Yesterday I learned via a fiber arts podcast that the surname Walker was derived from the profession of Scottish waulkers who took part in waulking: the process of fulling (felting) woolen handwoven fabric by foot to make them denser/warmer.

@katherined According to this expert weaver/waulker/folk singer on the podcast, Outlander wasn't too accurate :)

@kyle I do find those type of shows fun as a starting point to dig further. They’ll throw out some words like “waulking the wool” that make you think, “Doing what to the wool?” And then look it up. Also, they do a pretty good job with period interiors. *swoon*

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