Slubs. Thick pieces of cotton attached to or twisted into the yarn, caused by accumulation of fly.
Snarls. Small twisted loops of yarn.
Staple. The length of individual fibres in any grade of cotton.
Stretch. The longitudinal traverse of a mule carriage.
Stripping. Removing the imbedded impurities from card clothing.
Twist. The number of turns per inch in a thread or yarn; yarn used for warps.
Warp. Yarn forming the longitudinal threads in cloth.
Weft. Yarn forming the transverse threads in cloth.
Yarn. The fully twisted roving.