Original comment: Cotton fiber spooling at the ARS Cotton Quality Research Station in Clemson, South Carolina.

The Picture displays no spooling but flyer spinning, a process done before ring spinning. The card thread is stretched and twisted slightly.

Photo by Scott Bauer.

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