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Glass wool is an insulating material made from glass fiber arranged using a binder into a texture similar to wool. The process traps many small pockets...

spinning was an important cottage industry in medieval Europe, where the wool spinners (most often women and children) would provide enough yarn to service...

were 500 deaths amongst cotton mule-spinners from cancer of the scrotum, but only three amongst wool mule spinners. About 1900, there was a high incidence...

Originally, long, fine staple wool was spun to create worsted yarn; today, other long fibres are also used. Many spinners differentiate between worsted...

territory of Alsace, France in 1795. During her childhood she worked as a wool spinner and later in a restaurant. In 1817, at age 22, she experienced a religious...

industry. Its members include wool growers, traders, primary processors, spinners, weavers, garment makers and retailers of wool and allied fibres, as well...

for spinning. Carding of wool can either be done "in the grease" or not, depending on the type of machine and on the spinner's preference. "In the grease"...

and card, spin and weave wool and cotton. It took three carders to provide the roving for one spinner, and up to three spinners to provide the yarn for...

than by hand, so the spinner can use one hand to draft the fibres and the other to wet them. These wheels can also be used to spin wool or cotton. Powered...

must control the tension on the wool to produce an even result. Once a sufficient amount of yarn has been made, the spinner turns the wheel backward a short...

dog) and angora and was coined by an American spinner, Annette Klick. Dog hair is up to 80% warmer than wool and is not elastic. Spinning dog hair is not...

The New York State Sheep and Wool Festival is an annual gathering of fiber-arts enthusiasts in the United States that draws approximately 30,000 visitors...

repairing the spinners and carders, helping with the washing or carding of the wool, and helping the women sell their works. Once the preliminary wool preparation...

is cottony, it requires a great deal of maintenance. Beginning spinners may find the wool challenging. The English Angora can be bred to have broken colors—i...

(including wool) and feathers. The animal fibers used most commonly both in the manufacturing world as well as by the hand spinners are wool from domestic...

Paris Jean-François Cail, manufacturer of machines, in Paris Camu fils, wool spinner, in Reims, Marne Charrière, manufacturer of surgical instruments, in...

As a tailend batsman, he scored 67 runs with a highest score of 19. A wool spinner by profession, Nichol died at Melrose in May 1996. His brother's, David...

spike, usually made from wood, used for spinning, twisting fibers such as wool, flax, hemp, cotton into yarn. It is often weighted at either the bottom...

Car 1979 2:00 director: Gerald Potterton Woodside House 1980 2:07 The Wool Spinner 1979 2:00 directors: Rita Roy, Joe MacDonald Woolly Mammoth 1979 1:00...

qiviuq; Inupiaq: qiviu or qiviuq (sometimes spelled qiveut)) is the inner wool of the muskox. In Inuinnaqtun the same word can be used to refer any down...