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Woolen

Textile made of soft carded wool

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Open-end spinning

Technique for spinning yarn

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Combing

Method of preparing fiber for spinning

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DREF friction spinning

Textile technology

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Sliver (textiles)

Bundle or web of fiber used to spin yarn

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Magnetic ring spinning

Method of yarn production

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Chiffon (fabric)

Sheer, lightweight plain-woven textile

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Plying

Twisting two or more single strands of yarn together to produce stronger yarn

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Long draw

Drafting technique used with short-staple yarns in hand spinning

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Worsted

Fabrics manufactured from worsted yarns

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Short draw

Drafting technique used with long-staple fibers in hand spinning

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Bradford Count

Method of assessing fineness of wool

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Rolag

Roll of fibre generally used to spin woollen yarn

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Spinning roller coaster

Type of roller coaster

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Spindle whorl

Weighted object fitted to a spindle

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Lagrange, Euler, and Kovalevskaya tops

Integrable rigid bodies in classical mechanics

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