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What year was the wool combing machine invented?
The wool combing machine was invented in 1789. Edward Cartwright who invented the wool combing machine.
What do you call a wool maker?
A scribbler is the person who tends the combing machine, the first step in carding the wool. A spinner worked with the carded wool to make yarn.
Is carding wool and combing wool the same thing?
Yes it is.
What is wool or other fibers separated by combing?
noil
Wool or other fiber separated by combing?
Noil
Can you wash a wool blanket in your machine?
no its unacceptable to wash a wool blanket in a machine
How do you clean raw wool?
Raw wool is usually cleaned by combing. A brush with long, needle like steel bristles is used to comb the wool. Then it can be placed in cold water and combed again for further cleaning and then dying.
What is combing cotton?
Combing is a technique that has been used in the preparation of textiles for centuries. Essentially, combing is a process that helps to smooth and prepare fibres for use in spinning. Combing also helps to separate short fibres from longer ones, which also helps to make the process of spinning much easier.
What simple machine were used in the colonial times?
Wool
What do they wash sheep wool in after the sheep have been shorn?
When sheep have been shorn, the wool is washed (or scoured as they call it in the trade) in warm water. This removes the lanolin (which becomes a commercial product), and dust, faeces, etc. The wool is then carded through an ingenious combing process to remove grass, twigs etc.
How is coton made?
the sheep's wool is put through a machine and is straightened
What material is used to make a jersey?
A traditional jersey is either hand-knitted from wool (from a sheep), or is less traditionally machine knitted using either wool or a wool/acrylic mixture.
