Pendleton Woolen Mills Washougal Mill Store

My 5-​year-​old and I have been here a few times. She gets excited to go on the factory tour! This is her favorite part about this place, and it’s pretty dang neat to see the big ol’ machines, see roving turned into cloth, and just learn history about the mill and the area. It’s about 45 minutes, so wear comfortable shoes!
I love the yardage they sell, and have bought far more wool fabric than I should admit. :) Since I make clothing, I don’t usually buy things already made, though the garments they carry are beautiful, and are steeply marked down.
This is a stop I can highly recommend anyone make, and it’s one I do with my daughter when we need something to do. :)

I’m with Jimmy for four years. We always wanted to own Pendleton shirt. Jimmy’s mom spot the store. She grew up in the town. His father owned the sawmill near River.
Jimmy and I became really excited! This is a hidden gem. Pendleton board shirts are very popular in California. I’m so glad we know where to go to buy Pendleton shirts locally.
Great sale prices. They sell beautiful blankets! Will love to have one day!

I made a trip to this store yesterday 3÷5÷2015 and it was fabulous. It has grown and selection was good. Mostly garments now and also blankets. (Not much fabric). Went thru the tour which I highly recommend. Surprised about several posts about bad customer service. Mine was exceptional.

I’m an East-​coaster, and had never heard of Pendleton before, but I am now a fan! The outlet store has items from the regular catalog at a discount, and when I was there, sweaters were 40% off. I walked out with three great cardigans for $ 150, more than half off of the retail. The clothes and blankets are expensive, but I was very impressed by the quality, and hope they will last for a long time. Worth a visit if you happen to be near Washougal.

The store is well worth the trip from Portland. There are usually much lower prices with most or a lot more of the selection of the main store.
Good luck finding the imperfections. They seem no different than the regular items. Most of the stuff looks great.

As reviewer below wrote: Unilocal is supposed to post the positive and negative experiences of shoppers: So here my my review again posted.
First Trip to this store, Up from Downey, CA. The Outlet Store: I loved it. Pro’s: Found some great buys — did have to search. Con’s…these are the biggees to me: The sales ladies. Not sure customer service has been taught here. They brag about what they found in the back room before it made it to the «floor». One Example: I walk in a young saleslady is shorting and measuring a box of Fabric Remnants — She has one piece measured and off to the side. I ask her is the piece she just measured is for sale. She states «No it is for her». Ok so be it. I keep looking… There are two other large pieces under the counter, not measured. I asked her are they available. She says «no, they are also for her as she rarely gets any as the ladies who work the store in the morning take them all». These fabric remnants are the popular Native American Print Weaves that Pendelton does so well. Ok, a customer travels 2,000 miles… the sales/​cashier works there everyday, and you will not sell her the fabric because = employees have First Dibs. Interesting. So fellow shoppers if you are lucky enough to find your great buy on the picked over floor, grab it fast you could have a Pendleton Mill employee right behind you. Overall, «Customer second, Employees first» is a bad practice for customer. but great for employees who probably don’t make much. But… Customers will pass it on that the only way to find a good buy is to work there at the Pendleton Mill Store in Washougal. Can I get an application please? (oh yes, hit the little carriage museum across the street — great staff)

this review is for the tour of their woolen mill factory– not so much the actual on site store.
this was the whole reason we came to portland… so we could get to the pendleton mill factory and take their factory tour. they have 3 tours a day, and it takes about an hour to go through. you get a thorough tour of the entire factory, get to see all the different ‘stations’, and all the different machinery. it was a great educational experience and i would definitely recommend it for anyone who is interested in the process of making fabric or in wool specifically. it’s neat to see how the wool starts out, how it’s dyed, processed, etc. in order to be made into beautiful fabrics and blankets. the best part is probably seeing all the gorgeous new blankets– the colors are so fabulous.
the on site store has the normal stuff– clothes, blankets, accessories, and just a little bit of fabric. if you want to get your hands on some fabric, i suggest visiting the store in portland on mcloughlin– they have all the fabric, some notions, and remnants sold there.

