Mississippi Valley Textile Museum (Rosamond Woolen Mill) (Almonte)

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The Rosamond Woolen Mill was one of the first of its kind to take advantages of imports of wool, from foreign areas such as Australia and South Africa. Many types of cloth was made at the Mill; tweed, overcoating, fancy worsted, carpet, suiting, serge, ladies dress goods, cassimere, trousers, covert clothes, whipcord, and military uniform cloth. These goods were top quality and were shipped to outlets locally, to Toronto, but mainly Montreal, which at the time, was known as one of the top fashion cities in Canada. At one point there were 90 looms, 8300 spindles, and 19 cards in the Rosamond Woolen Mill. The Rosamond Woolen Mill was one of the largest woolen mills in Canada, making it not only nationally recognized, but also internationally recognized. Production continued until the 1980s when the mill shut down due to increasing number of synthetic operations, alternatives to wool, and cheaper material that is imported from overseas