Land of Oz wrote:
Simplified examples would be a soft fuzzy wool blanket and a smooth
shiny suiting. Both could use the same weaving structure (plain weave
or twill), and both would be made from wool, but the soft fuzzy
blanket would be made from loosely spun yarn and the suiting would be
made from tightly spun yarn.
Close, but not quite.
The processing and spinning for a worsted yarn is a bit more complicated
than just spinning more tightly. A worsted preparation technique
involves carding and combing the fibers enough to remove the natural
kink in the wool before spinning. A worsted spinning technique involves
spinning the yarns very tightly to avoid any air spaces.
The yarns for clay worsted, I'm going to guess, are made with a worsted
preparation technique, but with a less-tight worsted spinning technique.
andy
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