Noil

Noil refers to the short fibers that are removed during the combing process in spinning. These fibers are often then used for other purposes.

Fibers are chosen for their length and evenness in specific spinning techniques, such as worsted.^[1] The short noil fibers are left over from combing of wool or spinning silk.^[2]

Noil may be treated as a shorter-staple fiber and spun, hand-plied, or used as wadding.^{[citation needed]} Noil may also be used as a decorative additive in spinning projects like rovings and yarns.^[2]^[3] As noil is a relatively short fiber, fabric made from noil is weaker and often considered less valuable than that made using long lengths of longer staple lengths, though it is sometimes valued for aesthetic effects (see Slub (textiles)).

^ Cowan, Mary L. (1969). Introduction to textiles. Internet Archive. New York : Appleton-Century-Crofts. pp. 18, 312. ISBN 978-0-390-21326-6.
^ ^a ^b Indiana Alpaca Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine Fiber Encyclopedia. Collected 20 Jul 2010
^ Encyclopædia Britannica Volume XXV, 1911 Edition, pp 107. Google Books. Collected 20 Jul 2010

[1] Cowan, Mary L. (1969). Introduction to textiles. Internet Archive. New York : Appleton-Century-Crofts. pp. 18, 312. ISBN 978-0-390-21326-6.

[alpaca-2] Indiana Alpaca Archived 2011-07-21 at the Wayback Machine Fiber Encyclopedia. Collected 20 Jul 2010

[3] Encyclopædia Britannica Volume XXV, 1911 Edition, pp 107. Google Books. Collected 20 Jul 2010

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