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Fabric formation

Following the creation of yarns by worsted or woollen processing, the next stage is to combine these yarns together to form fabrics.

Technical details - fabric formation - woven

Weaving

A range of different weaving machines can be used to combine yarns, depending on the type of fabric required.

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Technical details - fabric formation - knitting

Knitting

Knitting technique and equipment required is determined by which yarn development process has been utilised.

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Technical details - fabric formation - nonwoven

Non-woven

The method by which fibres are converted to fabrics directly, without need of creating a yarn, is termed a ‘non-woven’ technique and completely removes the need for either worsted or woollen processing in the wool pipeline.

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