The nap was raised by water driven drums of teasels and it is thought that Knapp Mill, on the Avon, played a part in the production.
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The spikes of the common teasel ( pictured right ) are not particularly spiny and may be quite soft . In some places, the spikes are used in cotton threading.
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The speed of the card-wire raising machine varies from 12-15 yards per minute, which is 20-30 % higher than that of teasel-raising.
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Blue Mounds'1, 500 acres offer visitors a pioneer vision of natural beauty _ wildflowers, cliff swallows and dickcissels, bison, head-high teasel and big bluestem.
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Although there are many types of dog brushes, they are not very popular amongst the professional dog groomers as most of them prefer using "'teasels " '.
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Around this time he met Lucille Teasel, a Canadian-born antiques dealer who gave him a work space and art supplies in exchange for help with odd jobs around her shop.
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More recently, from the early 20th century, teasel growing was established in the village, it continued until the 1960s, and is well remembered by some of the older inhabitants.
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Other big enterprises included the cash crop teasel, a prickly cob-like plant used in the woolen industry to raise the nap of wool, and the manufacturing of sleighs and stagecoaches.
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Common teasel ( " Dipsacus fullonum " ) and cut-leaved teasel ( " Dipsacus laciniatus " ) have both been observed as invasive species in the United States.
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Common teasel ( " Dipsacus fullonum " ) and cut-leaved teasel ( " Dipsacus laciniatus " ) have both been observed as invasive species in the United States.
