American wool blankets woven since 1909
⚠️ Mostly Made in USA
Where Pendleton products are made
Pendleton, OR & Washougal, WA
Two of the few US woolen mills spin, dye, weave and finish blankets and fabrics.
The blankets
Boldly patterned jacquard wool blankets, hand-finished with cut fringe.
Apparel imported
Much of Pendleton’s clothing and accessory line is now produced overseas — the blankets/fabrics carry the US-made claim.
Pendleton’s wool blankets and woolen fabrics are woven in its own US mills in Oregon and Washington. Much of its apparel and accessory line is imported, so the verifiable Made-in-USA claim applies to the mill-woven blankets and fabrics, not the whole catalog.
The story
Pendleton Woolen Mills traces its roots to the wool-rich high country of eastern Oregon, where a scouring plant opened in 1893 to clean and pack raw fleece. In 1909 the Bishop family reopened the mill in the town of Pendleton — home of the famous Pendleton Round-Up — and began weaving the boldly patterned trade blankets that would make the name iconic. A second weaving mill followed in Washougal, Washington, in 1912.
More than a century later, those same two mills are among only a handful of working woolen mills left in the United States, still spinning, dyeing, weaving and hand-finishing wool. For a Buy-American shopper, Pendleton is a genuine but qualified story: the blankets, throws and heritage woolen fabrics are the real thing — domestic mills, American craftsmanship, hand-cut fringe — but the company has grown into a broad lifestyle brand, and much of its clothing and accessory line is now produced overseas. The honest message is to point buyers toward the mill-woven blankets and fabrics.
Among only a handful of working woolen mills left in the United States.
Why they matter
American textile manufacturing has largely vanished, so two surviving US woolen mills are worth championing.
Buying Pendleton’s mill-woven blankets supports American weaving jobs in Oregon and Washington.
Featured products
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Frequently asked questions
Are Pendleton wool blankets really made in the USA?
Yes. Pendleton’s wool blankets and signature woolen fabrics are spun, dyed, woven and hand-finished in the company’s own mills in Pendleton, OR and Washougal, WA.
Is all Pendleton clothing American-made?
No. Much of Pendleton’s apparel and accessory line is imported. The verifiable US-made claim applies to the mill-woven blankets and fabrics, not the whole catalog.
How old is Pendleton and who owns it?
Pendleton Woolen Mills was incorporated in 1909 by the Bishop family and remains a long-running American family-owned company headquartered in Portland, Oregon.
