Article Info

Article Title
Woolen? Worsted? Or somewhere in between
Author
James Perry
Issue date
Summer 2024
Issue number
45
Issue topic
Reference
Description
Article discusses the spectrum of yarns from woolen to worsted and how fiber preparation and spinning method plays a part in describing your yarn along that spectrum. It also provides specific descriptions of different types of preparation (hand-carded rolags, carded roving, blending board rolags, carded batts, pin-drafted roving, commercial combed top, and hand-combed top) and drafting styles (short forward draw, short backwards draw, short forward with twist in the drafting zone, point of contract draw, and English long draw).
Article topic list
batts, combed top, fiber prep, rolags, roving, point of contact long draw, short forward draft, short backward draft, woolen, worsted, semi, terminology