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Cloth Making
Trowbridge Museum - Its fun, friendly and free!
 
Sunday, 14 March, 2010

Trowbridge Museum - Its fun, friendly and free!
Trowbridge Museum - Its fun, friendly and free!
 
School Workshops

An exciting way to learn more about cloth making and wool processes in one of our School Workshop visits.

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Trowbridge Museum - Its fun, friendly and free!
Education at Trowbridge Museum
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Booking Info

All the information you need about booking a School visit using one of our teachers packs.

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Trowbridge Museum - Its fun, friendly and free!
Trowbridge Museum - Its fun, friendly and free!


Presser

Finished cloth was brushed using a flat whisk-like brush. It was then pressed to give the cloth a slight gloss and to set the finished surface. The cloth was carefully folded between sheets of paper or parchment in a screw press. Hot iron plates were inserted to give a smooth finish.

Later, cloth was treated in a blower, a machine with perforated rollers through which steam was blown.


The Blower
The Blower
The Whisk
The Whisk

 

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