An air-jet loom is a high-speed weaving machine that inserts the weft yarn through the shed using compressed air instead of a shuttle. This...

The fibers are twisted by air current; very fast, suitable for medium-fine yarns. Air-jet spinning (also called air spinning, jet spinning, or...

Bleaching is a technological process in which textile fibers, yarns, or finished fabrics are lightened in order to achieve a whiter appearance and...

Breaking was(is) a traditional processing technique used to separate the woody core from bast fibers after retting by water soaking or dew exposure...

Breaking trough (lamalnica) – traditional tool used for separating the woody core of hemp stems from the fiber. The device consisted of a...

Carding is a mechanical process used to open, clean, individualize and partially align fibres by passing them through rotating cylinders covered...

Chemical fiberizing is a technological process in which plant-based fibrous materials are treated with chemical agents to remove natural binding...

Combing is a technological process in the processing of textile raw materials, especially wool, cotton, linen or hemp. Its aim is to separate long,...

Method of embroidery in which stitches are placed according to the counting of the threads of the underlying material. Dialectally referred to as...

fiber hemp cutter KP-4 cuts fiber hemp in 4 levels by 60 cm (2 ft) distance - such length of stubble can be processed in Lithuanian based (city...

Decortication line is an industrial processing system designed for the treatment of plant stems in order to separate fibers and hurd from bast...

Degumming is the removal of non-cellulosic substances such as pectins, gums, waxes and lignin from natural fibres. The process improves fibre...

Drawing is a preparatory spinning process in which multiple fibre slivers are combined, drafted and parallelized by passing through sets of rollers...

It is a process in which at least two threads or strands of threads twisted from fibers are repeatedly twisted into a thicker and stronger textile....

Enzymatic fiberizing is a technological process in which plant-based fibrous materials are separated into individual fibers using biological enzymes...

A hemp fibre cutter is a specialised machine designed for cutting and dividing hemp stems into smaller pieces before further processing. It enables...

Fibre grading is the process of classifying fibres according to characteristics such as length, fineness, strength, colour, cleanliness and...

Fibre opening is the process of loosening, separating and aerating compressed fibre masses before carding or other preparation stages. The operation...

Hackling is a combing process used primarily for bast fibres such as hemp and flax. Fibres are drawn through progressively finer metal combs to...

Sequence of agricultural operations connected to the harvesting of ripe grain. The oldest harvesting methods included manual plucking of grain,...