SPINNING OR TWISTING

**Definition:** This place covers:

The spinning or twisting of staple fibre yarns (i.e. comprising fibres of discrete length); e.g. cotton or wool spinning.

**Limiting references (this place does not cover):** - Twisting oakum -> D01G35/00 - Crimping or curling of fibres, filaments or yarns -> D02G1/00

**Glossary:** - Fibre: A relatively-short, elongated member of natural or artificial material - Filament: An endless or quasi-endless, elongated member of natural (e.g. silk) or artificial material - Yarn: A unitary assembly of fibres, usually produced by spinning - Thread: An assembly of yarns or filaments, usually produced by twisting - Drawing: Stretching and elongating yarns or filaments - Draft: The amount to which yarns or filaments are drawn