An activity in which glass that is heated to a liquid state is manipulated by pulling or "combing" a blunt point through the surface Also used in glass blowing
A process performed after carding and gilling to remove most of the short fibres, neps, vegetable matter, and foreign material, leaving the longer fibres lying parallel to the direction of sliver, after further gilling the product is called a top
A step that is subsequent to carding in worsted spinning which separates the long, choice desirable fibers from the neps and shorter stock (noils), removes almost all foreign matter and arranges fibers in parallel order forming a sliver Combed yarns are finer, cleaner, more lustrous and stronger than carded yarns
A process for removing short fibers less than 1 1/8"0 and impurities from cotton that has been carded The finest cottons are made from combed fibers that are more compact and have fewer projecting fibers
dragging pointed instruments through wet slip bands in order to create a zigzag pattern - often used on slip ware Crazing - a network of fine lines found on ceramics where the glaze and paste have reacted differently to changes in conditions Creamware - earthenware covered with a cream coloured glaze Delftware - originating in Holland, this is a tin-glazed earthenware Earthenware - pottery that has been fired to make it hard
A method of treating cotton, worsted, and certain other fibers in the comber machine The process removes all fibers below a certain staple length; it combs those that are to be retained and set them in a uniform, parallel order ready Combing takes out practically all foreign matter such as dirt, neps, shives and other minute particles
The combing process is an additional step beyond carding In this process the fibers are arranged in a highly parallel form, and additional short fibers are removed, producing high quality yarns with excellent strength, fineness, and uniformity
a straightening process that removes short fibers and dirt or specks in a cotton or wool sliver by recombining several slivers through a mechanism with fine teeth (combs or pins) The result is a combed sliver with long parallel fibers A comber tender or comber - operates the machine