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Mountain Loom Company was started in 1985 by Larry and Sheila Sutherland in Rock Creek, BC, Canada. In 1993, Mountain Loom company was purchased by John and Joyce Anderson. Since then, the Company has found a new home near Vader, Washington - and we have been building up the new company every day since then. We are a small family-owned business and try to treat each customer as part of the extended family of weavers.
Mountain Loom Company moved into our new 7,000 square foot. shop building in 1995. We are located in the woods about halfway between Portland, Oregon and Seattle, Washington within sight of Mt. Rainier, Mt. St. Helens and Mt. Adams. This year, we have added tremendously to our shop equipment, replacing and upgrading several worn saws, shapers and drill presses, as well as adding a complete new machine machine shop. In addition, we have added a new large diesel generator system so we are much more "storm-proofed" against electrical outages.
At any given time we employ several skilled craftsmen who work very hard at giving each loom quite a bit of "attention to details". Paul Thomasson is our head craftsman, and he takes great pride in making sure each loom is as perfect as possible before it leaves the workshop. He also supervises the day-to-day production activities of the shop.
Company Owners:
Joyce Anderson
mom to Rebecca (13) and Irene(9). She's the one who you'll most likely
talk to when you call Mountain Loom Company. If you hear the sound of a
tour guide in her voice, that's just because in her previous life she was a tour guide and hospitality
manager at Beaulieu Vineyard Winery in Rutherford, California. She is a 1984
Social Sciences graduate of Cal Poly,
San Luis Obispo, California.
John
Anderson is the company loom designer, professional pyrotechnician, cook and
bottle-washer. He has a long background in developing industrial machines, control
software and computer vision systems. He is usually in trouble with Barb or Joyce or
the shop guys. But aside from that, he works hard at designing the next
big loom project or doing software development. Turned loose, you'll find
him a) Entertaining a daughter or b) Chasing down an old steam train somewhere or c) Figuring
out next year's Fourth of July fireworks show. John is a 1985 Electronic Engineering
graduate of Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, California. NOTE: The nifty shop sign
in the photo above was handmade by our niece Tina, who appears in the Transportable
Floor Loom
photos.
Barbara Mack
is the kumihimo artist-in-residence. Being a licensed nurse and
professional pyrotechnician, she is automatically required to wear the Chief Medical
Officer hat. When she isn't busy filling orders for her business, Jolly
Good Tea & Gifts, she can usually be found out in the garden tending the flowers,
veggies and herbs. You can also find her in the kitchen cooking up a storm (of the
tasty variety). Her special interest is cooking fancy Japanese specialties. Barb is
a 1987 nursing degree graduate of Clover Park College in Tacoma, Washington.
www.jollygoodtea.com
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