Where did the company, known for using fiber from goats in its fabrics, open its first shop?
Cashmere wool Cashmere wool, usually simply known as cashmere, is a fiber obtained from cashmere goats and other types of goat.
Portland Woolen Mills The Portland Woolen Mills were a wool textile manufacturer in the St. Johns neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. By 1950, they had become the largest wool manufacturer west of Cleveland, Ohio. The origins of the factory started in Sellwood in 1901 but after a fire destroyed the mill two years later owners decided to rebuild in St. Johns. Portland Woolen Mills offered several worker programs including baseball, basketball and bowling teams; a cafeteria and a library.