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"The long, fine staple wool (although nowadays medium and short fibres are also used) is "carded" and made into continuous, untwisted strands or ropes called "slivers". The slivers are blended and then combed to make the fibres lie parallel. After this, the slivers are tightly twisted ("worsted") and spun."
I find this very confusing. It throws ups many questions. Carding, as I understand it, is akin to combing and makes the fibres lie parallel. How does this differ from the combing referred to? How does a collection of untwisted fibres constitute a continuous strand or rope (sliver)? And what is the difference between "twisted" and "spun"? I thought twisting was essentially spinning. I know it's probably a complex technical process but my imagination fails me when trying to picture the process. Clarification would be very welcome.
hi, i just changed a bunch and i hope that clarifies a bit. carding and combing are two different fiber preparation processes. carding is generally used for woolen yarn, and combs for worsted yarn. and yeah, i changed the "continuous strand" bit to says "overlapping fibre staples". there's a lot that needs to be added to and expanded in wikipedia re: spinning, such as staple and woolen, etc, but here's a start. lastly, there's no difference between twisted and spun. generally, spinners use the word "spun" more, but literally twisting is what is being done. Andreach 10:09, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Please expand
This article needs expansion to provide more about worsted making regions in England. I know it was made in Yorkshire and, I think other regions, but I do not know enough to make the alterations myself. Peterkingiron 21:08, 21 August 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Cloth
This part is wrong, I believe: "Worsteds differs from woollens, in that the natural crimp of the wool fibre is removed in the process of spinning the yarn. In Tropical Worsteds, this use of tightly-spun straightened wool, combined with a looser weave, permits the free flow of air through the fabric." Worsted yarn is spun differently than woolen yarn so that the fibres lie in the same direction, thus producing a smoother yarn. In woolen yarn, on the other hand, the fibres are spun so that they lie in different directions, producing a lofty yarn with a halo. The natural crimp is not removed in this spinning process, though some worsted yarn may have the crimp removed for other reasons. If no one objects, I'll change this. I'm new to Wikipedia editing, so I want to make sure it's ok first.. Andreach 09:31, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
never mind, went and edited the page a bunch. tell me if i did anything wrong. Andreach 10:05, 26 January 2007 (UTC)
