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carding

carding

7.7
Cleaning and straightening fibers like wool before spinning them into yarn
  • noun
  • /ˈkɑrdɪŋ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : cardado
  • Cotton mills clean and straighten fibers using a process known as carding, in which the fiber is run through a large drum-like roller with combing wires.
  • carding wool
  • carding and spinning
  • carding mill

Examples

  • That's where you find children carding wool, spinning wool for long hours.

  • Most mills use two carding cylinders to perform tandem carding.

    Academic text (1997)

  • A "New England kitchen" complete with demonstrations of carding and spinning was a popular feature at the Philadelphia Centennial Exposition of 1876 and at the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, held in Chicago.

    Academic text (2002)

  • At the craft fair, the artisans demonstrated the process of carding wool to make it ready for spinning.

  • In traditional textile production, carding is essential for aligning the fibers before they are spun into yarn.

  • The workshop included a section on carding, allowing participants to try cleaning and separating wool fibers themselves.

Synonyms

hackling
vscarding
  • Specialized
9.9

Combing plant fibers like flax to clean and straighten them for spinning

uses brushes or machines for animal or cotton fibers rather than plant fibers

How Thorough

combing
4.6
carding
  • Specialized
7.7

Surface Forms

carding singular
cardings plural

Morphology

carding = card (transparent) = card + ing

Standard verbal -ing form from the textile verb 'card'; meaning is directly the process of carding fibers.

Etymology

Carding in textiles comes from tools called cards, which are small combs used to clean and line up fibers, so it is like 'combing' wool or cotton before it is spun into yarn.