1. A method for the characterization of fancy yarn, the method comprising the steps of: scanning at least one characteristic of the fancy yarn along a longitudinal direction of the fancy yarn, evaluating values of the at least one scanned characteristic, and outputting at least one result of the evaluated values in a graphic representation, wherein the graphic representation is a surface that lies in a three-dimensional space, having a first dimension that indicates a slub length, a second dimension that indicates at least one of a mass increase and a diameter increase of slubs, and a third dimension that indicates an observed frequency of slub characteristics.