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2. 8 (Spinners album) - Wikipedia

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   The editors of AllMusic Guide scored 8 two out of five stars, with reviewer Jason Elias noting that the loss of Wynne as a vocalist negatively impacted The Spinners, with their producer Bell having "no idea what to do" with Edwards; he notes that several tracks are successful, but "the bad outweighs the good here, making Spinners/8 the most problematic album Bell produced for the group".

3. Spinnaker - Wikipedia

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   A spinnaker is a sail designed specifically for sailing off the wind on courses between a reach (wind at 90° to the course) to downwind (course in the same direction as the wind). Spinnakers are constructed of lightweight fabric, usually nylon, and are often brightly colored. They may be designed to perform best as either a reaching or a ...

4. Dye-sublimation printing - Wikipedia

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   The most common dyes used for sublimation activate at 350 degrees Fahrenheit / 175 degrees Celsius. However, a range of 380 to 420 degrees Fahrenheit / 195 to 215 degrees Celsius is normally recommended for optimal color. The result of the sublimation transfer process is a nearly permanent, high-resolution, full-color print.

5. Spinning wheel - Wikipedia

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   This type of wheel is powered by the spinner's foot rather than their hand or a motor. The spinner sits and pumps a foot treadle that turns the drive wheel via a crankshaft and a connecting rod. This leaves both hands free for drafting the fibres, which is necessary in the short draw spinning technique, which is often used on this type of wheel ...

6. Hand spinning - Wikipedia

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   The Spinner by William-Adolphe Bouguereau shows a woman hand-spinning using a drop spindle.Fibers to be spun are bound to a distaff held in her left hand.. Spinning is an ancient textile art in which plant, animal or synthetic fibres are drawn out and twisted together to form yarn.

7. Zoetrope - Wikipedia

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   On the inner surface of the cylinder is a band with images from a set of sequenced pictures. As the cylinder spins, the user looks through the cuts at the pictures across. The scanning of the slits keeps the pictures from simply blurring together, and the user sees a rapid succession of images, producing the illusion of motion.