Method for manufacturing fibrous yarn

A method for producing a fibrous yarn, the method comprising:

• creating an aqueous suspension comprising virgin plant-based fibers and water;
• generating a moist fibrous yarn in gel form by crosslinking the aqueous suspension using a rheology modifier, wherein the generating further comprises:
• (1) increasing strength of the gel, such that the moist fibrous yarn maintains form during dewatering, by exposing the rheology modifier to an aqueous solution comprising a cation;
• and
• (2) shear thinning the aqueous suspension by adding, in the aqueous suspension, a dispersion agent configured to modify suspension rheology, wherein the dispersion agent is an anionic long chained polymer;
• dewatering the moist fibrous yarn to a target water concentration, to produce the fibrous yarn.