Willy (textile machine)
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A willy or twilly is a machine used in the textile industry, comprising a hollow cone or cylinder with internal spikes which revolves, opening and cleaning wool,[1] cotton,[2] or flax.[3] Terms used have included wool-mill, willow (especially for cotton), willey, twilley, and devil.[4] The process has been called willowing, willying, or woolleying.[4]
References
- ^ National Museum of Wales: Historic machinery
- ^ Children and cotton
- ^ Opening, Dusting and Willowing Machines for Wool, Wool Waste, Rags, Cotton, Cotton Linters, Flax, Etc. and for Carbonizing, by C.G. Sargent's Sons Corporation
- ^ a b Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd ed, entries for "willy, willey" n3, "willow" v, "devil" n8a, "twilley" n2
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