THE LIVING MUSEUM FACTORY

Visit the wool factory in Sjølingstad which is designated a national monument to the textile industry in Norway. Founded in 1894, it was known for its hard-wearing upholstery fabrics. A small settlement quickly grew up around the factory with workers' housing, a school, a shop, and even a post office to serve the many workers at the factory and their families. The regular production lasted for 90 years.

Now Sjølingstad Uldvarefabrik serves as a living museum factory, with its own power station, dye house, spinning mill, weaving mill, and finishing plant. They still produce traditional woollen goods here and carry out collaborations with several clothing designers concerned with circular sustainability, reuse, and natural materials. Join a tour of the museum factory and see how wool is carded, spun, and woven on the factory's old machines.