The clothmaker. [volume] (Clinton, South Carolina) 1952-1984, October 15, 1979, Image 3

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Carding m ' T MM ^' I Hi ^ iV ? .. f Ju QB^ PV v ^y^-g ^9 ^[^H Top: Clinton No. 1 and No. 2 chute fed Cards. Note* that fibers are fed directlv into the Card. I Cans of Card sliver P are fed into the drawinn machine. Drawing machines blend several slivers together for greater un- ? iformity and parallel- a iof fibers. * ' "^"" """?"" ?- *'w rvf .m I if" *sa . ?* J r? f- k ' V_ s ^ ,<d ^ ^ I? ***** .- MmKBi' l':ll p # -m^mmK^M v|j i ^ Top: Drawing operator checks the operation of _ the equipment. Super iopper - Sliver is fed into the super lajvper (Bailey Plant) for making laps used in the K combing process. y Combing - Combers J: (Bailey Plant) remove short and undesirable tL fibers. E m Left: Roving - The slivers are drawn into much smaller strands called roving, which is wound onto large bobIbins. A slight twist is put into the roving so that the fibers will cling together for the I next process.