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Record 1 2002-10-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Thread Spinning (Textiles)
CONT

To check if your plying is balanced, which means you are not overtwisting or undertwisting your plied singles together, simply let a two-foot length of your plied yarn hang in a loop and see if it maintains its U-shape - if it does, then you've plied your yarns together correctly. If it twists to the right (an S-twist), then it's underplied; if it twists to the left (a Z-twist), then it's overplied.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Filature (Textiles)

Spanish

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