - and yes, each yarn has exact specifications for fiber content and constructions that must be met.
While I was doing a little more research about the yarn-baseball link, I turned up this really cool blog post about a visit to one of the very mills that produces yarn for Major League Baseball, and I also discovered a short-lived team call the Lowell Spinners, which is worth reading about.
You never know where yarn or fiber will pop up next!
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