At least the major clothing maintenance was done outside the house. Wool clothing required special treatment, and so, after it came off the loom, it went to the fuller, a type of launderer/cleaner and went back to him when soiled. The fuller was a member of a guild and seemed to work in a kind of factory with slave underlings doing many of the necessary and dirty jobs. One task involved stamping on the clothing in a vat -- like a wine press.
Another type of slave, this time, domestic, had charge of folding and pleating the clothing as necessary. [See Categories of Roman Slaves.]
- Palla
- Stola
- Tunica
- Strophium and Subligar (looks like a bikini)
- Cleaning Roman Dress for Women
Photo: A Fullery. CC Argenberg at Flickr.com
