Method to provide multifilament bundles of melt spun polymer filaments

A length of multicolored yarn, comprising:

• M strands wherein:
• each strand of the M strands comprises a plurality of filaments,
• each strand of the M strands of has a different color than each other strand,
• M is greater than 1, and
• a first strand of the M strands has an average strand titer along the length of the multicolored yarn;
• a first location on the length of the multicolored yarn where the first strand of the M strands has a first strand titer, and the multicolored yarn has a first yarn titer;
• a second location on the length of the multicolored yarn where the first strand of the M strands has a second strand titer, and the multicolored yarn has a second yarn titer;
• and
• wherein:
• the first strand titer is a maximum first strand titer of (1+0.8) times the average strand titer,
• the second strand titer is a minimum first strand titer of (1−0.8) times the average strand titer, and
• the first yarn titer varies by less than 5% from the second yarn titer.

A length of a multicolored bundle of filaments, comprising:

• M strands wherein:
• each strand of the M strands comprises filaments having a color or dyeability characteristic that is different from the filaments of each other strand,
• M is greater than 1, and
• a first strand of the M strands of filaments has an average strand titer along the length of the multicolored yarn;
• a first location on the length of the multicolored bundle of filaments where the first strand of the M strands has a first strand titer, and the multicolored bundle of filaments has a first bundle titer;
• a second location on the length of the multicolored bundle of filaments where the first strand of the M strands of filaments has a second strand titer, and the multicolored bundle has a second bundle titer;
• and
• wherein:
• the first strand titer is a maximum first strand titer of (1+0.8) times the average strand titer,
• the second strand titer is a minimum first strand titer of (1−0.8) times the average strand titer, and
• the first bundle titer varies by less than 5% from the second bundle titer.

A length of yarn made from a length of a multicolored bundle of filaments, comprising:

• M strands wherein:
• each strand of the M strands comprises filaments having a color or dyeability characteristic that is different from the filaments of each other strand,
• M is greater than 1,
• a first strand of the M strands of filaments has an average strand titer along the length of the multicolored yarn, and
• the first strand is drawn at a draw ratio;
• a first location on the length of yarn where the first strand of the M strands has a first strand titer, and the yarn has a first yarn titer;
• a second location on the length of the yarn where the first strand of the M strands has a second strand titer, and the yarn has a second yarn titer;
• and
• wherein:
• the first strand titer is a maximum first strand titer of (1+0.8) times the average strand titer divided by the draw ratio,
• the second strand titer is a minimum first strand titer of (1−0.8) times the average strand titer divided by the draw ratio, and
• the first yarn titer varies by less than 5% from the second yarn titer.