Carding, the Glossary
Carding is a mechanical process that disentangles, cleans and intermixes fibres to produce a continuous web or sliver suitable for subsequent processing.[1]
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44 relations: Alpaca, Ancoats, Birmingham, Cleckheaton, Color, Cotton mill, Cotton-spinning machinery, Daniel Bourn, Dipsacus, Doffing cylinder, Dolobran (Haverford, Pennsylvania), Doubling (textiles), DREF friction spinning, Felt, Flannel, Gig-mill, Haughton Green, James Walton (inventor), Joseph Needham, Lanolin, Leicester, Massachusetts, Leominster, Lewis Paul, Meifod, Open-end spinning, Padding, Quarry Bank Mill, Richard Arkwright, River Spen, Rolag, Roving, Samuel Crompton, Serration, Sliver (textiles), Spinning (textiles), Spinning wheel, Textile manufacture during the British Industrial Revolution, Textile manufacturing, Timeline of clothing and textiles technology, Tow (fibre), Wales, Woolen, Worsted, Yarn realisation.
Alpaca
The alpaca (Lama pacos) is a species of South American camelid mammal.
Ancoats
Ancoats is an area of Manchester, England, next to the Northern Quarter, the northern part of Manchester city centre.
Birmingham
Birmingham is a city and metropolitan borough in the metropolitan county of West Midlands in England.
Cleckheaton
Cleckheaton is a town in the Metropolitan Borough of Kirklees, West Yorkshire, England.
Color
Color (American English) or colour (British and Commonwealth English) is the visual perception based on the electromagnetic spectrum.
Cotton mill
A cotton mill is a building that houses spinning or weaving machinery for the production of yarn or cloth from cotton, an important product during the Industrial Revolution in the development of the factory system. Carding and cotton mill are spinning.
Cotton-spinning machinery
Cotton-spinning machinery is machines which process (or spin) prepared cotton roving into workable yarn or thread. Carding and cotton-spinning machinery are spinning.
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Daniel Bourn
Daniel Bourn was an English inventor, who took out a patent for a carding machine with rotating cylinders in 1748.
Dipsacus
Dipsacus is a genus of flowering plant in the family Caprifoliaceae.
Doffing cylinder
A doffing cylinder, also called doffing roller or commonly just doffer is a component used in textile mills to remove fiber from the main cylinder of a card, on which the fibers have been straightened and aligned.
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Dolobran (Haverford, Pennsylvania)
Dolobran is a Shingle Style house at 231 Laurel Lane in Haverford, Pennsylvania.
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Doubling (textiles)
Doubling is a textile industry term synonymous with combining.
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DREF friction spinning
Friction spinning or DREF spinning is a textile technology that is suitable for spinning coarse counts of yarns and technical core-wrapped yarns. Carding and DREF friction spinning are spinning.
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Felt
Felt is a textile that is produced by matting, condensing, and pressing fibers together.
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Flannel
Flannel is a soft woven fabric, of varying fineness.
Gig-mill
A gig-mill (gigging machine, napping machine) was a type of raising machine that used teasels to produce a nap on cloth.
Haughton Green
Haughton Green is a large village in Tameside, Greater Manchester, England.
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James Walton (inventor)
James Walton (15 April 1803 – 5 November 1883) was a British inventor and industrialist. Carding and James Walton (inventor) are spinning.
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Joseph Needham
Noel Joseph Terence Montgomery Needham (9 December 1900 – 24 March 1995) was a British biochemist, historian of science and sinologist known for his scientific research and writing on the history of Chinese science and technology, initiating publication of the multivolume Science and Civilisation in China.
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Lanolin
Lanolin (from Latin 'wool', and 'oil'), also called wool fat, wool yolk, wool wax, sheep grease, or wool grease, is a wax secreted by the sebaceous glands of wool-bearing animals.
Leicester, Massachusetts
Leicester is a town in Worcester County, Massachusetts, United States.
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Leominster
Leominster is a market town in Herefordshire, England; it is located at the confluence of the River Lugg and its tributary the River Kenwater.
Lewis Paul
Lewis Paul (died 1759) was the original inventor of roller spinning, the basis of the water frame for spinning cotton in a cotton mill. Carding and Lewis Paul are spinning.
Meifod
Meifod, formerly also written Meivod, is a small village, community and electoral ward north-west of Welshpool in Montgomeryshire, Powys, Wales, on the A495 road and located in the valley of the River Vyrnwy.
Open-end spinning
Open-end spinning is a technology for creating yarn without using a spindle. Carding and Open-end spinning are spinning.
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Padding
Padding is thin cushioned material sometimes added to clothes.
Quarry Bank Mill
Quarry Bank Mill (also known as Styal Mill) in Styal, Cheshire, England, is one of the best preserved textile factories of the Industrial Revolution.
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Richard Arkwright
Sir Richard Arkwright (23 December 1732 – 3 August 1792) was an English inventor and a leading entrepreneur during the early Industrial Revolution.
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River Spen
The River Spen or Spen Beck, in West Yorkshire, England is a tributary of the River Calder.
Rolag
A rolag (Scottish Gaelic: roileag) is a roll of fibre generally used to spin woollen yarn. Carding and rolag are fibers and spinning.
Roving
A roving is a long and narrow bundle of fiber. Carding and roving are fibers and spinning.
Samuel Crompton
Samuel Crompton (3 December 1753 – 26 June 1827) was an English inventor and pioneer of the spinning industry.
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Serration
Serration is a saw-like appearance or a row of sharp or tooth-like projections.
Sliver (textiles)
A sliver is a long bundle of fibre that is generally used to spin yarn. Carding and sliver (textiles) are fibers and spinning.
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Spinning (textiles)
Spinning is a twisting technique to form yarn from fibers. Carding and Spinning (textiles) are spinning.
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Spinning wheel
A spinning wheel is a device for spinning thread or yarn from fibres. Carding and spinning wheel are Indian inventions.
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Textile manufacture during the British Industrial Revolution
Textile manufacture during the British Industrial Revolution was centred in south Lancashire and the towns on both sides of the Pennines in the United Kingdom.
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Textile manufacturing
Textile manufacturing or textile engineering is a major industry.
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Timeline of clothing and textiles technology
This timeline of clothing and textiles technology covers events relating to fiber and flexible woven material worn on the body.
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Tow (fibre)
In the textile industry, a tow (or hards) is a coarse, broken fibre, removed during processing flax, hemp, or jute and separated from the shives. Carding and tow (fibre) are fibers and spinning.
Wales
Wales (Cymru) is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.
Woolen
Woolen (American English) or woollen (Commonwealth English) is a type of yarn made from carded wool. Carding and Woolen are spinning.
Worsted
Worsted is a high-quality type of wool yarn, the fabric made from this yarn, and a yarn weight category. Carding and Worsted are spinning.
Yarn realisation
In textile spinning, yarn realisation (YR), or yarn recovery, is an operational parameter of yarn manufacturing. Carding and yarn realisation are spinning.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carding
Also known as Card making machine, Card teeth making machine, Carding machine, Carding mill, Dhungri, Dhunuri, Lep wala, Lep wallah, Lep whala, Teased wool, Wool card, Wool carding.