Collocations for yarn - noun

fine, thick

length, piece

knit, spin, weave
The yarn is woven into a coarse fabric.

thread
The yarn has to be threaded through the needle.

dye | use

in a/the ~
There''s a knot in the yarn.

amusing, good | adventure

spin (sb), tell (sb)
He tried to spin us some yarn about how he was collecting for the church. It was all lies.

~ about