Making Cloth

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Brushing machines at the Pepperell Mills, Biddeford, ca. 1925

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Once the weavers and the looms do their magic, the woven cloth goes to the Cloth Room to be "finished" or "dressed" by a process of mechanical brushing and shearing to further remove imperfections or impurities.

This works like a shaver or a lint remover.

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Making Cloth

Brushing machines at the Pepperell Mills, Biddeford, ca. 1925