July 22, 2009 -London

Train we took to Britains

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Got up at 4:30 this morning to catch the metro by 5:45. Then I took a train and then a bus. Taking the bus was kind of different. It was my first time riding in a vehicle on the left side of the road. Finally ending at Britain’s Carpets. Britain’s is a commercial and residential carpet company. They first talked about the different projects they have done throughout the years. Then the historian talked to us. They have carpet patterns dating back to the late 1700s. The old carpet patterns are hand painted. They also have old fabric patterns for inspiration and oriental stencils. Then a designer talked about the work that he does for Britain’s. The designers work on the computer coming up with pattern ideas and then tweaking them until they are just right to fit into the space in the building. After that we toured the plant starting with the yarn dyeing area. Then the yarn separation area. Finishing with the final product coming out of the loom. It was pretty awesome to see how such small strings of yarn weave together to make a very detailed pattern.

Bus ride on the left side of the road

Train

View from the Bus

Me on the Train