Shearing (textiles)

Shearing is a kind of mechanical finish in which the appearance of the fabric is enhanced by cutting the loops or raised surface to a uniform and even height. The machine may have a spiral blade similar to a reel lawn mower.[1][2] A shearing machine can cut the loop or the pile to a desired level.[3] Shearing was most commonly used to make woollens and worsted materials. It was a part of dry finishing of woollen and worsted goods. Previously, shearing was also a component of gigging or napping; when partially produced goods were exposed to shear in order to improve the impact of gigging or napping, the process was referred to as "cropping".[4][2][5]

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  3. ^ Purushothama, B. (2019-01-31). Handbook of Value Addition Processes for Fabrics. Woodhead Publishing India PVT. Limited. p. 243. ISBN 978-93-85059-92-6.
  4. ^ American School of Correspondence; Timmermann, John F. (1909). Woolen and worsted finishing; a practical manual of instruction in the methods and machinery used in finishing woollen and worsted goods in general, and the processes involved in the special treatment of all types of standard fabrics. The Library of Congress. Chicago, American School of Correspondence. pp. 81, 82, 111.
  5. ^ Cyclopedia of textile work : a general reference library on cotton, woolen and worsted yarn manufacture, weaving, designing, chemistry and dyeing, finishing, knitting, and allied subjects. Getty Research Institute. Chicago : American Technical Society. 1907. pp. 80, 81.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)