The blankets and some stuff were Pendleton trademark but the majority of stuff were not… I don’t like going to a namesake store and having to search for the trademark items… I found a nice blanket for dirt cheap because there was a «flaw» in the seam… didn’t see it and wouldn’t care… instead of $ 200 it was $ 70…

I thought Unilocal was supposed to assist folks in making informed decisions. Everyone is entitled to their opinion and if they had a negative experience people who use Unilocal should have the benefit of reading ALL REVIEWS and not just the positive ones in order to make an educated decision.
My original post was removed for telling the truth. So here it is again.
I found the staff rude. They completely ignored my inquiries and were completely rude when I asked kindly if there was ANYTHING at the store made in the USA with their name on it so that I might consider purchasing those items. The answer was NO! They said it is too expensive to make their clothes in the USA. It is all made in China. That bugs me and I’ll never go back.

Up visiting my brother and family, and thought buying a new Pendleton blanket would be great.
On the freeway SR-​14, just 15 minutes, the the Pendleton museum and outlet store. I liked the outlet store.
There were really nice wool items there, and worth the trip.
I picked up a king size blanket and wool shirt.
Good experience.

Cool experience, definitely worth the stop on SR-​14 towards the Gorge. (sidenote: I-​84 sucks. If you love the Gorge, you to have take SR-​14 on the Washington side — AWESOME!)
You know how ‘outlet malls’ are really just tourist traps? This isn’t that.
Pendleton stuff is super nice quality and it’s fun to see it all in one place. No retailer would carry this much of one maker. Pretty cool.
Highlight: Their blankets are bitchin’! Pricey, but really heirloom quality in many ways.
Life is short, stop in and check it out!

Willus is right! Famed Pendleton’s wooly wonders to be fully appreciated only after a mill tour and outlet store… very cool and not hard to find at all… (i.e. follow the river!)
I’m very appreciative of history and architecture, and as such an individual, gloried in the drive up from home to bring Mom and I on a tour of the wool mills and to shop at the outlet.
The lovely wool throw that is both oh so functional and also matches my LR’s furnishings was purchased here… get many comments on how deliciously warm it is for cuddling out on the patio, even *with* the chiminea lit and working away…
Fun to drive through historic Camas and Washougal (catchin’ a Burgerville stop to boot) to arrive in time to catch a very lovely tour… the tour guide was very enthused (which always helps) and showed us very many part of the process…(Pendelton itself just too far east…) I recall the tour lasting almost an hour, and if you do own Pendleton, I guarantee you that you’ll not wear/​wrap the next thing about your body without some kind of pause as to its process of how it came to be…
The dying process had me captivated… all the various skeins threaded and whirrrrrrrrring away at breakneck speed… so loud that we had to wear ear protectors.
The outlet, sad to report, is like a Talbots for the older person with fustier tastes (read: non-​fastidious, at least not as much as could be). I feel strongly that you’ve got to possess one of those eagle-​eyes for spotting cute, nice patterns and styles.
Pendleton… I wish that I could fill a linen closet with more of your little cousins and extended members… that I have a few pieces to adore and lovingly use (with deep appreciation) makes me feel a blessed gal…
PS for the value-​conscious bargain hunter, I fear you may not find *any* great finds here… but in comparison to the downtown stores of any upscale area, in any city (not just Pdx), you’re going to forking over much, much more $.

This place is nirvana, if you love your Pendletons. I ventured out to Washougal today, with the intent of scoring on some beautiful woolen yardage, which is what I thought this store had most of. Turns out it is mostly clothing, blankets and other accessories. All are beautifully made and are constructed of the quality Pendleton wool, however, most all items are now made in China or Mexico, as are most mass produced clothes these days. Unfortunate. Pendleton is a classic style that will last a lifetime. What yardage they did have was sold at fantastically low prices, and I was very pleased, having scored nearly 20 yards of assorted woolens: 6 yards of a gorgeous royal blue melton (a coat weight wool), 6 yards of a light weight gray suiting (think Kim Novak in Vertigo), and 7 yards of suit or coat weight black and white houndstooth; all for under $ 70. They also had the ever cool woolen bathrobes on sale at 25% off of the lowest price.