On Tuesday, June 27, 2023 at 8:16:42 AM UTC-7, Ralph E Lindberg wrote:
On 2023-06-27 01:11:10 +0000, Technobarbarian said:
I feel like I visited the *real* Pendleton Woolen mill today. And
is isn't in Pendleton or even in Oregon. The real mill that does most
of the work is the mill in Washougal Washington. In Pendleton they make some of the wool into yarn, but it goes to Washougal to be dyed. The
fancy Jacquard looms are in Pendleton, but the cloth that is woven
there goes to Washougal for finishing. The mill in Washougal is a
300,000 sq/ft monster with a lot of more ordinary looms and a ton of
other equipment. The tour is free, but you can't take photos inside the Washougal mill. The Pendleton mill is more colorful and they allow photography.
Pendleton Woolen Mills Tour (Washougal, WA) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DGN4_FDx1YE
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pendleton_Woolen_Mills
TB
The DW makes a pilgrimage almost every year
They are in the process of making some major changes to some of the machines. They bought some huge spooling machines that were made in France. They're supposed to work twice as fast as the old machines, with half the maintenance. I assume this
means that business is going well for them.
I assume you've seen the old mill in Salem too. It's interesting because, in many ways, from sheep to shirts, the business hasn't changed all that much over the centuries. One way or another they still have to go through all the same basic steps.
https://www.willametteheritage.org/
This British farm show shows how it was done back in the day, including fulling. It's more sophisticated now, but fulling is still part of the finishing that's done in Washougal.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L4EtG5WFxwc&list=PLILjwVewul9GZwBdgmJPZ_m96jO1L390N&index=7
TB
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