We learned in our last Yarns Spun Here spe-cial (April issue) that the term "carding" in textiles describes the first mechanical process used on fibers such as wool. Now we turn our attention to a new term: "combing." Before you start having visions of beachcombing, and discovering lost pirate ship wreckage and doubloons, and you prepare for a walk on the beach to search for treasure, or fancy seashells (or pearls washed up from the sea), we want to alert you that this isn't that kind of combing.
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