On 1/17/07, Karen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I always thought that mangling laundry was to squeeze it! > Karen in Malta >
Yes, that is what the process became - the wringer-washers for instance. The industrial mangle was invented (17th C. or so?) to launder linen textiles - it pressed excess water out and flattened it at the same time. Linen is superior in strength, and responds beautifully to being weighted (pressed). Some centuries later, our home laundry machines had wringers, two rollers above the tub, in most cases, to get rid of excess water and to some extent, flatten the goods, too. They still needed ironing though, to look properly laundered. -- Bev in Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) Cdn. floral bobbins www.woodhavenbobbins.com blogging lace at www.looonglace.blogspot.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
