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

Technobarbarian <technobarbarian@gmail.com> wrote:
> 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
>

Is that where you get the yarn you spin here?

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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

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