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  2. Austin Living: Spinning a Yarn - AOL

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    Jul. 9—Wool spinning group keeps ancient art alive in Lyle There was history being spun on a quiet April Saturday in Lyle. Gathered in a large circle within Lyle City Hall, among notes and ...

  3. Long draw - Wikipedia

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    The first step to spin a true woolen yarn is to card the fiber into a rolag using handcarders. The rolag is spun without much stretching of the fibers from the cylindrical configuration. The hand holding the fiber is the active hand, and the one closer to the wheel is passive.

  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. 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.

  6. Spinning a community of yarn - AOL

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  7. Spinning wheel - Wikipedia

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    A spinning wheel is a device for spinning thread or yarn from fibres. [2] It was fundamental to the cotton textile industry prior to the Industrial Revolution . It laid the foundations for later machinery such as the spinning jenny and spinning frame , which displaced the spinning wheel during the Industrial Revolution.

  8. Short draw - Wikipedia

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    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.

  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]

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