Fibres

Author: Wools of NZ (2002), edited and updated by ITF Academy (2018)

The principles of tufting are outlined, with special reference to tufting wool carpets. Guidance is given on engineering wool carpets to particular constructions, including advice on how to avoid or correct possible faults...

Author: Wools of NZ (2002), edited and updated by ITF Academy (2018)

The available types of fibre processing aids for the production of wool carpet yarns on the
woollen and semi-worsted systems are reviewed, and the needs for particular types of carpet yarn
are considered...

Author: Wools of NZ (2002), edited and updated by ITF Academy (2018)

The woollen spinning system is a relatively short yarn manufacturing route, versatile in its requirements for raw materials and productive in the counts required for a wide variety of tufted, woven and knotted carpets...

Author: Wools of NZ (2002), edited and updated by ITF Academy (2018)

The semi-worstedsystem is described, with special reference to its application in the carpet yarn industry.
Conditions for limit spinning – often needed when producing yarn for face-to-face weaving – are
defined...

Author: Wools of NZ (2002), edited and updated by ITF Academy (2018)

Guidance on the engineering of yarns to be set is given; and the processing conditions for seven
different twist setting processes are outlined.

Author: Wools of NZ (2002), edited and updated by ITF Academy (2018)

The woollen and semi-worsted processing routes are the mainstream methods for producing wool
carpet yarns. Other systems, some very old and some new, are used on a smaller scale for minor
niche areas of the carpet market...

Author: Wools of NZ (2002), edited and updated by ITF Academy (2018)

This ground breaking yarn technology has technically added another dimension to yarn setting and adds other special properties of benefit...