Blending: <\/strong>Blending different types of fibers if necessary. One can mix wool of different kinds depending on the size of the strand or one can mix various natural and man-made fibers also. Blending can be manual or can be machine based, depending upon ones resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Carding Machine: C<\/strong>arding is used to orient the fibers in a roughly parallel status with each other, to maintain the uniformity of the felt. The carding machines have rotating cylinders covered with fine teeth to comb<\/strong> the fibers into thin layers. Which are then collected over and over on top of each other into a sliver beds <\/strong>which are rolled and kept aside.<\/strong> It\u2019s actually the width of this carding machine which decides the width of the felt. Usually it varies from 60\u201d \u2013 100\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n