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Glossary

What is Roving?

Thinned, lightly twisted strand before final spinning.

This term in other languages

Arabicالروفنغ (الشريط المبروم قليلاً)
FrenchMèche (roving)
TurkishFitil (roving)

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How fibres become yarn: the spinning process from bale to cone

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