Job Description:

• 1) Operates fulling mill to shrink and interlock fibers of woolen cloth by application of moisture, heat, and pressure: Threads cloth through tension guides or rollers which control shrinkage in width between pressure rollers, and through trap which controls shrinkage in length.

• 2) Sews ends of cloth together to form endless rope, using portable sewing machine.

• 3) Turns handwheel to regulate pressure on tension guides and sets air pressure gauge on rollers and trap, following specifications for style of cloth.

• 4) Turns valves to admit water and soap solution to tub through which cloth passes.

• 5) Measures distance between markings on cloth to determine when specified shrinkage has been attained.

• 6) Ravels seam connecting ends of cloth and guides cloth over reel into handtruck.