When carbon fiber cloth is produced, manufacturers use large bobbins of virgin carbon fiber. The weaving machines are threaded all at once, with many carbon fiber bobbins. When one bobbin is finished ...

Composites technology company and custom machine builder Cygnet Texkimp (Northwich, U.K.) is celebrating its 50 th anniversary. The company (originally named Texkimp) was founded in 1974 in Cheshire, ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Bobbin lace edgings made of Abaca ...

Antique fiber tools are fascinating, but sometimes tricky to identify! I take a deep dive into one mysterious piece to discover whether it’s a flax wheel or a bobbin winder—and uncover some historical ...