Beetling

Beetling is the pounding of linen or cotton fabric to give a flat, lustrous effect.

For the study and collection of beetles, see coleopterology.
Wellbrook beetling mill in County Tyrone, Northern Ireland

History

Within Ireland, beetling was first introduced by Hamilton Maxwell in 1725.[1] Beetling is part of the finishing of the linen cloth. The hammering tightens the weave and gives the cloth a smooth feel. The process was gradually phased out, in lieu of Calendering. A similarity is the compression; however, with Calendering, the finish does not remain for the life of the cloth. This distinguishes it from Beetling.

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See also

References

  1. Robert Whan, The Presbyterians of Ulster, 1680-1730, (Woodbridge, The Boydell Press, 2013), 80.


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