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2. 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]

3. Textile manufacturing by pre-industrial methods - Wikipedia

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   Cloth is finished by what are described as wet process to become fabric. The fabric may be dyed, printed or decorated by embroidering with coloured yarns. The three main types of fibres are natural vegetable fibres, animal protein fibres and artificial fibres. Natural vegetable fibres include cotton, linen, jute and hemp.

4. Cotton-spinning machinery - Wikipedia

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   Cotton-spinning machinery is machines which process (or spin) prepared cotton roving into workable yarn or thread. [1] Such machinery can be dated back centuries. During the 18th and 19th centuries, as part of the Industrial Revolution cotton-spinning machinery was developed to bring mass production to the cotton industry.

5. Hank (unit of measure) - Wikipedia

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   Hanks come in varying lengths depending on the type of material and the manufacturer. For instance, a hank of linen is often 300 yards (270 m), and a hank of cotton or silk is 840 yards (770 m). Hanks, twisted and untwisted. The tie typically used to hold the coil together is visible on the left. The three uppermost yarns are in hanks.

6. Open-end spinning - Wikipedia

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   Open-end spinning is a technology for creating yarn without using a spindle. It was invented and developed in Czechoslovakia in Výzkumný ústav bavlnářský / Cotton Research Institute in Ústí nad Orlicí in 1963. [1] [2] A spinner (Anett Mingram) cleans the spin box, the part containing the rotor.

7. Glossary of textile manufacturing - Wikipedia

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   Dimity is a lightweight, sheer cotton fabric having at least two warp threads thrown into relief to form fine cords. dobby loom A dobby loom is a loom in which each harness can be manipulated individually. This is in contrast to a treadle loom, where the harnesses are attached to a number of different treadles depending on the weave structure.