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Originally Posted by robertdavey6

I belive it was also used in the making of Harris Tweed, on Harris. If the book I read is to be belived, that is were the phrase "Spending a penny was coined" (Pardon the pun). Vistors were paid, a penny, to keep the tub topped up.

"The Colours
Harris Tweed was made from 100 per cent natural and sustainable products. The wool, from the sheep (obviously). The colours themselves were sourced directly from nature – lichen and heathers. The tweed was then stretched by a process known as waulking the cloth. This involved soaking it in animal or human urine and then pounding it across a table in order to shrink it and ensure its pliability. We are assured that the cloth was thoroughly cleaned after the process."

From, and more at, http://caledonianmercury.com/2010/04...t-tweed/006557

Thanks fer that one then Rob, i've been hedumacated today.