1 9 8 1 . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁the ▁Occ up ational ▁Health ▁and ▁Saf ety ▁Administration ▁respond ed ▁to ▁pressure ▁from ▁this ▁group ▁and ▁implemented ▁a ▁new ▁cot ton ▁dust ▁standard . ▁ ▁In ▁modern ▁mill s ▁the ▁do ff ing ▁process ▁is ▁relatively ▁autom ated . ▁with ▁a ▁mechanical ▁do f fer ▁fitted ▁to ▁the ▁w inder ▁that ▁cut s ▁and ▁asp ir ates ▁the ▁y arn , ▁removes ▁the ▁packages ▁and ▁places ▁them ▁in ▁a ▁y arn ▁bug gy , ▁fits ▁the ▁empty ▁tub es ▁and ▁trans fers ▁the ▁y arn ▁so ▁w inding ▁can ▁continue . ▁ ▁Po ems ▁and ▁songs ▁The ▁song ▁" The ▁Do ff ing ▁M ist ress " ▁is ▁about ▁fla x ▁spin ning ▁in ▁Northern ▁Ireland ▁and ▁describes ▁the ▁do ff ers ▁respect ▁for ▁their ▁mist ress . ▁The ▁line ▁" she ▁hang s ▁her ▁coat ▁on ▁the ▁highest ▁pin " ▁is ▁because ▁the ▁do f fer ' s ▁work ▁could ▁lead ▁to ▁de form ity ▁of ▁the ▁sp ine . ▁ ▁Ed win ▁W augh ▁is ▁the ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁dialect ▁poem ▁" The ▁Little ▁D of fer " ▁about ▁a ▁do f fer ▁in ▁a ▁Lanc ash ire ▁mill ▁who ▁obtained ▁work ▁despite ▁his ▁uns atisf actory ▁rep lies ▁to ▁the ▁over look er ▁( for eman ). ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁▁ ▁Sp in ning ▁m ule ▁ ▁Ring ▁spin ning ▁ ▁Car m ela ▁Te oli , ▁a ▁do f fer ▁who ▁test ified ▁before ▁the ▁U .