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Whilst this site may give the impression of a large organisation, there is just me. I strive to deliver a professional, efficient & personal service & am always happy to advise on new projects. Please do not hesitate to contact me for any information either by email or telephone.
You will see from my descriptions of vintage & antique textiles that this is where my passion lies. I have a personal collection of treasured nineteenth Century & early Twentieth Century Welsh blankets, shawls & quilts from all over Wales. I am a member of The Welsh Mills Society & in my spare time I am attempting to document the remaining Mill buildings & patterns to preserve this information for the future.
I am not a quilter or a weaver, my interest is predominantly the social history associated with the industry. Sourcing my blankets & quilts privately,spending my time bumping up muddy farm tracks & visiting terraced houses alike & hours spent with friends in the mills discussing old patterns & methods. The best way to find out about people & a way of life long passed is over a cup of coffee.
I have met some fantastic people in this way, like Malcolm Black in Swansea whose family backpacked Woollen goods round the Town until they bought their first van in 1940 & Ken Cole who worked for almost 30 years as a weaver then engineer at DERW mill. John Uzzell Edwards, Methyr artist, who has become a dear friend & has used several of my flannel quilts as inspiration for his Quilt series of exhibitions. Some of the nicest people I have ever worked with are those involved in the woollen Industry & I am grateful for their help, patience & the sharing of their knowledge & expertise. In particular Raymond Jones at Melin Teifi whose help has been invaluable.
Just as important as the history is the living industry served by a handful of mills still producing cloth. Using age old looms & traditional methods; Rock Mill in Capel Dewi, run by my good friend Donald Morgan. Melin Teifi run by Raymond & Diane Jones who produce my range of replica blankets, Elfed Mill run by Mike Tolputt & his daughter Alison Thomas, still producing tapestry bedcovers on Dobbcross looms. Anna & Tom Grime at Middle Mill Solva, weaving rugs & carpets. Roger Poulson at Curlew Weavers keeping dyeing & spinning in the principality and producing some fabulous cloth too. Elaine at Trefriw mill in the North continuing the family tradition of double weave bedcovers.
Contemporary woollen products from these all mills can be found on my website.
I am proud to only use Welsh producers & these include a little army of seamstresses, conservators & knitters. We have added to our range of hand made accessories & now have a growing collection of Hand tailored clothing from Welsh Tweed, as well as pure wool knitwear all beautifully hand done in Carmarthenshire. Available off the peg or as bespoke items. You will find these modelled by my lovely daughters Ceinwen & Angharad.
With regular features in the glossy magazines; a splendid four page article in BBC Homes & Antiques.,Period Homes & Interiors, Gardens illustrated & Country Living. Featured Website in The Guardian weekend magazine & METRO magazine. Frequently appearing on TV & Radio ; such diverse projects as researching & reconstructing Pryce Jones first Sleeping bag & appearing with Eddie Butler for the brilliant Wales in The World programme , Marvel Films & more recently supplying the new permanent studio sets for Pobl Y Cwm.
I am probably the only person to be able to accurately identify these old patterns & am happy to share my knowledge. My collection is available on loan for exhibition purposes.This year sees the opening of my exhibition of Ceredigion blankets at Aberystwyth Museum in March.
This website has been recently added to The National web Archive & identified as being of Importance to Welsh National Heritage. Preserved for future research & reference by The British Museum, National Library & Welcome Libraries.
Please get in touch to discuss your ideas, whether you are adding a little welsh accent to your home or embarking on an entire interior design project, planning an exhibition or magazine feature or require authentic period props for TV & Film.
Cushions & curtains can be made to order & upholstery projects in Welsh cloth are also undertaken.
All of my stock is available to buy on this site & visitors are warmly welcomed for a full on Welsh textile experience. Please phone first so we can put the kettle on.
