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MacAusland's Mill was started in 1870 by
Fred MacAusland. At first it was a sawmill and a gristmill. In 1902
MacAusland, despite the locals thinking him crazy, decided to change to
a woolen mill.
To start they produced yarns and in 1932 they began
producing their famous wool blankets. Today the mill is still producing
yarns and blankets with historic, old-fashioned machinery.
The wool comes from the Atlantic region. It is washed, dried,
spun on the fantastic antique machines in an old wooden building/barn.
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blankets are preshrunk, brushed - napped - to make them fluffy and warm,
then they are cut and hemmed. I get elderly visitors at the market who
tell me they have blankets from when their parents took their wool to
the mill for blankets. All those years later the blankets are
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Visiting the mill is like stepping back in time,
however, the products are timeless, forever practical, durable, and
beautiful. This is still a family run, humble, friendly
business. Definitely worth a visit if on the Island! |
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Colored blankets
are available in the following colors:
Solid colors: red, royal blue, teal, light pink, maroon,
fushia, and kelly green.
Tweeds:
red, teal, light rust, black,
mauve, fawn, royal blue, olive green, fushia, kelly
green, light blue, brown, pink, purple, peach, dark
rust, dark green, maroon, navy, turquoise, yellow, green
heather, green tweed, blue heather, blue tweed, and rose
tweed. |
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Approximate blanket sizes
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Lap Blanket:
48" x 60"
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Single:
60" x 90" |
Double:
72" x 90" |
Queen:
78" x 104" |
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$50Cdn |
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$100Cdn |
$120Cdn |
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Fibrepalooza is very proud to sell MacAusland 100% Wool
blankets and yarns. I have many elderly people who
come to my booth sharing their stories of going to
MacAusland's with their parents, taking their raw fibre
over to be made into blankets and/or yarn. Many
comment on how they still have the blankets after 30-50
years and they are in great shape and as warm as ever.
I do the same with my sheep's fibre - take it to be made
into blankets and yarn.
I have several lap,
double, and queen blankets of various colors and various
colors in yarn, here at the shop, however, I can order
whatever the customer wants. These products are so
popular and I spread my fibre to many places so I have
opened a wholesale account with them. The yarn is
awesome for knitting and knitting and felting.
MacAusland's use few chemicals so the yarn still smells
'real', woolie. (a very pleasant smell). It
felts up very quickly and is very soft.
If one ever travels to the Island it is
well worth the stop to MacAusland's. The Mill is
quite an historic site, the people are incredibly
friendly and helpful. A very fun, educational
attraction.
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