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American Made Wool Products
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Routt County Woolens
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From the mountain meadows, river valleys and rolling sage country of Northwest Colorado, Routt County Woolens, LLC brings to you the original, natural, "miracle fiber" used in making these premium quality wool products.
Wool is naturally water and soil resistant, will keep you warm and cozy, and an all-natural fiber made by Mother Nature herself. Noted nationwide for its cleanliness and quality, our wool is produced from locally owned sheep nourished by the green grass, fresh mountain air and clear, cold waters of Colorado's high country.
Our American made products are created with high quality standards in an effort to supply you with a true keepsake of the American West. We hope that over the years to come, each use of these resilient, durable products will bring warm memories of their origins.
The Modest Beginnings
The vast amounts of snow that blanket the high country of Northwest Colorado make Steamboat Springs a world class ski resort and also help produce some of the nation's cleanest wool. In an effort to increase the return to local producers for their exceptionally clean wool, the Colorado State University Cooperative Extension Office in Routt County piloted a finished wool blanket project. The pilot was successful and as a result a small group of agricultural producers banded together as Routt County Woolens, LLC seeking to stabilize and assure a market for wool while fending off development and helping to keep local lands in production agriculture. Greg Brown, Nancy Mucklow, Jim Ficke, Susan Shoemaker, Suzanne Hartung and Jim Ross created the group's inaugural blanket, a twill woven blanket of Champagne Powder white with a hunter green stripe. Since then, the partners have changed, with Sara Redmond adding a few years of enthusiasm for agriculture and marketing expertise. Currently owned by Greg and Nancy, the company continues to make a series of collectible blankets and wool bedding and has branched out to offer unique wool items for the kitchen, decorator accessories and wool apparel, as well as offering complementary merchandise.
Our Partners
The wool purchased by Routt County Woolens, LLC is tested for cleanliness by Yocom-McColl.
The Northwest Colorado Wool that is used in making our Routt County Woolens, LLC Limited Edition Blankets has been scoured, dyed, spun and woven at Faribault Woolen Mills since 1997.
Keeping with one of our goals to use local businesses in doing business, we use Colorado Embroidery Company for our custom embroidery.
Supporting the sheep and wool producers, the American Sheep Industry Association has been a great resource.
The Steamboat Springs Chamber Resort Association keeps the unique balance of a ski town in a ranching area in mind when attracting visitors to our western landscapes
The People Who Make It Happen
Greg Brown
Greg is a sheep rancher dedicated to marketing wool and educating people about the "Wonders of Wool". Currently active in the Community Agriculture Alliance , Greg has also served as president of the Routt County Woolgrowers Association, and as a board member for the Colorado Woolgrowers . From his studies in Botany at CSU to earning his Masters degree in Agronomy at Montana State University, Greg's extensive ties to sustainable agriculture practices provide invaluable knowledge in wool and sheep production, as well as a first-line connection to the producers.
Nancy D. Mucklow
For Nancy, Routt County Woolens is a perfect fit~ A value-added agriculture venture focused on fiber! With a degree in Merchandising from Colorado State University and a family heritage steeped in agricultural tradition, Nancy has been involved in the wool blanket company from its inception. "Steamboat's visitors love to hear about how much our sheep enjoy the Champagne Powder." To Nancy, Routt County Woolens is about valuing our heritage and helping folks from all walks of life understand agriculture?s part of everyone's well-being!
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