trades in Cologne
We are fortunate to have two reliable resources that illustrate the wide range of trades involved in the production of material goods in Cologne.
This first list comes to us from Heinrich von Loesche and lists trades as guilds in the city up to 1500. Below is a list of clothing related trades.
I have also separated trades controlled by women.
Garnmacherinnen: yarn maker
Goldspinnerinnen: gold spinner
Seidspinnerinnen: silk spinner
Seidweberinnen (Seidmacherinnen): silk weaver
Altschuhmacher (Altruschen) old shoe maker
Beutelmacher: bag maker
Taschenmacher: bag maker
Färber: dyer
Gewandschneider (Watmenger): Robe cutter (ecclesiastic?)
Goldschmiede und Goldschläger: Goldsmith and gold leaf maker
Gürtelmacher (Gürtelschläger): belt maker
Hutmacher: hat maker
Kürschner (Buntwörter und Pelzer): furrier
Lederzurichter (Conreider, Lederreider): currier (leather finisher)
Leinenweber: linen weaver
Leinwandhändler (Leinengewandschneider): linen merchant
Lohgerber: tanner
Nadelmacher: needle maker
Sartuchweber (Baumwoll- oder Barchentweber): cotton or fustian weavers, sartuch-sarrock as an undergarment
Schleier-(Kopftuch-)weber: veil weaver
Schmiede: Blacksmith (potentially for some purse frames)
Schneider (Schröder): Tailor
Schuhmacher, Kinder- und Holzschuhmacher: shoemaker, child and wood sole shoes
Seidfarber (keine Zunft): silk dyer (no guild)
Titeirweber (Tirchenmacher): a kind of linen cloth for under garments.
Tuchscherer (Schorren): cloth shearer
Waidhändler (Waidner): woad handler
Weissgerber (Fellpflücker): white tanner
Wollenweber (Gewandmacher): wool weaver, robe maker (ecclesiastic?)
In 1581 Hermann Weinsberg also listed trades in Cologne in alphabetical order. The list below has been limited to trades linked to clothing and accessory production.
Again some trades were controlled by women, these have again been separated out.
Catalogus oder register etlicher amten, handlungen, handwerker und deinsten. [272]
garnmechersche: yarnmaker
gegermechersche: vestments makers
goltspennersche: gold spinner
kleirmecherse: ? kleir/goller/partlet maker?
linwirkersche:
linennehersche: linen seamstress
perlestickersche: pearl embroiderers
sidemechersche: silk maker
sidespennersche- silk spinner
budelmecher: bag maker
conreider: currier
doichscherer: cloth shearer
gewantmecher: robe maker (ecclesiastic)
gewantsneider: robe tailor (ecclesiastic?)
garnkremer: yarn merchant
goltsmit: goldsmith
goltscleger: gold
gurdelmecher: belt maker
heukemecher: heuke maker (cloak maker)
hoitmecher: hat maker?
hoitkremer: hat merchant?
linenweber: linen wever
linenferber: linen dyer
linenkremer,
leistemecher: deep hem/border
metzmecher: knife maker
mutzestricker: hat knitter
naildenmecher: needle maker
peltzer: furrier
pasimentmecher: braidmaker
schroeder: tailor
sideferber: silk dyer
scheidemecher: knifeholder maker
schoinmecher: shoe maker
schoinlepper: shoe repairer
seilspenner: shawl spinner?
schartzeweber: black weaver
sardoichsweber: sarrock cloth weaver
teschmecher: bag maker
tirteire: fustian maker
wullenweber: wool weaver
wullenferber: wool dyer
weisgerber: white tanner