Fulling
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A one-page encyclopedia entry defining fulling (also called milling) as the cleansing, scouring and pressing of cloth, stuffs and stockings to make them firmer. It describes the water-powered fulling mill, the use of urine, fuller's earth and soap, and how the felting of wool fibres shrinks and thickens the cloth. It also covers the different handling of stockings and caps, which are fulled by foot, by hand or with toothed wooden racks.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1821
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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