Article Info

Article Title
Extreme Finishing
Author
Laura Linneman
Issue date
Spring 2026
Issue number
52
Issue topic
Experimental
Description
While finishing woolen yarns, we often perform aggressive finishing methods. This article explores several of these methods to see how far we can push it before a long draw yarn is no longer usable as woolen yarn.
Article topic list
experimenting, CVM, Corriedale, Cheviot, finishing, woolen, drum carder, lock pop, fiber considerations, long draw