Sentence:  That concertina was a wonder in its way. The handles that was on it first was wore out long ago, and he'd made new ones of braided <WSD>rope yarn</WSD>. And the bellows was patched in more places than a cranberry picker's overalls. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  A yarn of fibers, twisted up loosely and right-handedly.