Quote Originally Posted by paulhenry View Post
The finishers are often a different company who wash or dress and finish the cloth, but they don't normally sort out the knots and threads.
All that sort of attention to detail is done in house at the weaving mill, many weavers outsource the finishing part of the process.
Paul: Thanks. Obviously, I didn't know where the dividing line was between what the mill does and what the finishers do.

What you describe makes sense. The more noticeable/undesirable imperfections are removed before the finishers get involved.