Photo: Wool Carding Machine Agrodome

A carding machine on display at the Agrodome in Rotorua, is used to disentangle, clean, and mix wool fibres into a sliver, a form which is then suitable for further processing.

A heavy piece of machinery, a wool carding machine features a series of rollers and large drums which take the wool from it's raw (freshly shorn) state to a form which can then be made into knitting yarn, carpet or fabric.

Wool Carding Machine at the Agrodome in Rotorua, Bay of Plenty, North Island, New Zealand.

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