At 10:44 PM 8/10/2002, Karen Cravens wrote:
>Coincidentally enough, I'm in the process of negotiating a business
>relationship with National Fiber Technologies, in Lawrence, MA.
>
>What they are, is a company that produces custom fur products (Mike,
>just shut up, okay?) for museum replicas, Hollywood and whatnot.
Moi? I'm not sure what you thought I might say, but I really don't have a
comment here.
>I gather their setup is that they've got a bunch of looms and such
>that are over fifty years old (at least, that's when they were last
>made), and that it's a pretty interesting thing to see, at least if
>you're fascinated by intricate mechanical gizmos. They don't do
>formal tours (that I know of), but I might could talk them into
>letting a few geeks in to rubberneck. Folks who've done so say it's
>cool, at least from the sewing-geek standpoint.
>
>Presumably that'd only be a Friday-afternoon-right-after-we-arrive
>sort of thing, unless they work weekends. Should I ask?
Sure, go ahead.
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