Stage 3: Carding

Stage 3 in the process of preparing yarn for carpet manufacture is "carding" a process which converts blended fibre into a 'web'  and results in 'slubbing' which is ready to spin.
Object no :
EATX042c
Collection :
Carpet and Linoleum Manufacture
Creator :
NA
Place of Production :
NA
Dimensions :
NA
Materials :
NA
Location :
NA
Accession number :
NA
Copyright :
East Ayrshire Council
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