Solospun?722;=472;is a spinning technology which provides the means to produce a singles yarn that can be successfully woven as either warp or weft. Solospun?722;=472;is a simple, inexpensive, clip-onattachment for the spinning of long staple, weavable singles yarns. The hardware consists of a bracket that holds a friction pad and a pair of Solospun?722;=472;rollers. Crosssection provides much better spinning efficiency than spinning singles for an equivalent two-fold yarn count. Solospun=472;significantly reduces yarn hairiness and fibre security is improved to the extent that the Solospun yarns can be woven as singles without the need for sizing.
Key Words: Solospun spinning method, yarn hairiness, weavable single yarn, long staple spinning, worsted spinning