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Oregon Duck Blanket Available Soon

Well it’s been a busy couple of weeks here in the Blanket & Home Division.
Being an Oregon company, staffed by many Oregonians, we have an annual tradition of following the two big rival Universities – Oregon State (Beavers) and University of Oregon (Ducks) as they battle on the football field.

The yearly match-up (dubbed “The Civil War”) is a BIG event. And this year was one of the biggest. The winner of this year’s game also won a trip to the Rose Bowl, to compete against Ohio State.

The week before the game offices here are decked out in black & orange or green & yellow.

A special blanket
Ever since U of Oregon defeated Arizona in double overtime the Pendleton team has been working on creating a custom jacquard blanket for the Rose Bowl appearance of the Oregon School that wins the Civil War.

The normal development and manufacturing process, which takes 4 - 5 months for a custom blanket, was compressed into a 3-week period so we could deliver blankets to our retail partners before December 18 for their last-minute Christmas gift shoppers

Since we did not know which blanket to manufacture until the game was over, we prepared two separate designs and ran both through the licensing process with four different licensing groups; PAC-10, The Rose Bowl, and the two schools.

In order to meet our delivery objective we had to start weaving blankets as soon as the winner was determined. The mill dyed additional wool in the four colors needed to make the blankets and pre-staged it at Pendleton for weaving. The designs were approved and loaded into the loom computers. Last night, after the game, our weave room supervisor Terry Widel went out to the mill and started the looms with the winning team's design for the third shift to weave.

After a VERY tight game, the Duck prevailed and the looms wove yellow and green.

Limited edition of 500, individually numbered with commemorative label. Officially licensed by UO, Pac-10™ and the Rose Bowl®. Pure virgin wool/cotton, woven in our Northwest Mills. 64" x 64".

Reserve yours today!

Holiday Kid’s Workshops

SUN 12/6, 12/13 & 12/20 11:00-3:00
Instructor: Stacy Brisbee

Cost $5-10-15
Mom & Dad can shop while the kids create holiday gifts from their own hands to give to parents or friends. Three different projects ~ three different prices. Choose to attend any or all of the three Sundays.
For the kid in everyone, all ages welcome!

Drop ins welcome!

Projects are:
$5 Felted Soap
$10 Gingerbread House
$15 Pendleton Apron

Slow Fashions

There was a great article in yesterday's Oregonian about the issue of quality in today's culture. This is something that crafters understand. If you are going to take 20 or 50+ hours to knit, sew, weave, crochet, or felt something by hand, it really pays to use good materials. Materials which will last and look good for decades.

We at Pendleton hear lots of stories from people about the blankets, coats, and shirts owned by past members of the family. That's because the garments are meant to last more than a season. More than two seasons, heck more than a generation. As they pass from one person to another they gather those experiences with them.

So this holiday season, as you are sewing and weaving and knitting for yourself, your family and your friends, embrace the role you are playing in bringing quality back to a place of honor.

Carrie Sturrock's Article "Slow Fashion" Means Quality, Longevity, Thrift" in the column PDX Green

The Woolen Mill Store is happy to welcome back the Portland Handweavers Guild for their annual holiday sale.

Handwoven for the Holidays
Fri, Sat & Sun, Nov 6-8
One-of-a-kind handcrafted items including towels, jackets, scarves, stoles, ponchos, wall hangings, rugs & baskets for holidays gifts.

Hours:
Friday 10-8
Saturday 10 - 5:30
Sunday 11 - 4

Opening Reception on Friday at 6:00 PM. Join us for music & refreshments. Shop early for the very best selection.

Enter to win this cute Pendleton bag

We are having so much fun on Facebook (along with about a billion other folks on the planet) and so we invite you to join the WMS. If you are already on FB, just add us in your Fan Pages. If you are new, well it's time to finally do it - time to take a few minutes to join.

And while you are joining you can become a fan of our Menswear page and post a comment on this contest. Just be sure to use the "enter" and you will have a chance of winning this great little bag. It's a prototype, so it's one-of-a-kind. Just like you.

Free Wool Info Booklet

Wool...A Natural
This is a great little booklet that you can download free. It tells you all sorts of useful and fun info about how we weave the wool, the Pendleton heritage and (really important) sewing, handling and cleaning tips.
Get it here!