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<h1>Carding and combing</h1>
- [carding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carding)<br>
- [carding machine](https://woolery.com/selecting-a-carder)<br>
- [combing]()<br>
<h1><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spinning_(textiles)">spinning</a></h1> the process of transforming strands of fibers into yarn either through extrusion (artificial fibres) or mechanical bundling (natural fibers, e.g. cotton)<br>
<h1>winding</h1> one of the first steps in the textile making process where the yarn is wound onto a bobbin and then used in a shuttle wound in a ball and used for knitting or spinning <br>
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<h1>twisting</h1> joining together of several threads into one by continous rotation – direction of the twist is colloquially described as S or Z. Most sewing machines that use a single needle threads with Z twist, using an S thread can unwind the thread during the sewing process. <br>
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<h1>plying</h1>
<h1>Felting and fulling</h1>
[Fulling mills](https://www.google.com/search?rlz=1C5CHFA_enUS691US692&ei=GoL9WrPcG8fr5gLi5q6YAg&q=fulling+mill+industrial+revolution&oq=fulling+mill+industrial+revolution&gs_l=psy-ab.3...2521.7755.0.7916.22.22.0.0.0.0.101.1619.20j1.21.0....0...1c.1.64.psy-ab..1.18.1406...0j38j0i67k1j0i22i30k1j33i21k1j33i22i29i30k1.0.xri8qkd2pjI)<br>
[Felting machine](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xjkGOo8prZA)<br>
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