Overview Of Developments In Yarn Spinning Technology

An historical account is given of the development of the yarn spinning process, from its initial beginnings as a hand craft, to the mechanisation of the process during the Industrial Revolution, and through into the twentieth century when a wide range of different spinning techniques were developed. The basic equations generally applicable to spinning technology are presented and descriptions given of the various techniques currently used commercially, classified according to the fundamental principles of the method on which they are based.