Describe the two main processes of making fabric from yarn.

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There are many ways by which fabrics are made from yarns. The two main processes of making fabric from yarn are weaving and knitting. They can be described as,

Weaving- Weaving is the process of arranging two sets of yarn together to make a fabric. Weaving of fabric is done by using devices called looms. Looms can be hand operated or power operated called handlooms and power looms respectively.

Knitting- In this process, a single yarn is turned into a fabric. Knitting needles are used to make fabric from a single yarn. The fabric is made by interlocking loops of single yarn.

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Describe the two main processes of making fabric from yarn.

Column I	Column II
(a) Weaving	(i) A single yarn used to make a fabric
(b) Knitting	(ii) Combing of cotton fibres to remove Seeds
(c) Spinning	(iii) Yarns are made from these thin strands
(d) Ginning	(iv) These are spun from fibres and then used to make fabrics
(e) Fibre	(v) Process of arranging two sets of yarns together to make a fabric
(f) Yarn	(vi) Process of making yarn from fibres

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