A carded yarn is a cotton yarn that has been carded but not combed. This type of yarn contains a wide range of fiber lengths. As a result, carded yarn is not as uniform as combed yarn. It should be noted here that carded yarns are considerably cheaper and are used in coarse and medium.

Compact yarn is now the standard yarn for knitting mills too. Its very low hairiness reduces the main problems that knitters experience, namely fiber fly and dust that are produced during the knitting process