We invite you to come for a tour of the Mill.
Observe how wool was processed from the raw fiber start to the finished product.
Until then take a virtual tour ....
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MIXING & BLENDING FIBERS 1- Mixing & blending fibers 2- Harper for card (1889)- Stars the carding process 3- Carding process 4- End of carding process |
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SPINNING & TWISTING YARN 1- Spinning frame (1945): spins yarn into single strand |
| Weaving, Dying & Finished Blanket 1- Bobbins ready to be put in the shuttle |
All tour funds go back to 'The Foundation' to help maintain the building.
Tours are by appointment only. Please call 325-226-3383.
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Tours are: $5/adult, $3/child under 12 and senior citizens Woolen Mill tours (325) 226-3383 By Appointment Only |
OTHER ATTRACTIONS IN ELDORADO
The only place in the US, maybe the world, where you can go to a working guest ranch to see where the sheep are raised and shorn. From there go to the processing plant at the Eldorado Woolen Mill and see what happens to that fiber. Call for arrangements to stay at the X-Bar Ranch
(325) 853-2688 www.XBarRanch.com
Live Oak Hunting Lodge offers trail riding and hunting for the whole family
325-853-3086 (Hunting) 325-486-1122 (Trail Riding).
Schleicher County Museum is open Thursday - Saturday, depicting the experience of frontier life as the historic town of Eldorado evolved.
For more information visit
Eldorado's Chamber of Commerce web site.
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