The process of combing fibers through a hatchel to separate and align them before spinning them into thread or yarn.
From hatchel + -ing (the gerund form). This term describes the essential step in converting raw plant fibers into usable textile materials.
Hatcheling was so physically demanding that it was often one of the few textile jobs given to men—women typically did the lighter spinning work, showing how labor was divided by physical demands!
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