HRH Duke of Rothesay at Knockando Woolmill opening

**opositive** · 12th October 12, 02:31 PM

Originally Posted by tulloch

Gosh those look familiar. I wove for a year in Swanzey, New Hampshire. We each ran eight of em. It was loud! I never got tired of it. The mill is now closed. The looms were sold to a company in Saudi Arabia, I believe. What I wouldn't give to be able to order up a bunch of tartan made on those things.

saudi arabia wanted wool looms? any idea what they wanted to make? i know the desert gets cold due in part to the lack of clouds, but what wool garments would this be used for, since i have not heard of wool being used in traditional garb (i have no problem having my ignorance dispelled)?

**Downunder Kilt** · 12th October 12, 02:38 PM

Thanks for the additional information brewerpaul, cheers

**fluter** · 12th October 12, 02:46 PM

Originally Posted by opositive

saudi arabia wanted wool looms? any idea what they wanted to make? i know the desert gets cold due in part to the lack of clouds, but what wool garments would this be used for, since i have not heard of wool being used in traditional garb (i have no problem having my ignorance dispelled)?

No, they really do wear wool in Saudi Arabia.

"Traditionally, men usually wear an ankle length garment woven from wool or cotton..." 'Cause wool has good insulating properties, don't you know, and it breathes.

**Tobus** · 12th October 12, 03:15 PM

Yikes! A 60 meter minimum pretty much dashes any hopes of custom weaves unless you're outfitting a pipe band!

**Grizzly** · 12th October 12, 03:38 PM

or another run of Artificer's tartan that cannot be named lest we be eaten.

**opositive** · 12th October 12, 03:44 PM

hrh duke of rothesay--nice outfit, as usual

saudi arabia and wool looms--the loose male garment worn in saudi arabia is called a thobe, which is often worn made of wool in winter. fat tailed sheep meander about the middle east. thanks, xmarks, for causing me to expand my knowledge

saudi arabia should do some runs of artificer's unnamed tartan to improve international relations and to diversify its economy.

**Couper** · 22nd October 12, 08:53 AM

I have an authentic thobe - brought to me from Baghdad by our son, who was in Iraq for a tour with the U.S. Army. The thobe I have is made of cotton but he told be there are also wool ones. He had experienced temperature ranges from the 30s to the 130s during the course of 13 months in the Suni Triangle

**madmacs** · 12th October 12, 05:49 PM

Originally Posted by Tobus

Yikes! A 60 meter minimum pretty much dashes any hopes of custom weaves unless you're outfitting a pipe band!

I dont know... Might be a case of exploring where their price breakpoint is... Certainly seems theres a market for shorter custom runs... Maybe they just need to run the numbers...