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In this illustration, the focus is on the spiked area. What is this process?

Retry Correct Incorrect This is called heckling. It is the last step in dressing flax or prepping fibers to be spun. In this step, the flax is run through combs that straighten it and remove any impurities. After heckling, the flax is ready to be spun!

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Universal History Archive/UIG via Getty Images

In this illustration, the focus is on the spiked area. What is this process?

• Wool combing
• Heckling
• Papermaking
• Hay straightening