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Soiron Thistle Drying Shed

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Soiron Thistle Drying Shed

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  • Location: Pepinster, Verviers, Liège, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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    November 3, 2021

    Hiking

    Pierced with 160 holes, this former dryer bears witness to a bygone activity: that of fuller's thistle culture! It was used in the woolen industry for the hand finishing of woolen sheets.
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    December 31, 2023

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    In the immediate vicinity of the castle, the huge dimensions of this imposing 17th and 18th century farmhouse, located in the heart of the village, recall all the power and wealth of the lord who held local power.

    The complex consists of three wings arranged in a U shape around a courtyard.

    Around 1836, the adjoining barn was extended to include a brick thistle dryer, a testament to the intensive wool industry in the region.

    Brushes filled with thistles were used in the textile industry in the wool production process to bring out the fluffy down of the sheet.
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    May 2, 2021

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    In the land of Herve there are two villages, Olne and Soiron, which still have buildings in which tea bulbs used to be dried.

    The dry heads of the teasel …
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    Location: Pepinster, Verviers, Liège, Wallonie, Wallonia, Belgium

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