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fulling mill

Mechanical device used for fulling woolen fabric into dense cloth. It was powered by an overshot water wheel and, in the 20th century, also by motor. Its mechanism lifted and dropped wooden hammers that beat the fabric, causing it to shrink and felt.
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Text source https://www.ludovakultura.sk/polozka-encyklopedie/valcha/

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  • Woolen cloth

    A fabric made from sheep wool, sometimes with an admixture of other animal hair, finished by a process of fulling (felting). A loosely woven plain...

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Táto fáza projektu Knižnica lokálnych textilných materiálov bola podporená Fondom na podporu umenia.
This phase of the project Library of Local Textile Materials was supported by the Slovak Arts Council.

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