... domain of the men Spinning was originally done using the distaff to hold the unspun fibres, which were then teased out using the fingers and twisted into the final yarn on the spindle In the 1530s, ... and the spin tube replaced with a bobbin As in cotton spinning, the control of the relative feed rate of the yarn and the rotational speed of the spindle govern the level of twist inserted If the ... treatments, the effects of rubber compounding and processing and the assessment of adhesion In the second half of the book, the major applications of textiles in rubber are described; the aim here...