由于老化和传统生产成本高昂, 44 年的英国羊毛公司Cotswold Woollen Weavers将于5 月关闭其Filkins工厂. Cotswold Woollen Weavers, a 44-year-old UK wool company, is closing its Filkins site in May due to age and high traditional production costs.

科茨沃尔德羊毛织造公司在牛津郡的菲尔金斯市成立44年, 在其老板73岁的理查德·马丁 (Richard Martin) 因传统方法的老龄化和成本上升而关闭. Cotswold Woollen Weavers, a 44-year-old wool textile company in Filkins, Oxfordshire, is closing after its owner, Richard Martin, 73, cited age and rising costs of traditional methods. 这家以供应高端时装公司而闻名的企业将在5月底关闭其Filkins网站, 尽管它的博物馆和Witney Blanket Hall仍将保持开放. The business, known for supplying high-end fashion houses, will shut its Filkins site at the end of May, though its museum and the Witney Blanket Hall will remain open. 哈德斯菲尔德的一个独立织造厂继续使用传统技术. A separate weaving operation in Huddersfield continues using traditional techniques. 关闭反映了寻找熟练织造工的挑战以及遗产生产成本高昂. The closure reflects challenges in finding skilled weavers and the high expense of heritage production.