Good morning.
For those who do not know me, I was originally a Salemite. I happened to be born in Seattle because The War was on and that is where Dad was stationed. But if there hadn’t been a war, I would have been born in Salem.
When I was a kid, the Thomas K. Woolen Mill still existed. Big and red and making wool fabrics. There was also a retail store there that faced out onto 12th Street. I went there with my parents one time, so Dad could pick out fabric for a suit. Somewhere along the line the Mill closed and stood empty for most of my life in Salem. Then a while back, some historically significant houses were to be torn down in some sort of city improvement plan. However, somebody (or several somebodies) opted to have the houses moved near the old woolen mill and a some others polished up the woolen mill itself and started giving tours. And so the Mission Mill Museum was born.
A day or so ago, I mentioned the yarn shop that was in the Mission Mill complex many years ago. The other day I found out it was more than 10 years ago. And, how did I find this out, you ask.
Because the owner of a new yarn store that has opened in the Mission Mill complex emailed me in response to my Blog page on the beginning of my yarnaholic years. It is called Teaselwick Wools. What an wonderful name. And there is wool yarn in the old woolen mill’s shops again.
This week I am going to be working on a list of places for folks to get yarns and have the list ready for the market and show this month. Although I have not been to the shop in the Mission Mill complex I will be going there the next time I am in Salem, for sure.
It was one of those events that brings a smile to my face and makes my head nod. Lately there have been too many businesses who want to knock down some of the historical places in Salem and build parking lots. Am glad to see that the Mission Mill is going to be breathing a bit of history back into Salem with Teaselwick Wools. My best to the owner, Tracy.
Have a great day. Granny LJ