Glossary

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Scoured wool -  Wool that has been cleaned by scouring process, which removes all extraneous matter from greasy wool except for vegetable matter.
Scutching -  Separates the impurities from the raw material, such as the seeds from raw cotton or the straw and woody stem from flax fibers.
Skirting -  Removing edges of fleece
Spinning Wheel -  mechanized way of turning a spindle.
Swadeshi -  a movement in India that encouraged the people of Indian to purchase goods made in India only.
Swaraj -  Indian self-rule, freedom from British governance.