Question

Sequence the step-by-step process of making wool felt:
• [A.] Opening and cleaning
• [B.] Web bonding
• [C.] Brushing and shearing
• [D.] Carding
• [E.] Fulling Choose the correct answer from the options given below :

• A. \( \text{A, D, B, E, C} \)
• B. \( \text{A, C, D, B, E} \)
• C. \( \text{C, A, B, D, E} \)
• D. \( \text{C, A, E, D, B} \)

Hint:

Unlike woven fabrics, felt bypasses spinning and weaving. The Fulling step is the "secret sauce" that uses wool's scales to lock the fibers permanently together.

Answer 1

The Correct Option is A

Concept: Felt is a non-woven fabric produced by matting, condensing, and pressing fibers together. Wool is uniquely suited for this due to its microscopic scales.

Step 1: Ordering the manufacturing stages:
• Opening and Cleaning (A): Raw wool is opened up and impurities are removed.
• Carding (D): Fibers are disentangled and aligned into a thin web.
• Web Bonding (B): Layers of carded webs are stacked and consolidated.
• Fulling (E): The application of heat, moisture, and agitation causes the wool fibers to shrink and interlock.
• Brushing and Shearing (C): Finishing processes to smooth the surface and achieve uniform thickness.

Step 2: Conclusion: The logical flow from raw material to finished non-woven fabric is A-D-B-E-C, which corresponds to option (1).