Carding

:For other senses of this word, see carding (disambiguation).

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Carding is the processing of brushing raw or washed fibers to prepare them as textiles. A large variety of fibers can be carded, anything from dog hair, to llama, to soy silk (a fiber made from soy beans). Cotton, wool and bast are probably the most common fibers to be carded. Not all fibers are carded. Flax, for example, is threshed, not carded.

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Carding can also be used to create mixes of different fibers, or different colors. Some hand-spinners have a small drum carder at home especially for the purpose of mixing together the different colored fiber that they buy already carded. Some drum carders even come with directions on how to best card two colors at once.

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The two main ways to card fibers are by hand, and by machine.

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Fiber: :For other meanings of fiber/fibre please see Fiber (disambiguation)....

Textile: :This article is about the type of material. Textile is also a jargon term used by naturists or nudists to describe a person who wears clothes. Textile is also a kind of ReStructured Text....

Cotton: :For information on the cotton plant, see cotton plant....

Carding related Images and Photos (experimental)

Carding Drawing and Roving Engraved by J. Carter 1842