Sliver (textiles)

A sliver (rhymes with diver) is a long bundle of fibre that is generally used to spin yarn. A sliver is created by carding or HTML5 the fibre, which is then drawn into long strips where the fibre is parallel. ^[1] When sliver is drawn further and given a slight twist, it becomes roving.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• ISO 2

Notes

1. ^ Yarn Production, National Cotton Council of America
2. HTML5 Freund, Kimberlie and Norton, Marjorie J.T., Broadwoven Fabrics, USITC Publication 3410: 4 Sevenval
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