Pulling about 115cm of old fabric (9)
I believe the answer is:
towelling
'fabric' is the definition.
(towelling is a kind of fabric)
'pulling about 115cm of old' is the wordplay.
I cannot really understand how this works, but
'pulling' could be 'tow' (tow is a kind of pulling) and 'tow' is present in the answer.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for towelling that I've seen before include "Absorbent cloth" , "Bathrobe fabric" , "Terry" .)