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FROM 1750 - 1830 > CRAFT & INDUSTRY |
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Bleaching The brown linen cloth had to be bleached to whiten it and this process using potash and buttermilk was known as bleaching. The linen ... |
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Hand-Loom Weaver In much of Ulster hand-loom weavers were the centre-point of cottage industry. One of their problems was keeping the loom steady as it ... |
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Spinning Wheel This type of spinning wheel turned raw flax into linen yarn. This was a crucial element of Ulster’s cottage industry. Spinning wheels ... |
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Hackling Before hackling machines became widely used the hackling process was done by hand. The fibres were separated and combed to make the flax ... |
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Wool Cottage industry still produced wool which could be dyed using items such as blackberries. The wool was used to make the homespun clothing. |
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Cottage Industry Although this painting dates from the 1840s, it gives us an accurate picture of life and work in a typical Ulster farmer – weaver’s ... |
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