fullers
Medieval textile workers
Fullers is the plural of fuller, a tool used in metalworking—a hammer or die with a rounded edge for shaping grooves and spreading hot metal.
A blacksmith uses fullers to create channels or thin out sections of iron.
The term also refers to workers who full cloth, thickening woolen fabric by beating and pressing it.
Compacting fibers through agitation
- millingProcessing grain mechanically
- scouringVigorous abrasive cleaning
- shrinkingDecreasing in dimension
- thickeningIncreasing in density
pounding · beating · treading · agitating · clubbing · compressing · densifying · finishing
Sheared animal fiber
- clothWoven or knit material
- fabricWoven or knit material
- feltCompressed fiber textile
- tweedTextured woolen cloth
broadcloth · flannel · serge · worsted · woven · weave · nap · fibers
Skilled manual trade workers
- guildsCraftsmen's mutual aid societies
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
- journeymanQualified trade worker
workshop · occupation · tradesman · tuckers · trough · medieval · pre-industrial · labor
felting
Compacting fibers through agitation
- millingProcessing grain mechanically
- scouringVigorous abrasive cleaning
- shrinkingDecreasing in dimension
thickening · pounding · beating · treading · agitating · clubbing · compressing · densifying · finishing · cleansing
wool
Sheared animal fiber
tweed · broadcloth · flannel · serge · worsted · woven · weave · nap · fibers · garments
craftsmen
Skilled manual trade workers
- guildsCraftsmen's mutual aid societies
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- apprenticeLearner bound to employer
journeyman · workshop · occupation · tradesman · tuckers · trough · medieval · pre-industrial · labor · heritage
clay
Moldable earth for ceramics
paddles · stocks · mallets · vats · troughs · soap · alkali · soda · potash · beetles
- fuller's earthAbsorbent mineral clay