System and method for organized spinning and related processing

Abstract

A system and method are provided for identifying and tracking fiber and skeins during spinning and related processing. Initially, fiber is identified utilizing a fiber identifier card, and tracked utilizing a fiber tracking register. After spinning, spun fiber in the form of skeins is tracked utilizing a spinning log card. Such skeins are further marked with skein attachments for identification purposes during spinning-related processing, i.e. washing, stretching etc.

1 . A method of tracking fiber during spinning, comprising: 
 receiving fiber;    assigning a fiber identifier to the fiber;    completing a fiber attachment for identifying the fiber, the fiber attachment including a fiber identifier field for identifying the fiber identifier of the fiber; and    updating a register for tracking the fiber along with previous fibers during spinning;    wherein the fiber attachment further includes a spin log identifier that identifies an associated spin log card;    wherein the spin log card is associated with a spin lot and includes a plurality of fiber fields each corresponding to one of the fibers used the spin lot;    wherein the register includes a fiber type field for tracking a type of each of the fibers.    
   
   
       2 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the fields each include a percentage sub-field for identifying a percentage of the corresponding fiber used in the spin lot.  
   
   
       3 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the spin log card includes a fiber identifier sub-field for identifying the fiber identifier of the corresponding fiber.  
   
   
       4 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the spin log card includes a fiber type/color sub-field for identifying as least on of a type and color of the corresponding fiber.  
   
   
       5 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the spin log card includes a natural sub-field for indicating whether the corresponding fiber is natural.  
   
   
       6 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the spin log card includes a dyed sub-field for identifying whether the corresponding fiber is dyed.  
   
   
       7 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the spin log card includes a weight sub-field for identifying the weight of the corresponding fiber.  
   
   
       8 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the spin log card includes a plurality of skein fields each corresponding to a produced skein.  
   
   
       9 . The method as recited in  claim 8 , wherein each of the plurality of skein fields includes a skein identifier sub-field for identifying a skein identifier of the corresponding produced skein.  
   
   
       10 . The method as recited in  claim 8 , wherein the spin log card includes a date sub-field for identifying the date that the corresponding produced skein was winded.  
   
   
       11 . The method as recited in  claim 1 , wherein the fiber type field tracks whether the fiber is from one of the group consisting of an animal, an organic material, or a synthetic material.