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Glossary

What is Combing waste?

The percentage of raw fibre removed as short fibre during combing. It is a real cost, not a fault, because it is what makes combed yarn smoother.

This term in other languages

Arabicفاقد التمشيط
FrenchDéchets de peignage
TurkishTarama (penye) fire oranı

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Cotton: how it is grown and graded, and what "Ne 30/1 combed" means

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