each year the worldsheet produced between 2 to 3 million tons of wool and
between 2 to 3 million tons of wool and
between 2 to 3 million tons of wool and it takes a lot longer than you may think
it takes a lot longer than you may think
it takes a lot longer than you may think to go from this to this the Pendleton
to go from this to this the Pendleton
to go from this to this the Pendleton Mills receive about 8,000 pounds of
Mills receive about 8,000 pounds of
Mills receive about 8,000 pounds of freshly shorn wool from around the world
freshly shorn wool from around the world
freshly shorn wool from around the world each day Marshall welcome to pedal to
each day Marshall welcome to pedal to
each day Marshall welcome to pedal to woollen Mills at Washougal Washington
the first thing they do with a fresh
the first thing they do with a fresh batch of wool is diet into one of
batch of wool is diet into one of
batch of wool is diet into one of thousands of colors they use in their
thousands of colors they use in their
thousands of colors they use in their fabrics
workers load 500 pounds of fleece into a
workers load 500 pounds of fleece into a 5-foot steel basket
5-foot steel basket
5-foot steel basket where this hydraulic press uses water
where this hydraulic press uses water
where this hydraulic press uses water and pressure to compact it
compacting the wall allows them to die
compacting the wall allows them to die more at one time and preserve resources
once it’s compressed it’s ready for the
once it’s compressed it’s ready for the dying process a crane lifts the basket
dying process a crane lifts the basket
dying process a crane lifts the basket and slowly lowers it into a giant
and slowly lowers it into a giant
and slowly lowers it into a giant pressurized vat called a dyke here a
computer triggers the release of dye
computer triggers the release of dye from tanks above into the keyer they add
from tanks above into the keyer they add
from tanks above into the keyer they add the dye chemicals and 1,200 gallons of
the dye chemicals and 1,200 gallons of
the dye chemicals and 1,200 gallons of hot water the nice thing about wool is
hot water the nice thing about wool is
hot water the nice thing about wool is that it’s hydrophilic it loves water and
that it’s hydrophilic it loves water and
that it’s hydrophilic it loves water and what that means for us is that wool will
what that means for us is that wool will
what that means for us is that wool will hold on to its color for a really long
hold on to its color for a really long
hold on to its color for a really long time after three to four hours fresh
time after three to four hours fresh
time after three to four hours fresh water pumps in to rinse out excess dye
here a quick spin cycle removes most of
here a quick spin cycle removes most of the water but the newly colored wool is
the water but the newly colored wool is
the water but the newly colored wool is still pretty damp so it’s on to
still pretty damp so it’s on to
still pretty damp so it’s on to Pendleton stock dryer though this is
Pendleton stock dryer though this is
Pendleton stock dryer though this is nothing like your dryer at home this is
nothing like your dryer at home this is
nothing like your dryer at home this is a gigantic microwave oven that they use
a gigantic microwave oven that they use
a gigantic microwave oven that they use to remove the remaining moisture from
to remove the remaining moisture from
to remove the remaining moisture from the wall the reason why they use
the wall the reason why they use
the wall the reason why they use microwaves instead of heat is the same
microwaves instead of heat is the same
microwaves instead of heat is the same reason you wouldn’t put your fine
reason you wouldn’t put your fine
reason you wouldn’t put your fine woolens into the dryer heat can damage
woolens into the dryer heat can damage
woolens into the dryer heat can damage the wool fibers and also shrink them by
the wool fibers and also shrink them by
the wool fibers and also shrink them by using microwaves they preserve the
using microwaves they preserve the
using microwaves they preserve the quality of the wool
”
Be First to Comment