Yarn is used inside of a Baseball and not thread. It is wound so tightly that it appears to be thread when examined. Three layers of wool yarn and one layer of cotton yarn is used, the total length being approximately 371 yards. Click on the 'Making Baseballs' link below to read about how a baseball is made.
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941 feet of yarn inside a Major League Baseball The cork nucleus of a baseball is machine-wound under high, consistent tension with 121 yards of four-ply blue-gray wool, 45 yards of three-ply white wool yarn, 53 yards of three-ply blue-gray wool yarn and 150
yards of fine white polyester-cotton blend yarn. That would make 363 feet of wool and 744 feet of yarn used inside a baseball.