klˈɔθmˌeɪkɪŋ wʌz hˈɛvili ɹˈɛɡjʊlˌeɪɾᵻd, ænd ɪnðə wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi z ænd wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd fˈaɪvhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi z wˈɪntʃkuːm lˈɛd dˈʌzənz ʌv klˈoʊðɪɹz ɪn ɐ nˈæʃənəl kæmpˈeɪn tə pɚswˈeɪd kˈɪŋ hˈɛnɹi ɹˌoʊmən ˈeɪt tə tʃˈeɪndʒ ðə lˈɔː ɔnðə mˌeɪkɪŋ ʌv wˈʊlən klˈɔθ ɐ kæmpˈeɪn wˌɪtʃ pɹˈuːvd ˈʌltᵻmətli səksˈɛsfəl.
Cloth-making was heavily regulated, and in the 1530s and 1540s Winchcombe led dozens of clothiers in a national campaign to persuade King Henry VIII to change the law on the making of woollen cloth  – a campaign which proved ultimately successful.