Melin Wlan 7.........archive 2007.

Final shots from the mill today.

 

Doubling, another interesting process.

An old military bell, probably used as a fire bell..

Leaving the mill, a final shot.

Melin Wlan 6.........archive 2007.

Sock makers.

Knitting machine.

Old paraffin lamp.

Melin Wlan 5.........archive 2007.

Spinning.

Museum pieces.

Melin Wlan 4.........archive 2007.

Through the glass, waterwheel and chute.

I think this is another cone winder.

Storage board.

The manufacturers.

Melin Wlan 3.........archive 2007.

The loom in action, the noise is deafening!

You can just see the wooden shuttle as it flies across the loom.

Melin Wlan 2.........archive 2007.

  

Some really clever machinery was produced for the woollen industry.

  

Always large amounts of woollen fibres produced from the many processes. 

Cones of wool ready for weaving.

Melin Wlan.........archive 2007.

With a bit of luck I should be able to get some new material soon, in the meantime it's back in the archives.

The mill pond.

The water shoot to the waterwheel which once powered the mill.

Winding threads.

Hanking machine, the hanks then go off for dying.