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[es]The Basque berets factory Pierre Laulhère
| Type | Aerial view | Country | Date | Status | Rating | |
 Factory | Here ! |  France | 2005-12-25 | Abandoned | *** |
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Fashion show - Click to enlarge!
Basque Bérets?
Welcome to Oloron-Sainte-Marie, Haut-Béarn, homeland of the real Basque beret. This page does not show the activities of the BEATEX company, the last factory still producing berets in France.The Pierre Laulhère factory produced all kind of hats: wool-made bertes, but also hats and scarfs, gloves and angora.The factory suffered from the textile crisis and has to close several buildings and reduce its activities. More things to explore for us...
Textiles were produced following almost artisanal techniques. The well-established processes were starting from undyed yarn, then knitting, looping and felting, dyeing, shaping, combing, shearing, decatizing and trimming (see the photo galleries explaining the process with images).