Tuesday, 15 May

Melbourne traffic is a nightmare!!!  It took me as long to get across the city as it did to drive to Geelong.

Today I was the guest of Michael Boode, Export Marketing Manager at Godfrey Hirst.  I visited them at their carpet manufacture facility in Geelong. 

Carpet manufacture, like all similar industries, is now highly mechanized and computer control featured throughout the plant. 

Highlights included a 100% Merino carpet – (exquisitely soft, as you can imagine, and priced beyond comprehension!) and a computer controlled dyer/ printer which can generate the most amazingly accurate ‘artwork’ on carpet

The late afternoon was spent at the Australian Wool Museum.  While in need of some slightly fresher exhibits it was a pleasure to have a personal tour guide who was a wool grower before retiring.  The other highlight was a fully functional Axminster carpet loom which could weave a hall runner to order – I now know why those carpets never wore out – they were made to last!!