steps used in making fiber into yarn?
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The Basics of Yarn Making for Students \n\nThis summary covers the yarn making processes used by SANS Fibres, including:\n\nWhat the basic raw materials are and why we use them. \nWhat the main requirements of our products are.  \nWhat the steps are in the yarn making process. \nA brief description of how each step is carried out and what its purpose is. \nAt the site below
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knitting. i just learned how last year. i make scarves and give them to my friends. its very relaxing, easy to do and i tend to get in the "zone" when i knit. but now im addicted to buying yarn and have a whole closet full i need to knit up!
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it is very simple ,just make sure that all the eyes on the rod are aligned making sure that the joints are tight but do not force the sections together as they are nearly impossible to seperate if forced together,attach reel to handle and start to thread line through rod rings but make sure line is around bale arm and line will rerieve to reel when wound in if you do not do this then whole rod will have to be re-threaded,when line is out of top ring you can then attach float and weights and hook,hope this has helped,any more questions do not be afraid to ask
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Several sources\n\nhttp://www.davisonpublishing.com/textilebluebook/default.aspx\n\nhttp://www.textileweb.com/content/homepage/default.asp?VNETCOOKIE=NO
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1/8 cup borax laundry detergent\n1 1/2 cup hot water\n1 cup white elmers school glue\n1 cup hot water \nMix borax with hot water. Stir until dissolved. Mix glue and water. put 1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons of glue mixture in a medium Ziploc bag and add 2 drops food coloring. Add 1/4 cup borax mixture. Squish the bag to mix the ingredients well. Soon you'll have a slime. Put in small containers overnight. Children have a lot of fun playing with it and it's not messy
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have fun with it!!  pull out some scrap fabric and try them all, just make sure to adjust your tension from least to most, not most to least.  this can break your needle and also break the thread making it a pain in the booty.
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When you are joining a new yarn, you might make a knot, but it will go away.  Here's what I do...I cut the old yarn and tie a knot with the new yarn around it.  Then I knit with the new yarn.  When I am done with the project, I undo the knot and weave the ends into the material. That way it won't come undone and the join is seamless. \n\nYou can do it the other way--knit a few stiches with both yarns held together. But when you are left with those tails, as before, weave the tails into the work.  Otherwise you will have something ugly!\n\n\nHappy knitting!
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Many Many years ago I did one for a science project. I used a round box /painted. Lined with plastic wrap. I them coated the bottom of the box with hair gel.  then i made the nucleus out of a nerf ball I cut into kind of a lima bean shape.  Little braided pieces of yarn for those mitochondrion.  etc.  Whatever I could find around the house that looked like something inside the cell.   My science teacher liked the hair gel the best (it was the cytoplasm or whatever you call it)
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You can make your own felt easily, in your bath tub.\n\nYou will need a flat surface to work on, one where it doesn't matter if it gets wet. I made the felt in my bath tub.\n\nIn summer months, I make felt outdoors, in a kid's swimming pool. You will need access to hot water. An electric kettle will work fine or a hose attached to your hot water tap.\n\nTo make a 20" square piece of felt, you will need approx. 5 - 6 oz. of pure wool roving. For this project I used dyed merino wool top.\n\nPlace some towels onto the flat surface or floor.\nPlace a straw beach mat over the towels.\nPull the clean wool roving into small sections, about 4 - 6 inches in length, depending on the wool staple.\nPlace these wool pieces onto the beach mat, spreading the wool evenly across the mat.\nLay the wool pieces all in the same direction - vertically, and overlap each piece slightly, until the beach mat is covered, creating a 24" square.\nSprinkle on a thin layer of laundry soap (powder or liquid).\nLay another layer of wool roving over the first layer, but in the opposite direction. (horizontally).\nSprinkle the layer lightly with a bit more laundry soap.\nRepeat the above steps, until the wool batt measures about 1.5 - 2 inches in height.\nYou should have about 4 - 6 layers of wool, each alternating in direction.