Combing is a method for preparing fiber for spinning by use of combs. The combs used have long metal teeth, and only barely resemble the comb used on hair. However, they are used in a similar fashion with one comb holding the fiber while the other is moved through, slowly transferring the fiber to the moving comb.[1]
Combing the fibers removes the short fibers and arranges the fiber in a flat bundle, with all the fibers going the same direction. This preparation is commonly used to spin a worsted yarn. Woolen yarns cannot be spun from fiber prepared with combs, instead the fiber must be carded. Cotton is combed when it is to be used for high quality counts. In general, combing is done with fibers that are longer, and carding with fibers of a shorter length.
In cotton the Heilmann comber was superceded by the Naismith comber. In worsted a Noble comber was a common make.
See also
References
- ^ Collier 1970, p. 68
Bibliography
- Collier, Ann M (1970). A Handbook of Textiles. Pergamon Press. pp. 258. ISBN 0 08 018057 4, 0 08 018056 6.
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