Fulling woven cloth

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Fulling woven cloth
Fulling woven cloth
Fulling woven cloth
Washing new woven cloth at Swinister, Ronas Voe. The cloth, having been washed in a sae, is wrung out into another sae in order to full it, or make it softer and more closely woven. Robert Jamieson holding cloth tight, his daughter wringing, most likely to be Elizabeth b.2 Apr 1891.
Photo Number
00037JF
Title
Fulling woven cloth
Date Of Photo
c. 1906
Notes
Robert Jamieson's order book is in Shetland Archives, D1/186/1
Parish
  • Northmavine
Photographer
  • Ramsay, R
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