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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.