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2. Lopi (knitting) - Wikipedia

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   The machine-carded roving is produced in disc-shaped rolls. [2] The original unspun lopi was first used for knitting c.1920s. [3] More recently, lightly spun lopi yarn in different thicknesses has become available. [4] Most wool produced in Iceland is processed by Ístex, the Icelandic Textile Company. [5]

3. Roving - Wikipedia

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   Pencil roving is a type of roving that has been drawn until it is the size of a fat pencil. It can be used by spinners with minimal drafting (withdrawing fibers from a clump). Knitters also use pencil roving, similar to Lopi style yarns, or when making a thrummed item. Regular roving can also be used in thrummed knitting.

4. Ring spinning - Wikipedia

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   A ring spinning machine in the 1920s. Ring spinning is a spindle-based method of spinning fibres, such as cotton, flax or wool, to make a yarn.The ring frame developed from the throstle frame, which in its turn was a descendant of Arkwright's water frame.

5. 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]

6. Open-end spinning - Wikipedia

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   There is no roving stage or re-packaging on an auto-coner. This system is much less labour-intensive and faster than ring spinning with rotor speeds up to 140,000 rpm. The Rotor design is the key to the operation of the open-ended spinners. Each type of fibre may require a different rotor design for optimal product quality and processing speed.

7. Sliver (textiles) - Wikipedia

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   When sliver is drawn further and given a slight twist, it becomes roving. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Worsted textiles differ from woolen textiles in that, after carding, they are subjected to gilling, a process to make sure the sliver has a more uniform linear weight, and lubricants are added.

8. Noil - Wikipedia

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   [citation needed] Noil may also be used as a decorative additive in spinning projects like rovings and yarns. [2] [3] As noil is a relatively short fiber, fabric made from noil is weaker and often considered less valuable than that made using long lengths of longer staple lengths, though it is sometimes valued for aesthetic effects (see Slub ...

9. Spindle (textiles) - Wikipedia

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   The roving is prepped first by drafting it before the wool is spun into yarn. The separation between the drafting and spinning creates a softer yarn. Since it is a supported spindle, the yarn is less strained, which also makes the yarn soft.