Question

Which one is not a part of the process of wool manufacturing? (1 mark)

A. Carding B. Rolling

C. Reeling D. Scouring​

Answer 1

• As we know that Carding, in textile production, is a process of separating individual fibers, using a series of dividing and redividing steps, that causes many of the fibers to lie parallel to one another while also removing most of the remaining impurities.
• As we know that the Carding may be done by hand, using hand carders (pinned wooden paddles that are not unlike steel dog brushes) or drum carders (in which washed wool, fleece, or other materials are fed through one or more pinned rollers) to prepare the fibers for spinning, felting, or other fabric- or cloth-making activities.
• As we know Cotton, wool, waste silk, other fibrous plant materials, and animal fur and hair, and artificial staple are subjected to carding.
• So, Carding produces a thin sheet of uniform thickness that is then condensed to form a thick continuous untwisted strand called sliver.
• So, When very fine yarns are desired, carding is followed by combing, a process that removes short fibers, leaving a sliver composed entirely of long fibers, all laid parallel and smoother and more lustrous than uncombed types. the Carded and combed sliver is then spun.
• Carding is a mechanical process that disentangles, cleans, and intermixes fibers to produce a continuous web or sliver suitable for subsequent processing.
• Thus, It breaks up locks and unorganized clumps of fiber and then aligns the individual fibers to be parallel with each other.

Hence, the Carding is not a part of the process of wool manufacturing.

Answer 2

The correct answer will be option c.

• Reeling is not part of wool manufacturing in fact it is a part of silk manufacturing.

    It is a process wherein a single thread is made from the cocoons.

• Carding in simple words is combing wool. This step is essential to prepare the wool threads for spinning. It ensures that all the threads are aligned parallel to each other and are not tangled within each other.

• In scouring the skin which is removed while shearing is washed properly in order to remove any unwanted particles like dust, dirt .