Electrostatic charges on a cotton yarn

[ceranolas]

Usually, in textile industry, the important issue is to discharge the yarns from any electrostatic charges that might be stuck on it due to friction or other factors. What I need is completely the opposite; I want to put, on a yarn, electrostatic charges strong enough to make the yarn stuck on a specific surface.
Any ideas about where or how I can start my research?

 

[berkeman]

Welcome to the PF. This wikipedia article is an okay place to start:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electrostatic_generator