Any system of drafting, (e.g. gilling), in which the direction of the fibres relative to one another in a sliver is controlled by pins.
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A system of drafting in which the fibers are oriented relative to one another in the sliver and are controlled by rolls of pins between the drafting rolls. It is primarily used for long fibers in the semi-worsted and worsted spinning systems.
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