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2. Alpaca fiber - Wikipedia

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   Alpaca fleece, Wool Expo, Armidale, NSW Spinning alpaca wool by Treadle wheel, Gotthard Pass, 2018. Yarn spun from alpaca wool. Alpaca scarf. Cambridge Food, Garden and Produce Festival, England. Alpaca fleece is the natural fiber harvested from an alpaca. There are two different types of alpaca fleece. The most common fleece type comes from a ...

3. Spinning wheel - Wikipedia

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   Spinning alpaca wool, Gotthard Pass, 2018. Numerous types of spinning wheels exist, including: the great wheel also known as walking wheel or wool wheel for rapid long draw spinning of woolen-spun yarns; the flax wheel, which is a double-drive wheel used with a distaff for spinning flax fibres for making linen;

4. Spinning (textiles) - Wikipedia

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   Spinning is a twisting technique to form yarn from fibers.The fiber intended is drawn out, twisted, and wound onto a bobbin.A few popular fibers that are spun into yarn other than cotton, which is the most popular, are viscose (the most common form of rayon), animal fibers such as wool, and synthetic polyester. [1]

5. Slub (textiles) - Wikipedia

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   Slubbed or slubby fabric is woven from slubby yarn (yarn with a very variable diameter). Both high and low slubbiness may be sought. Slubs in spun fibers may be produced deliberately by varying spinning tension (see Novelty yarns#Slub). They are also produced when short, staple fibers are spun into a single yarn. Slubs may be valued or ...

6. Spinning mule - Wikipedia

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   At its peak, there were 5,000,000 mule spindles in Lancashire alone. Modern versions are still in production and are used to spin woollen yarns from noble fibres such as cashmere, ultra-fine merino and alpaca for the knitted textile market. [2] [3] The spinning mule spins textile fibres into yarn by an intermittent process. [4]

7. Hand spinning - Wikipedia

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   Spinners who spin very fine yarn may also prefer to spin in the grease as it can allow them to spin finer yarns with more ease. Spinning in the grease covers the spinner's hands in lanolin and, thus, softens the spinner's hands. Spinning in the grease works best if the fleece is newly sheared. After several months, the lanolin becomes sticky ...

8. Textile manufacturing - Wikipedia

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   Wool comes from domesticated sheep. It is used to create two kinds of yarn, woolens and worsteds. These are distinguished by the direction of the wool fibres in relation to the thread; woolens are perpendicularly arranged, allowing for fluffy yarns that trap air, while worsteds have parallel fibres, creating a strong and smooth yarn.

9. Sliver (textiles) - Wikipedia

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   A sliver (/ ˈ s l aɪ v ər /) is a long bundle of fibre that is generally used to spin yarn. A sliver is created by carding or combing the fibre, which is then drawn into long strips where the fibre is parallel. [1] When sliver is drawn further and given a slight twist, it becomes roving. [2] [3]