Yarn made from various types of textile fiber is wide used to weaving, rope making, wire making, knitting and embroidery. Yarn is classified into staple yarn and continuous filament. Based on different materials, yarn can be classified into mono-fiber yarn and blended yarn. Thread is a tightly twisted strand of two or more yarn. It is used for hand sewing and sewing machines at home. 95% of sewing threads are used in commercial and industrial sewing.
The main difference between yarn and thread is that thread is used to sew garments or other products while yarn is the collection of fiber used to weave or knit into a textile fabric.