A professional who operates fulling mill to shrink and interlock fibers of woolen cloth by application of moisture, heat, and pressure. Respnsibilities include:

• Threads cloth through tension guides or rollers which control shrinkage in width between pressure rollers, and through trap (crimp box) which controls shrinkage in length.
• Sews ends of cloth together to form endless rope, using portable sewing machine.
• Turns handwheel to regulate pressure on tension guides and sets air pressure gauge on rollers and trap, following specifications for style of cloth.
• Turns valves to admit water and soap solution to tub through which cloth passes.
• Measures distance between markings on cloth to determine when specified shrinkage has been attained.
• Ravels seam connecting ends of cloth and guides cloth over reel into handtruck.