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Purpose: To produce tufted products such as carpets. Usage: Inserts piles of thread through a base fabric to create a looped or cut pile.

Purpose: To cut or engrave fabrics with high precision. Usage: Uses a high-powered laser to slice through fabric or create detailed patterns.

Purpose: To spin fibers such as wool or cotton into yarn or thread. Usage: Hand-operated device used to twist fibers into a continuous thread by turning a spindle.

Purpose: To add color to textile materials like fibers, yarns, and fabrics. Usage: Large vats or machines that can be programmed for specific dying processes.

Purpose: To prepare warp yarns for the loom by winding them onto a beam at a consistent tension. Usage: Creates large yarn sheets with parallel threads, which become the longitudinal warp of textiles.

Purpose: To remove wrinkles and press fabrics with the use of high-temperature steam. Usage: Used both in manufacturing and by consumers for garments and other textiles.

Purpose: To add short fibers to a substrate to create a velvet-like texture. Usage: Applies electrostatic charge to adhere fibers onto adhesive-coated surfaces.

Purpose: To sew over the edge of one or two pieces of cloth for edging, hemming, or seaming. Usage: Provides a professional finish to the edges, preventing fraying.

Purpose: To simulate hand-crocheting and create complex patterns of lace and mesh. Usage: Automates the crochet process, which uses a single thread to create fabric.

Purpose: To weave yarn or thread into textiles. Usage: Machine on which warp threads are stretched and interwoven with weft threads.

Purpose: To apply patterns and designs to textiles. Usage: Uses inks or dyes to print graphics directly onto fabric.

Purpose: To print patterns on textiles using cylindrical screens. Usage: Rolls fabric through rotary screens that deposit ink in patterned designs.

Purpose: To join synthetic fabrics without the need for stitching, using high-frequency ultrasonic acoustic vibrations. Usage: Used for seamless joining and cutting.

Purpose: To embellish fabric with patterns or logos stitched with various colors of thread. Usage: Automated or semi-automated, guided by computer patterns.

Purpose: To disentangle, clean, and intermix fibers to produce a continuous web suitable for subsequent processing. Usage: Works by passing fibers between differentially moving surfaces covered with card clothing.

Purpose: To create batting (cotton, wool, or synthetic fiber padding) used for upholstery or quilting. Usage: Compresses fiberfill into sheets.

Purpose: To create knitted fabrics and garments. Usage: Device with needles that forms loops of yarn to create knit textiles.

Purpose: To stretch or width-set fabric to its required width and shape. Usage: Heats and stretches fabric, setting it especially after dyeing or washing.

Purpose: To manufacture nonwoven fabrics by bonding materials together via chemical, heat, or other processes. Usage: Produces textiles without the traditional process of weaving or knitting.