A must do trip for the earnest crafter loose in Pembrokeshire, is a trip to the mill of Melin Tregwynt.
This has been a working mill for the last 100 years and is still owned and run by the same family – no small feat in this day and age.
It was fascinating to see behind the scenes..
…especially watching the loom being prepped and threaded with yarn ready for it’s turn on the automatic loom. The girls had a pattern sheet to refer to (much like a knitting pattern repeat ) but what a responsibilitly!
loom patterns
The Twisting and Cone winding room was full of yummy boxes of yarn, named in the most evocative colours.
Best of all, you could buy a bag of off-cuts in the shop.
These worked out to be £1 a piece which I think is excellent value.
They are made with colours which reflect the natural environment.
Now I must ruminate on what to make with these gorgeous woven pieces.
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April 20, 2012 at 1:12 pm
Dana Barbieri
wow, so cool Claire.. love the colors and the names. thanks for sharing. it is amazing to see a mill still running after so many years.
I remember weaving back in school, loved the mixing of the colors, bit frustrating with the loom. my daughter plays with one of my double cloth samples, she uses it as a blanket for her toy horse.. hee hee
April 20, 2012 at 1:45 pm
thecolourofideas
I remember going to this mill years ago, I am glad it is still going strong. Love all those samples what a bargain, not sure what to do with them though!!
April 20, 2012 at 6:48 pm
Abs
Too wooly for me!!! Beautiful colours though. How about looking through some Molly makes? there are some good little bags in there or how about home made purses as presents – you can by the snap closing things on line! Christmas will be sorted!
April 20, 2012 at 8:58 pm
sue
Oh maybe beautiful cushions or bags. Or just frame them and look at them…………all the time!
April 21, 2012 at 3:48 pm
anne
This looks amazing! So fun for you to come away with scraps to play with. Lots of possibilities for those! Your photos in the last post are wonderful. What a great getaway you had!
April 22, 2012 at 9:48 am
do you mind if i knit
Your new look blog is fantastic Claire, everything looks beautifully presented and so professional, wonderful! And it’s so good to hear you’ve taken the step to be self employed, congratulations! What a wonderful place the mill is, and those off-cuts, wow! Maybe you can put them in to some new paintings, a bit like the wonderful photos you’ve taken of them with objects? Things look like they’re going really well for you, I’m so pleased to see it. Vanessa xxx
April 27, 2012 at 7:21 pm
Scrapiana
Ah, what a lovely place to visit! WIll add it to my long list.