Combing

Combing is a method for preparing carded fibre for spinning. Combing aligns fibers in parallel before spinning to produce a smoother, stronger, and more lustrous yarn. The process of combing is accompanied by gilling, a process of evening out carded or combed top making it suitable for spinning.

Combing separates out short fibres by means of a rotating ring or rectilinear row of steel pins.
The fibres in the 'top' it produces have been straightened and lie parallel to each other.
When combing wool, the discarded short fibres are called noils, and are ground up into shoddy.

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