Important Trade varieties of Coir yarn and its Specification
Anjengo A

Wheel spun yarn, spun from long or medium stapled, natural bright golden coloured, well cleaned coir fibres extracted from properly retted husks containing little or no pith, husk, sand, etc. appreciably very less hairy, hard twisted both the single strand and the two plies of yarn; mostly evenly spun and uniformly twisted, smooth textured in appearance.

The runnage ranges from 200 mts to 360 mts & above.

Anjengo M ( Mangadan Yarn)

Wheel spun yarn; from long or medium stapled, natural bright golden coloured, well-cleaned coir fibres extracted from retted husks; containing little or no pith or husk and varying percentages of sand; some what hairy; hard twisted-both the single ply and the two plies of yarn are more hard twisted than Anjengo A yarn. Thus Anjengo M being the most hard twisted of all the varieties falling under hard twisted yarns;

The runnage ranges from 140 mts to 190 mts.

 

Anjengo M ( Mangadan Yarn)
Wheel spun yarn; from long or medium stapled, natural bright golden coloured, well-cleaned coir fibres extracted from retted husks; containing little or no pith or husk and varying percentages of sand; some what hairy; hard twisted-both the single ply and the two plies of yarn are more hard twisted than Anjengo A yarn. Thus Anjengo M being the most hard twisted of all the varieties falling under hard twisted yarns;

The runnage ranges from 140 mts to 190 mts.

Aratory
Wheel spun yarn; spun from long or medium stapled coir fibres extracted from retted husks and of colours ranging from slight reddish brown to bluish grey; containing very small amounts of pith, husk and also sand, appreciably hairy, fibres not teased properly; slightly dirtier in appearance than Anjengo A and Anjengo M;

The runnage ranges from 200 mts to 260 mts & above.

Imitation Alapat / Ashtamudi / Caruva
Wheel spun yarn; spun usually thicker than Anjengo A, Anjengo M; Aratory or Real Alapat; from less cleaned coir fibres extracted from retted husks; brownish to grayish in colour, containing a small amount of sand, husk and short fibres; hairy and less clean in appearance compared to Anjengo A or Anjengo M.
The runnage ranges from 90 mts to 140 mts up.

Real Alapat
Failing under the class of soft twisted yarns, Real Alapat is spun both by wheel and hand from coir fibres, extracted from retted husk; and of shades ranging from bright golden colour to bright brown or grey. The hand spun yarn is softer to touch and more uniform in twist; containing little or no pith; smooth textured and not hairy; soft twisted-both the single strand and the two plies are soft twisted.
The runnage ranges from 170 mts to 230 mts up.

Vycome (Weaving)
Yarn spun both by hand and wheel, mostly the latter, from bright coloured, fairly well cleaned coir fibres extracted from retted husks characterised by the very soft textured appearance; containing small amounts of pith, husk and sand but no dirt; somewhat hairy soft and light in appearance; fairly even in thickness and twist ; fibres are not teased so well as in Anjengo A and so lumps of entangled fibres are found frequently in strands of yarn.

The runnage ranges from 200 mts to 300 mts & above.

Beach
Hand spun yarn; spun from inferior types of coir fibres extracted from unsoaked or inadequately retted husks; the fibres are insufficiently cleaned and of very reddish brown in colour; containing a very large amount of pith but not sand; the fibres being in an unopened state lie adhering to each other in the yarn with a lot of pith; little or no hairiness; very soft twisted with the single strand practically lying untwisted.
The runnage ranges from 240 mts to 260 mts.

Roping
Hand spun yarn; spun from coir fibers which are less cleaned and extracted from inadequately retted husks; containing varying amounts of pith; characterised by its extraordinary thickness; unclean in appearance; very less hairy. The runnage ranges from 50 mts to 60 mts & above.

a. Beypore
Hand spun yarn; spun from coir fibres extracted from insufficiently retted husks; of bluish brown colour comparable in thickness to thinner types of roping; containing small amounts of pith and husk; less dirty than the other types of inferior varieties of yarns.
The runnage ranges from 70 mts to 90 mts

b. Beypore - Z
Hand spun yarn; spun from coir fibres extracted from insufficiently retted husks; of bluish brown colour; comparable in thickness to thinner types of roping; containing small amounts of pith and husk, less dirty than the other types of interior varieties of yarns.

The runnage ranges from 70 mts to 90 mts

Quailandy
 
Hand spun yarn; spun from fairly well cleaned coir fibres extracted from retted husk, natural bright golden to greyish in colour; similar in appearance and texture to Ashtamudy; fibres being insufficiently opened lie adhering to each other in the yarn.

The runnage ranges from 110 mts to 130 mts