The beautiful process of carding! | Art & Fashion

Waulking the cloth, waulking the song. Modern carding and spinning techniques allow for much lighter, finer yarns, which makes for a soft and wearable fabric. The finishing processes have also been refined over the years, meaning the "handle" of Harris Tweed® today is almost unrecognisable from what it was a century ago.100 years ago the raw, unfinished, fabric was stiff, loose, and rough. Through a rhythmic, communal process called walking, women would soften and shrink it by hand.They sang pow