Roundin' up wool in Pendleton...

Just had to visit Pendleton's Mills again! After all, it's been a tradition in the family dating back to my dear cat Pendleton from back in 1982. We did manage to leave the mill with 12 yards of black watch plaid, several remnants of Campbell Plaid and 13 pounds of 'loom salvage' I intend to make a rug with. We'll see.

If you ever get a chance, take the tour! We finally did! It's just interesting to see how they actually make their rugs. The tour takes you from spinning the wool (mostly from the NW) to dying it then to weaving it. Their colors are AWESOME!!! Who knew that they make material for the airline industry??? Oh, for a mere $23k you can commission your own rug patterns with a minimum purchase order of 250. I'm seriously considering it after I figure out which 'junior letterboxer' I'll need to pawn off to secure the funding. ;)

While crossing the Payette River on our return trip home from Boise we saw this glorious Bald Eagle about 3 meters up in a tree just adjacent the interstate! Incredible!!!