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Woollen carded spinning of carpet woollen yarn

 

 
After the preparation of the wool blend the next process is carding, this is done on a carding machine which is basically a collection of large and small rollers covered in card clothing which due to the spikes in the clothing and the different directions and speeds of the rollers, combs the wool straight much as you would comb your hair.
 
At the end of the machine a flat web of wool is produced this is divided by tapes, which act like scissors to cut the wool into strips, which are rubbed to produce a round thread, which at this stage has no strength. The strength is given to the thread by the next process on a spinning frame, which literally spins the thread round to put in a pre-determined number of turns per inch there by making a strong level yarn.
 
Yarns are produced in single or multiple-ply construction. To make a multiple-ply yarn two or more bobbins are taken from the spinning frame and twisted together on a Ring Twisting machine again to a pre-determined number of turns per inch. The yarn is then put onto hanks, which form a loose package suitable for dyeing.
 
 
(Written by - Chairman of a leading Carpet Yarn Spinner of England)