Editing Carding (section)

==Overview==
The ordered fibres can then be passed on after carding to other processes that are specific to the desired end use of the fibre: [[Cotton mill|Cotton]], [[Batting (material)|batting]], [[felt]], [[woollen]] or [[worsted]] yarn, etc. Carding can also be used to create blends of different fibres or different [[colour]]s. When blending, the carding process combines the different fibres into a homogeneous mix. Commercial cards also have rollers and systems designed to remove some vegetable matter contaminants from the wool.{{citation needed|date=May 2012}}

Common to all carders is card clothing.  Card clothing is made from a sturdy flexible backing in which closely spaced wire pins are embedded. The shape, length, diameter, and spacing of these wire pins are dictated by the card designer and the particular requirements of the application where the card cloth will be used. A later version of the card clothing product developed during the latter half of the 19th century and was found only on commercial carding machines, whereby a single piece of [[Serration|serrated]] wire was wrapped around a roller, became known as metallic card clothing.{{citation needed|date=May 2012}}

Carding machines are known as cards. Fibre may be carded by hand for hand spinning.