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2. Spinning (textiles) - Wikipedia

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   Other methods of break spinning use needles and electrostatic forces. [5] The processes to make short-staple yarn (typically spun from fibers from 1.9 to 5.1 centimetres (0.75 to 2.0 in)) are blending, opening, carding, pin-drafting, roving, spinning, and—if desired—plying and dyeing. In long staple spinning, the process may start with ...

3. Flocking (texture) - Wikipedia

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   Flocking in fabrics is a method of creating another surface, imitating a piled one. In flocking, fibers or a layer are deposited over a base layer with the help of adhesive. Flocking in fabrics is possible all over the surface or in a localized area as well.

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5. Doubling (textiles) - Wikipedia

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   Doubling is a textile industry term synonymous with combining. It can be used for various processes during spinning.During the carding stage, several sources of roving are doubled together and drawn, to remove variations in thickness.

6. Twist per inch - Wikipedia

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   As a spinner spins, they will often stop every few minutes to check to see that the number of twists per inch is the same throughout the yarn, as well as that the number of wraps per inch (the thickness of the yarn) is the same. Measuring the number of twists per inch while spinning singles also helps the spinner create a balanced yarn when ...

7. Sliver (textiles) - Wikipedia

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   A bundle of raw hemp fibers, showcasing their natural texture and fibrous structure before further processing. A sliver (/ ˈ s l aɪ v ər /) is a long bundle of fibre that is generally used to spin yarn.

8. Scouring (textiles) - Wikipedia

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   Scouring is an essential pre-treatment for the subsequent finishing stages that include bleaching, dyeing, and printing. [5] Raw and unfinished textiles contain a significant amount of impurities, both natural and foreign.

9. Roving - Wikipedia

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   [1] [2] Roving is not to be confused with sliver as there is twist in roving. 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 ...