A loose assemblage of fibers drawn or rubbed into a single strand with very little twist. It is an intermediate state between sliver and yarn.


A comb like device on a loom which spaces the warp yarns in the desired order and also places each succeeding filling thread against that already woven. The reed usually consists of a top and bottom rib of wood into which flat metal blades or thin wires are set.

Ring Spinning

A system of spinning that employs the ring spinning frame, which drafts the roving, twists the yarn and winds it on the bobbin, simultaneously and continuously.

Rapier Loom

A type of shuttleless loom in which the filling yarn is shot through the shed by the use of a rapier or projectile.