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2. Pendleton Woolen Mills - Wikipedia

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   In 1895 it was enlarged and converted into a textile mill that, by the following year, had begun making Native American trade blankets—geometric patterned robes (unfringed blankets) for Native American men and shawls (fringed blankets) for Native American women in the area—the Umatilla, Cayuse, Nez Perce and Walla Walla tribes. That ...

3. Hudson's Bay point blanket - Wikipedia

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   A Hudson's Bay point blanket is a type of wool blanket traded by the Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) in British North America, now Canada and the United States, from 1779 to present. [1] The blankets were typically traded to First Nations in exchange for beaver pelts as an important part of the North American fur trade .

4. Australian Merino - Wikipedia

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   The original strain bred by Macarthur survives as the Camden Park or Macarthur Merino. [7] The four principal breeds or strains that developed within the Australian Merino group were the Peppin, [8] the Saxon, [9] the South Australian [10] and the Spanish. [3]: 746 [11] The Poll Merino or Australian Poll Merino is a recently-created polled variant.

5. Mineral wool - Wikipedia

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   Mineral wool is also known as mineral cotton, mineral fiber, man-made mineral fiber (MMMF), and man-made vitreous fiber (MMVF). Specific mineral wool products are stone wool and slag wool. Europe [who?] also includes glass wool which, together with ceramic fiber, are entirely artificial fibers that can be made into different shapes and are ...

6. Wool - Wikipedia

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   This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 1 February 2025. Textile fiber from the hair of sheep or other mammals For other uses, see Wool (disambiguation). Wool before processing Unshorn Merino sheep Shorn sheep Wool is the textile fiber obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. The term may also refer to ...

7. Blanket - Wikipedia

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   Wool blankets are warmer and also relatively slow to burn compared to cotton. The most common types of blankets are woven acrylic, knitted polyester, mink, cotton, fleece and wool. Blankets also come with exotic crafting and exotic material such as crocheted afghan or a silk covering. The term blanket is often interchanged with comforter, quilt ...