About Amana Woolen Mill

For over 160 years the Amana Woolen Mill has survived floods, devastating straight line winds and disastrous fires, while riding the rises and falls of the American textile industry. Through it all, we continuously produced and supported generations of artisans and their families. As Iowa’s only remaining textile mill, we believe in the importance of preserving the talent and ideas of American manufacturing. Production keeps our community strong. To this day, our makers continue to produce woven goods with the same set of standards in the original, century and a half old building where it all began. The 8-acre woolen mill complex sits alongside the Mill Race canal and was once the industrial center of the village of Amana. Textiles were essential to Amana’s beginnings. In addition to producing goods for the community’s use, the mill helped support the colonists’ communal living by selling textiles across the country, gaining a national reputation for superior woolens. Rich traditions of enduring quality, uncompromising craftsmanship, community living, and genuine hospitality have continued within its walls since 1855. Read their story