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A History of the County of Somerset
… century supplying several local clothiers 42 and in 1685 a worsted weaver, seven other weavers, four feltmakers, and two …
A History of the County of Cambridge and the Isle of Ely
… Wisbech after her father's downfall, earned a living as a worsted spinner and became a Quaker; 67 Henry Banyer ( fl. …
A History of the County of Oxford
… Witney Blanket Ind. 1517; H. Heaton, Yorks. Woollen and Worsted Ind. (1965), 8893; below. The designations clothier …
Dictionary of Traded Goods and Commodities
… was called COMBED WOOL, and was used to make JERSEY and WORSTED. The process of wool combing entailed oiling the … fabrics made with short staple CARDED WOOL as opposed to WORSTED. There were many varieties, including COTTON, DOZENS, … Bradley (1756, facs. 1996-8), Holme (2000), Pechey (1694). Worsted [wosted; worstet; worsteed; worstead; wor'; woostedd; …
A Topographical Dictionary of England
… of woollen twists and stuffs, thence called Worstead (worsted) goods; but this branch of trade, after its …