It’s worth tracking down a copy of Sam Fitton’s poem ‘Shuttle-Kissin’ too! @jenniferballads.bsky.social performs this number to great effect.
Reposted from Dean Kirby PhD
Today’s newsletter from the Manchester History Club is about the hidden practice in cotton weaving mills of kissing the shuttle - and how it damaged the health of generations of weavers.
#Manchester #weaving #textiles #history

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