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Ambleside: Woolly Rug Co
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Woolly Rug Co
Street:-   North Road
locality:-   Ambleside
civil parish:-   Lakes (formerly Westmorland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   shop
locality type:-   rug maker's
locality type:-   workplace
coordinates:-   NY37710458
1Km square:-   NY3704
10Km square:-   NY30

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BQV92.jpg  The studio (earlier a print works).
(taken 20.6.2009)  
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BQV94.jpg (taken 20.6.2009)  
Rugs made by Jane Exley, from wool from Herdwick and SwaledaleSheep.

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BQV95.jpg (taken 20.6.2009)  
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BQV96.jpg (taken 20.6.2009)  
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BQV97.jpg  A happy Herdwick; and notice the designer's monogram.
(taken 20.6.2009)  
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BQV98.jpg  The designer's monogram, JE for Jane Exley.
(taken 20.6.2009)  
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BQV99.jpg (taken 20.6.2009)  
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BQW01.jpg  Work in progress.
(taken 20.6.2009)  
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BQW02.jpg  The rugs are made by firing tufts of wool, using an air gun, onto a tight wove 'canvas', the tuft going round a warp thread. When the design is completed a backing is glued to hold everything firm.
(taken 20.6.2009)  
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BQV93.jpg (taken 20.6.2009)  
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