ðɪ ɪfˈɛkt ʌvðə mˈɪlɪŋ pɹˈɑːsɛs ɪz tə dɹˈɔː ðə jˈɑːɹnz mˈʌtʃ klˈoʊsɚ təɡˌɛðɚ ðɐn kʊd biː ɐtʃˈiːvd ɪnðə lˈuːm ænd ɐlˈaʊ ðɪ ˌɪndᵻvˈɪdʒuːəl fˈaɪbɚz ʌvðə wˈʊl tə bˈaɪnd təɡˌɛðɚɹ ɪn ɐ fˈɛltɪŋ pɹˈɑːsɛs, wˌɪtʃ ɹɪzˈʌlts ɪn ɐ dˈɛns, blˈaɪnd fˈeɪs klˈɔθ wɪð ɐ stˈɪf dɹˈeɪp wˌɪtʃ ɪz hˈaɪli wˈɛðɚɹᵻsˈɪstənt, hˈɑːɹd wˈɛɹɪŋ ænd kˈeɪpəbəl ʌv tˈeɪkɪŋ ɐ kˈʌt ˈɛdʒ wɪðˌaʊt ðə nˈiːd fɔːɹ bˌiːɪŋ hˈɛmd.
The effect of the milling process is to draw the yarns much closer together than could be achieved in the loom and allow the individual fibres of the wool to bind together in a felting process, which results in a dense, blind face cloth with a stiff drape which is highly weather-resistant, hard wearing and capable of taking a cut edge without the need for being hemmed.