Epen, Limburg

Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, The Netherlands

Hiking route: 4689456

Provided by: Mark, Overijssel

4.7 km
01:11 h
269 kcal
129 m

Description

The Volmolen

Nowadays the Volmolen is a grain mill, but in the past it was used for "fulling" fabrics.

OLD CRAFT

Fulling (or felting) is an old technique for processing wool.

In the past, fulling mills were used for this. Fulling improves the quality of woven woolen fabric. The substance was placed in large oak tubs, which were filled with a mixture of full earth (a type of clay), linseed oil, rancid butter, urine and water. Pestlers, powered by the water power of the Geul, flattened the fabric. Fourteen hours later the wool sheets were felty, rougher and stronger.

Tour tip; Hiking with kids! Routes up to 5 km are ideal

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Gulpen-Wittem

Molenweg
Gulpen-Wittem

Parkeerplaats centrum

Wilhelminastraat
6285BD Gulpen-Wittem

VVV Epen

Julianastraat
6285AE Gulpen-Wittem

043 455 13 46
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Oplaadpunt

6285NP Gulpen-Wittem

Watertap: gratis water voor onderweg

123 6294AT Vaals

Directions

# Description Distance
Molenweg, Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, The Netherlands 0.00 km
Molenweg, Gulpen-Wittem, Limburg, The Netherlands 4.74 km

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