<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><metadata xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"  xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xmlns:dcterms="http://purl.org/dc/terms/"><dc:title xml:lang="en">drawing frames</dc:title><dc:identifier>http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en?tema=31421954</dc:identifier><dc:language>en</dc:language><dc:publisher xml:lang="en">Getty Institute</dc:publisher><dcterms:created>2026-03-30 20:44:59</dcterms:created><dcterms:isPartOf xsi:type="dcterms:URI">http://AATesaurus.cultura.gencat.cat/aat/getty_en</dcterms:isPartOf><dcterms:isPartOf xml:lang="en">Tesaurus d&apos;Art i Arquitectura</dcterms:isPartOf><dc:format>text/html</dc:format> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">draw frame</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">drawing frame</dcterms:alternative> <dcterms:alternative xml:lang="en">drawing-frame</dcterms:alternative> <dc:description xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[ Mechanized devices, typically comprising a series of two to four rollers, used to attenuate, straighten, comb, and combine the loose and inconsistent slivers produced through the carding process. As slivers are passed through the frames' rollers, which spin at increasingly rapid speeds, their individual fibers are made parallel and uniform for future usage. These devices are specifically designed to carry out drawing, doubling, and drafting processes. The device's original invention is credited to Lewis Paul and John Wyatt who developed the first drawing frame in the 1730s. ]]></dc:description></metadata>