- CARDING – disentangling the fleece, so that each fibre is able to move freely
- COMBING – separating long fibres (Top) from short fibres (Noil) and removing Neps
- CONING – winding the yarn onto cardboard cones ready for use
- COTTING – as in a ‘cotted fleece’ – an animal with a matted or felted fleece
- DAG – dung-contaminated wool
- DRAWING – machine pulling and stretching of the roving, to reduce weight and thickness
- DRYING – drying…
- GRADING – preferring and choosing wools for a particular purpose
- HANKING – winding from a bobbin into a hank or skein, prior to washing the finished yarn
- NEPS – short, lumpy fibres
- PICKING – pre-carding operation which opens the fleece for more effective washing
- ROVING – a thin, even, loosely twisted rope of fibre
- SCOURING – washing
- SKIRTING – removal of soiled edge of the fleece
- SLIVER – untwisted continuous length of fibre
- SPINNING – production of yarn
- STAPLE – the individual locks of fleece – from the outer tip to the cut
- WASHING – the use of water and detergent to remove dirt, etc.
- WOOL BREAK – an interruption in fleece growth, caused by stress or deficiency, resulting in a break of the staple
- YARN – the finished product from spinning – consisting of fibres of wool, alpaca or mohair, or a combination
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