Sliver (textiles)

A sliver (rhymes with diver) is a long bundle of fiber that is generally used to spin yarn. A sliver is created by carding or combing the fibre, which is then drawn into long strips where the fibre is parallel. ^[1] When sliver is drawn further and given a slight twist, it becomes roving.^{[2] [3]}

See also

• ISO 2

Notes

1. ↑ Yarn Production, National Cotton Council of America
2. ↑ Freund, Kimberlie and Norton, Marjorie J.T., Broadwoven Fabrics, USITC Publication 3410: 4 ISBN 1-4289-5826-6
3. ↑ Spinning Prep/Combing Lab, International Textile Center

Spinning
Materials	Noil Rolag Roving Sliver Staple Top Tow Woolen Worsted
Techniques	Carding Combing Heckling Long draw Scutching Short draw Twist per inch
Hand spinning tools	Hand spinning Distaff Niddy noddy Nostepinne Spindle Spinning wheel Spinners weasel
Industrial spinning	Cotton-spinning machinery Ring spinning Open end spinning Dref Friction Spinning Magnetic ring spinning Mule spinners' cancer Piece-rate list Spinning frame Spinning jenny Spinning mule Throstle frame Water frame Wool combing machine