Fulling
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A brief encyclopedia entry defining fulling as the scouring and pressing of cloth, stuffs and stockings to cleanse, thicken and strengthen them, done by water mill. It notes the use of fuller's earth and soap, and describes hand, foot and machine fulling of stockings and caps with various ingredients such as urine and chalk-softened water.
- Type
- Article
- Date
- 1771
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 1
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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