| Bobbin drag
|
Tensioning
cord which acts a brake on single-band wheels, thus retarding the speed
of the bobbin to facilitate winding |
| Carder |
Device for
straightening the fibres into a rolag ready for spinning |
| Combs |
Long metal combs used to prepare a
roving from fleece
They can be large combs that are
fixed to a table (see Roving) or hand combs as shown
or you can use a dog comb
|
| Drafting |
Pulling out
a number of fibres from the supply |
| Draw in |
Rate at
which the spun thread is drawn into the orifice to wind on to the bobbin |
| Draw out |
Drafting area |
| Flyer drag |
Similar
braking device as the bobbin drag, but attached to the flyer |
| Lazy Kate |
Frame to
hold bobbins of yarn for plying |
| Locks |
Separate
staples of wool that have been combed |
| Long draw |
Drafting
area whereby the length of fibres is extended to outstretched arm's
length |
| Niddy noddy |
Device for
winding skeins of yarn |
| Plying |
Combining
two or more single threads together to give strength, uniformity and
character to the yarn |
|
Rolag |
Roll
of carded wool, ready to spin  |
| Roving |
A ribbon of combed wool
A roving is pulled from the large
comb which is loaded with combed wool
|
| Scotch
tension |
Mechanism to
adjust the twist to winding ratio by means of a braking device causing
bobbin drag - see above |
| Shaft |
Stick of the
spindle |
| Short draw |
Two hands
working fairly closely together with a short drafting area |
| S-twist and Z-twist |
Describes the direction of twist
used when spinning
The middle section of the letter
runs in the same direction as the twist
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| Whorls |
Circular
weights fixed to the spindle shafts to add momentum when
spinning the spindle |
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