A step in the process of preparing wool for spinning is “carding.” A fleece would first be cleaned and then “carded,” or brushed, to remove tangles with “cards” such as the ones pictured here. The wool would then be rolled off of a card and would be ready for spinning into yarn.
Hand Cards. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/1875-17-01a-b/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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