Processed yarns consistently show reduced hairiness, reduced pilling, and strength gains — most pronounced on cellulosic fibres like cotton, viscose, and lyocell. The strength story starts with what doesn't happen. Conventional dyeing typically degrades yarn strength by around 5% through harsh chemistry. QuantumCOLOUR™ avoids that loss entirely. Then the process of delivering colour and binder within the yarn bundle adds further strength — typically another 5% or more. The net result is a baseline advantage of around 10% over conventionally coloured yarn. For yarns with mechanically recycled content, the gains compound. Shorter fibres from mechanical recycling create inherently weaker yarns — which means more room to improve. In yarn trials on blends of 50% mechanically recycled cotton and 50% virgin cotton, strength gains of up to 20% have been observed. The weaker the starting yarn, the greater the potential gain.