Chorns (
special gloves used in the practice of yarndling) are often bifurcated. Bifurcated chorns have a deeper knap and often a finer
degree of kedding than non-bifurcated chorns. Historians disagree on the first appearance of bifurcated chorns. Some say Kidderminster in the 1880s, others Wrexham in the 1890s. But what most experts agree on is that the bifurcation process is nowadays integral if one takes yarndling at all
seriously,
Maxine showed me her bifurcated chorns
yesterday, and I for one am deeply
jealous of their magnificent kedding.