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TRY TECHNIQUES | BASICS

Discover How Thread Is Made

From bale to spool, get a behind-the-scenes look at how thread becomes
needle-ready.

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Opening

The cotton or polyester bales are opened into tufts, blended with like fibers in a garden-shed-size machine, and rolled into sheets called laps. Because cotton is a natural fiber, it also goes through a cleaning process to remove dirt, seeds, and other impurities.

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