\nThe top layer can be decorative. Use different coloured wool roving and even bits of yarn for your design.\nAdd a bit more laundry soap.\nFold the remaining length of beach mat over the fleece batt and roll up the beach mat.\nFill the bath tub with 1 - 2 inches of hot water.\nImmerse the rolled up beach mat in the hot water, and turn it, to wet the wool thoroughly.\nRoll the beach mat back and forth, working your hands evenly across the mat.\nKeep the mat rolling in the hot water, turning it over, for about 3 - 4 minutes.\nIt is heat and friction that causes wool to felt, not pressure, so you don't need to press really hard.\nRemove the mat from the bathtub, and unroll it gently onto the towel.\nThe felt is quite fragile at this point, so gently lift it from the beach mat, and turn it 1/4 turn.\nReroll the beach mat and place it back into the hot bathtub water. If the water has cooled, drain the tub, and refill with hot water. Roll and turn the beach mat for another 3 -4 minutes.\nTurn the felt another 3 or 4 times, and reroll in the hot water for about 3 - 5 minutes between each turn.\n\nTest the felt by rubbing it with your finger. The fibres shouldn't move and the felt should be quite thick. If it is still soft, turn it again and keep rolling it in the hot water.\n\nRemove the felt from the beach mat and rinse in cool water.\n\nRoll the felt in a bath towel, place it on the floor and stomp on it (barefoot) to remove the excess water.\nLay flat to dry.
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well, you tie a knot then fold each of the strings from each side in half then tie a knot with those folded pieces.
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it comes from oil the polythene granule "like small peas" or polymer is mixed with various linears and additives such as anti satic, anti slip or slip and master batches to give it colour or strength.then the granule is heat as it goes through a screw and is heat in gradual stages from 0-230c ish depends on polymer type.then the molten polymer is pushed thorough a die from the screw and pull up to a set of rollers "nip" then compressed air is blown into the die to blow the bubble out to the size required. the speed of the rollers is increased to get the thickness "gauge" and then it is put through a set of winders and put on a reel.
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Lay it flat, fold the sides inward (to meet in the middle), then fold in half, making sure the strings are on the bottom (closest to the floor), begin rolling from the opposite end of the bag, Roll it tightly. When you get to the end, pull the strings around the rolled up bag. Good Luck!
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Thinking out of the box:\n\n  Just crumple it up into a paper ball.\n\nRough texture but easily a sphere.
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In colonial times, families grew their own flax to make into fabric for clothing. Transforming the flax into thread was a complicated, involved process with many time-consuming steps. After the flax was harvested, it was soaked in water for several days to soften it so the inner fibers could be removed from the stalk. To separate the long, thin fibers from the shorter, coarser ones, the flax was pulled through a bed of nails or combed in a process called "towing." The shorter fibers that were extricated were of a lesser quality and were called "tow." This led to the term "towheads" to describe people, particularly children, whose hair resembled these strands.
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1. Remove old line from reel.\n\n2.   Thread the new line through the eyes on the pole.  \n  \n3.   Tie the line to the reel.  \n  \n4.   Wind the line onto the reel 20 cranks.  \n  \n5.   Check the line for twists. If twisted, turn the spool of line over.  \n  \n6.   Fill the reel to 1/8 inch from the spool rim.  \n\n(lay the spool on the floor so the line comes off counterclockwise while reeling the line on)
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This website has a nice step by step explanation of how to make dye using plants:\nhttp://www.pioneerthinking.com/naturaldyes.html\nThis site has a listing of common plants that can be used for dye and a more detailed explanation of how to make the dye.\nhttp://www.kidsgardening.com/growingideas/projects/may03/pg1.html\nHope this is helpful :-)
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Take the 2 strings and cross them to make an X. Take one of the strings and loop it under the ^ shape. Pull. Take one string to make a loop and hold w/ your fingers. Take the other string and wrap it around the loop. Then take the middle of the second string and pull it up inside the "wraped" part. \n It is easier learning to tie your shoes visually. Ask somone to show you and/or go to:\nhttp://www.ehow.com/how_2625_tie-shoes.html\nOR, to tie them fast...\nhttp://www.ehow.com/how_3285_tie-shoes-fast.html