mule spinning

American  

noun

1. a process of spinning that produces extremely fine yarn by drawing and twisting the roving, and winding the resultant yarn onto a bobbin or spindle in the form of a cop.

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Etymology

Origin of mule spinning

First recorded in 1815–25

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mule spinning

Ring spinning is used for coarse numbers, and has greater production and requires less labor than mule spinning.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by William H. (William Henry) Dooley

There are two methods of spinning: ring spinning and mule spinning.

From Textiles For Commercial, Industrial, and Domestic Arts Schools; Also Adapted to Those Engaged in Wholesale and Retail Dry Goods, Wool, Cotton, and Dressmaker's Trades by William H. (William Henry) Dooley

Spinning.—Two systems of spinning are in use at the present time, ring spinning and self-acting mule spinning.

From Handicraft for Girls A Tentative Course in Needlework, Basketry, Designing, Paper and Cardboard Construction, Textile Fibers and Fabrics and Home Decoration and Care by Idabelle McGlauflin

Crompton, however, laid the foundation of the present system of mule spinning by combining the essential features of the two machines and blending them into one.

From The Story of the Cotton Plant by Frederick Wilkinson

One inch of roving put up behind the rollers of a mule spinning medium numbers would probably be drawn out into 9 inches.

From The Story of the Cotton Plant by Frederick Wilkinson