Tow

For other uses, see TOW (disambiguation).

Caulking tools with tow

In the composites industry, a tow is an untwisted bundle of continuous filaments, and it refers to man-made fibres, particularly carbon fibres (also called graphite). Tows are designated by the number of fibers they contain. For example, a 12K tow contains about 12,000 fibres.

In the textile industry, a tow is a coarse, broken fibre, removed during processing flax, hemp, or jute.^[1] Flax tows are often used as upholstery stuffing, and tows in general are frequently cut up to produce staple fibre.

Notes

↑ Glossary of Colonial Terms, History Online

Spinning

Materials	Noil Rolag Roving Sliver Staple Top Tow Woolen Worsted

Techniques	Carding Combing Heckling Long draw Scutching Short draw Twist per inch

Hand spinning tools	Hand spinning Distaff Niddy noddy Nostepinne Spindle Spinning wheel Spinners weasel

Industrial spinning	Cotton-spinning machinery Ring spinning Open end spinning Dref Friction Spinning Magnetic ring spinning Mule spinners' cancer Piece-rate list Spinning frame Spinning jenny Spinning mule Throstle frame Water frame Wool combing machine

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