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What are 'fulling hammers'?
What are 'fulling hammers'? I read this in Edith Grossman's translation of Don Quixote.
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[nq:1]What are 'fulling hammers'? [/nq] After weaving, worsted cloth is put through water and 'hammered' to condition the cloth.
- [nq:1]What are 'fulling hammers'?
- [/nq] After weaving, worsted cloth is put through water and 'hammered' to condition the cloth.
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[nq:1]What are 'fulling hammers'? I read this in Edith Grossman's translation of Don Quixote.[/nq]
After weaving, worsted cloth is put through water and 'hammered' to condition the cloth.
After weaving, worsted cloth is put through water and 'hammered' to condition the cloth.
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[nq:1]What are 'fulling hammers'? I read this in Edith Grossman's translation of Don Quixote.[/nq]
Presumably a "fulling hammer" is a hammer used in the process of "fulling".
Fulling
Fulling is a step in clothmaking which involves the processes of beating, rolling, and pressing hair into a compact mass of even consistency. In ancient times, pressure was generally applied
Presumably a "fulling hammer" is a hammer used in the process of "fulling".
Fulling
Fulling is a step in clothmaking which involves the processes of beating, rolling, and pressing hair into a compact mass of even consistency. In ancient times, pressure was generally applied
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[nq:2]What are 'fulling hammers'? I read this in Edith Grossman's translation of Don Quixote.[/nq]
[nq:1]Presumably a "fulling hammer" is a hammer used in the process of "fulling". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulling Fulling Fulling is a step ... and rise from troughs where the cloth is placed with hot water an
[nq:1]Presumably a "fulling hammer" is a hammer used in the process of "fulling". http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fulling Fulling Fulling is a step ... and rise from troughs where the cloth is placed with hot water an
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[nq:1]Fulling is done to woolens, not to worsteds. Both are of wool: worsted is longer fibers, spun from the ends ... mill uses water power to move trip-hammers up and down on the cloth, taking the place of many feet. Cece[/nq]
I stand corrected, Cecilia, woolens it is. My 40 years in the Bradford textile industry has been dulled by 40 ensuing years in California. (I understand that neither wo
I stand corrected, Cecilia, woolens it is. My 40 years in the Bradford textile industry has been dulled by 40 ensuing years in California. (I understand that neither wo
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[nq:2]Presumably a "fulling hammer" is a hammer used in the ... hot water and fuller's earth, or other cleansing materials. [/nq]
[nq:1]Fulling is done to woolens, not to worsteds. Both are of wool: worsted is longer fibers, spun from the ends ... fulling mill uses water power to move trip-hammers up and down on the cloth, taking the place of many feet.[/nq]
There is a design for a trip ha
[nq:1]Fulling is done to woolens, not to worsteds. Both are of wool: worsted is longer fibers, spun from the ends ... fulling mill uses water power to move trip-hammers up and down on the cloth, taking the place of many feet.[/nq]
There is a design for a trip ha
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[nq:2]Fulling is done to woolens, not to worsteds. Both are ... down on the cloth, taking the place of many feet.[/nq]
[nq:1]There is a design for a trip hammer in my Erector Set, but I never really knew what one was, until now. That is, what it might be used for. Thanks.[/nq]
IIRC a trip hammer with a single hammer head was used in an iron works (for example) for working hot metal.
[nq:1]There is a design for a trip hammer in my Erector Set, but I never really knew what one was, until now. That is, what it might be used for. Thanks.[/nq]
IIRC a trip hammer with a single hammer head was used in an iron works (for example) for working hot metal.
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