healdern.
/ˈhiːldə/ An operative who draws the warp yarn through the eyes of a heald.
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the world > textiles and clothing > textiles > textile manufacture > manufacture textile fabric or that which consists of > manufacture of textile fabric > [noun] > weaving > other people involved with weaving
pattern-maker1787
reader1839
pattern reader1858
tackler1864
healder?1881
loomer1881
setter-up?1881
taper?1881
tuner1885
tape-sizer1891
intaker1921
?1881 Census Eng. & Wales: Instr. Clerks classifying Occupations & Ages (?1885) 64 Woollen cloth manufacture... Healder.
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ˈhealding n.
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1888 R. Beaumont Woollen & Worsted Cloth Manuf. 138 After healding the work of loom mounting is comparatively simple, the only operation requiring attention being that of sleying.
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