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Santa Sue

I thought it might be something like that but have hunted on every website.
can you tell me where you found this information so I can take a look please?
or do you know from your knowledge of the wool industry?

thanks

Found this - wikipedia's explanation
Could have been a Tickler - making the ticking!

Ticking (fabric) is a cotton or linen textile, tightly woven for durability, and used for mattresses and bed pillows.[1] It commonly has a striped design, in muted colours such as brown, grey or blue, and occasionally red or yellow, against a plain, neutral background.
Although traditionally used for mattresses and pillows, the material has found other uses, such as serving as a backing for quilts, coverlets, and other bedding. Ticking is a tightly woven fabric, originally to prevent down feathers from poking through the fabric.[2] It is sometimes a twill weave.
Ticking is no longer restricted to a utility fabric, and has found uses in interior decorating styles intending to evoke a homespun or industrial aesthetic. Modern uses for ticking include furniture upholstery, cushion covers, tablecloths, decorative basket liners, and curtains.
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I have a friend that owns a sheep farm and she told me years ago that her granmother used to Tickle the wool.I asked her what it was and she showed me the combs and how to tickle the wool.


Also there is this site for Bradford Mills that have different surnames on for the jobs that were done in the woollen industry.

http://www.ayorkshiredynasty.co.uk/page17/page17.html

Have you tried Ken Dodd? I seem to remember he had a tickling stick. Bob

Thank you Sue