(e) Scutching: The removal of woody parts from fibers is scutching. The scutching machine removes the broken sheaves by means of rotating wooden paddles, thus finally releasing the flax fiber from the stalk.

5. Roving: The combined or condensed combed sliver is taken to the slubber of a series of machines called roving frames. 6. Spinning: Spinning is a continuation of the roving and on the spinning frame many spools containing the roving pass through the ring spinning mechanism which further draws and twists to a yarn of the required size and twist and winds it on bobbins preparatory to the weaving operation.