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  2. Short draw - Wikipedia

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    Short draw technique in action. Short draw is the spinning technique used to create worsted yarns. It is spun from combed roving, sliver or wool top – anything with the fibers all lined up parallel to the yarn. It is generally spun from long stapled fibers. Short draw spun yarns are smooth, strong, sturdy yarns, and dense.

  3. File:Spinning wheel & weasel.JPG - Wikipedia

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  4. Hand spinning - Wikipedia

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    Spinning is an ancient textile art in which plant, animal or synthetic fibres are drawn out and twisted together to form yarn. For thousands of years, fibre was spun by hand using simple tools, the spindle and distaff. After the introduction of the spinning wheel in the 13th century, the output of individual spinners increased dramatically.

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  6. Sharp downgrades to US unit labor costs bode well for ...

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    Economists polled by Reuters had expected labor costs growth would be revised down to a 1.5% rate from the previously reported 1.9% pace in the July-September quarter.

  7. Xi says no one can stop China's 'reunification' with Taiwan - AOL

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    BEIJING (Reuters) -No one can stop China's "reunification" with Taiwan, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in his New Year's speech on Tuesday, laying down a clear warning to what Beijing regards ...

  8. File:Illustration of al-Hariri Maqamat spinning wheel.jpg

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  9. Slide chart - Wikipedia

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    A circular slide chart is sometimes referred to as a wheel chart or volvelle. Unlike other hand-held mechanical calculating devices such as slide rules and addiators, which have been replaced by electronic calculators and computer software, wheel charts and slide charts have survived to the present time. There are a number of companies who ...