Talk:Spinning (textiles)

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[edit] Modern spinning

The modern spinning of textiles is a highly technical process and there are two common and very distinctly different methods. Convention ring spinning uses a continuous band (for want of a better term) of fibres which are unbroken during manufacture. By contrast open-end spinning depends on that continuous band being deliberately broken down into a stream of fibres. They are independant of one another usually in a stream of air. The great advantage of open-end spinning is that to insert twist into the yarn only the end of the yarn needs to be rotated. Whereas in conventional ring spinning the whole package of yarn must be rotated to insert twist. This limits the speed of ring spinning to a maximum of approximately 25,000rpm, whilst open-end machines are capable of in excess or 100,000rpm. However the downside is that open-end yarns are not as strong as ring spun yarns and the fabrics are not as soft handling and usually not as hard wearing - but they are less expensive.

So in conclusion I believe there is a case to be made for expanding the section on textile spinning to include open-end spinning. That is all.

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