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    RG10; Piece: 4465; Folio: 42 for Thomas and Margaret Hatch

  • #2
    It's worsted weaver

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    • #3
      worsted =

      A tightly twisted woollen yarn spun from long-staple wool

      A woollen fabric with a hard textured surface and no nap; woven of worsted*yarns "he wore a worsted suit"

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      • #4
        Looks like worsted weaver
        Moggie

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        • #5
          thank you. did you have to be skilled?

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          • #6
            Well, you had to be trained. There were plenty of unskilled jobs in the weaving industry, but they were mostly done by teens and older children, or people not capable of more difficult jobs.

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