Truck Report 5/24/2013

Good morning, WoolFans! Here's hoping you've had a lovely week and a restful long weekend ahead.

The Pendleton truck will be bringing us 200 pounds of wooly worms, 400 pounds of fuzzy selvage, and 100 pounds of blanket header -- but it isn't expected to arrive at the store until noon today. Plan your visit accordingly!


And we wanted to let you know that the Woolen Mill Store will be closed on Monday, May 27th in observance of Memorial Day. We will be open regular hours for the rest of the week.

Your Pendleton Stories

We want to share some of our favorite comments from our 500th blog post celebration. Our friends and family shared such lovely stories that we just can't keep them to ourselves!

Jean D. said...

Thank you for your amazing fabric! It has played a part in my family's lives for generations. My grandmother used your wool to make her own wool suits. My grandfather and father both wore Pendleton flannel shirts and my cousin was buried with the one she received when she was an Indian princess at a pow-wow. Please never stop making your beautiful fabric! I am so proud to say you are from Oregon where I live!! And I love being able to shop at your store whenever I get a chance!

Anonymous said...

I'm smitten with Pendleton ever since I laid eyes on a Native-inspired Pendleton blanket as a child. When my humble Native American parents presented me with a Pink Serape Pendleton after being the first in our family of thirteen to graduate college, that Pendleton was worth more to me than all the gold and silver in the world and it still looks great to this very day.

Look for more of our favorite comments to be reposted each Thursday for the next few weeks. Thank you for being a part of our Pendleton family.

2013 AICF Blanket: Tatanka Huhanska

This is the latest addition to the American Indian College Fund blanket collection: Tatanka Huhanska.

The buffalo symbolizes wisdom and hope, strength and leadership. A portion of the proceeds from this blanket will be donated to the American Indian College Fund to help support tribal colleges and scholarship opportunities for Native American students.

You can purchase Tatanka Huhanska at the Woolen Mill Store or another Pendleton Home store, or online at www.pendleton-usa.com.

More information about the American Indian College Fund from the Pendleton website:

The American Indian College Fund is a Native American-operated organization dedicated to education. More than 30 tribal colleges serve American Indian students from every geographic region in the United States. They are beacons of hope for social and economic change in the communities they serve. The fund provides educational opportunities for students and disburses 6,000 scholarships annually. For a century, Pendleton Woolen Mills has maintained a mutual respect for our original customers, Native Americans. That is one of many reasons we support this philanthropic partnership. When you purchase an American Indian College Fund Blanket, a portion of the proceeds goes to help tribal colleges. To learn more about the fund, call 1-800-776-3863 or visit www.collegefund.org.

500th Blog Post Giveaway Winners!

We are really touched by all the love on our 500th blog post. 202 comments is a LOT of Pendleton love -- plus all the kind words on our Facebook page. If you didn't manage to read through each and every one, we'll be posting some of our favorite Pendleton stories on the Woolen Mill Store blog over the next few weeks.

Thanks to the handy dandy random number generator at Random.org, we've selected two winners who will receive a crafty surprise box with fabric, blanket header, ColorPlay carded wool, notions, and more!

Our first winner is Patricia, who said "Congratulations! Awesome blog and Pendleton are beautiful fabrics. Look forward to 500 more posts."

Our second winner is Thea Barella, who said "Congrats on hitting 500 posts! I love your designs and a visit to the store in Oregon is quite a treat. I use your fabrics in several of my crafty work. Whahoo!!"

Winners, please send your mailing address to pwmemb (at) penwool (dot) com and we will get your crafty surprise boxes on their way!

Truck Report 5/17/2013

Good morning, WoolFans!

Before we get into the truck action, we want to say thank you. A huge, loud, joyous THANK YOU!!! (with extra exclamation points) to everyone who participated in our 500th blog post celebration. The outpouring of love, support, and encouragement really means a lot to us. We'll be sharing some of our favorite comments over the coming weeks on the WMS blog.


The giveaway winners will be announced on Monday, May 20th. Thanks for your patience!

And now, the truckage: the Pendleton truck delivered 200 pounds of fuzzy selvage and 75 pounds of wooly worms.

International Quilt Market This Weekend

The Woolen Mill Store will be attending the Spring 2013 International Quilt Market right here in Portland, Oregon. If you are an industry professional attending the show and would like to schedule an appointment with us, feel free to call (503) 535-5786 to set up a time. We will be in booth #2962 near the Networking Station.

This Spring 2013 International Quilt Market is not open to the public but we will be sponsoring a meet-and-greet with the Portland Modern Quilt Guild and Modern Domestic on Friday, May 17th. Please join us! Click for more information. (A new window will open.)

Our 500th Blog Post Giveaway!

Milestones should be celebrated! This is our 500th post on the Woolen Mill Store blog. We certainly have come a long way since our first little hello in April 2007.

For us, the most important thing about our blog is our community... our Pendleton family. Without our creative customers bringing projects by, without our friends and fans leaving comments, without the network of awesome creators who share ideas and inspiration, we wouldn't have much of a blog at all.

So we want to thank YOU!

All you have to do is leave a comment on this post by Thursday, May 16 at 11:59pm. You can comment on other posts, but it won't count towards the giveaway. Comments on Facebook won't count either. Gotta be right here if you want to win!

We'll use a handy random number generator to pick two winners. Our winners will get a Woolen Mill Store crafty surprise box with fabric, notions, and some of our famous mill scraps. And we're not going into any more detail than that, because it would ruin the surprise.

Truck Report 5/10/2013

Good morning, WoolFans!

The Pendleton truck has come and gone, leaving behind a mountain of scraps for your weekend crafting. We've got 200 pounds of scrap strips, 150 pounds of wooly worms, and 400 pounds of selvage.

And just a head's up -- you might want to check back in with the Woolen Mill Store blog on Monday morning because we have a big announcement. Here's a hint: it involves an anniversary and a giveaway.