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Thread #55479 Message #864406
Posted By: CarolC
11-Jan-03 - 11:07 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: (waulking) tweed making music
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: (waulking) tweed making music
This site has a nice description and illustrations of waulking events and of the waulking process itself. It also explains the use of urine as opposed to other agents.
http://www.houseofscotland.org/waulking.html
One site I was looking at that gave information about the old fulling mills said that sometimes villagers were paid a penny a bucket for their urine. I guess they just made their deposits into a bucket and when it was full, they'd take it to the fulling mill and recieve their pay. Another site said that in some places only the urine of preachers was used because it was supposed to be pure and free of alcohol.