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Virgin wool blankets and cloth of Val

Val de San Lorenzo, Astorga, León

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Virgin wool blankets and cloth of Val

Curiosity · Val de San Lorenzo, Astorga, León

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In the mid-19th century Madoz counted mills, a linseed oil mill, two fulling mills and a dyeworks in the village, where many families carded and spun wool for coarse cloth. Textile craft in pure new wool is still alive today.

Photo: Emgorio (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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