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Thread #76557   Message #1358027
Posted By: mg
15-Dec-04 - 06:43 PM
Thread Name: Folklore: Weaving music
Subject: RE: Folklore: Weaving music
Linda Allen wrote a great one about weaving and quilting, although the weaving refers to Native Amerian baskets.

I have a new one about Pendleton wool in Washougal Washington...if you are in the U.S. you know about Pendleton wool I am sure..but it is really great stuff to this day. (Warning, very sappy..)

My virgo rising c.d. has a great one by Anne Hills I think about the silk mills of Allentown.

Ten and nine of course..some of the best lines from any song anywhere.is that the same as the Jute mill song?.Carlton weavers...Arragon Mill...cotton Jenny by Gordon Lightfoot about spinning I guess...

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In Washougal town where woolens are made
A Pendleton weaver is my trade
There you were anchored and you were waylaid
I will weave this coat for you

As fast as my looms can push and pull
I'll weave you a coat out of Pendleton wool
My hands are thrifty my heart is full
I will weave this coat for you

Blue as dark as the evening sky
Red for the chokecherries growing nearby
Grey for the clouds that keep passing us by
I will weave this coat for you

As sunny and bright as the marigold
Strong as our promise to have and to hold
Warm as the sheep that are still in the fold
I will weave this coat for you

And if this coat should ever get torn
Lots of new lambs will surely be born
I'll patch you right up with the fleece I have shorn
I will weave this coat for you

And when you chug up and down the river
You will not freeze and you will not shiver
Know that our love will go on forever
I'll weave this coat for you..