'Lattice' blanket joins the National Wool Museum collection

Delighted to report that one of my Lattice blankets has recently joined the permanent collection at the National Wool Museum. Its 100% lambswool and was woven at Melin Tregwynt. I have just a handful of cushions and one throw left in this design now, so you'll have to get in quick if you want one!

Melin Tregwynt blankets on Celebrity Big Brother!

Back in the second year of my BA Constructed Textiles in Birmingham Met Uni (1998), I undertook a 2 week work placement at Melin Tregwynt. I then went on to work at the mill in my subsequent academic holidays and have been designing for them in a freelance capacity ever since. Their products not only grace private homes around the world; they also supply design-led hotels and TV props departments. I often catch a glimpse of a MT blanket on adverts and TV programmes, but rarely have they had such prominence as the latest series of Celebrity Big Brother. I saw this photo on Facebook earlier on today, and needless to say, I had to tune into the show this evening:

Celebrity Big Brother 2013 bedroom
via https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10151171351681491&set=a.10150579756981491.380669.54402846490&type=1&theater

I designed the Carew blanket a couple of years ago for Melin Tregwynt and also worked on the Ember colourways for many of the MT archive designs including the St Davids Cross and Roundcross.

Carew in ember colourway
http://www.melintregwynt.co.uk/colours/ember/

St Davids Cross in ember
http://www.melintregwynt.co.uk/colours/ember/7334778

Roundcross in ember
http://www.melintregwynt.co.uk/colours/ember/7334780

Heal's Discovers



Symmetree Cushion

 

Symmetree Throw

 

Circle Line Cushion

Circle Line Throw

 I'm VERY excited to tell you that I'm part of the 2011 Heal's Discovers Collection. I created two exclusive designs, Circle Line and Symmetree which have been made into throws and cushions. The double cloth fabrics were woven at Melin Tregwynt in 100% lambswool. I actually worked on site at Tregwynt to thread up the looms: not a quick job!  It's been wonderful to take a design idea from a sketch all the way through to seeing it for sale in Heal's.

The Western Mail, 20th June 2011

A rather lovely article in the Western Mail last week, about Melin Tregwynt, Solva Woollen Mill and me :-)

New Melin Tregwynt colourways @ 100% Design

I've been working with Melin Tregwynt for many years - all stemming from a work placement I undertook with the company when I was in the second year of my BA in Woven Textiles.  Over the last year, I've been doing lots of CAD colourways of their archive and contemporary fabrics...... and the latest batch was launched at 100% Design last month.  It was the first time I'd seen the selected colourways 'in the flesh' and I was delighted.... all my favourites colours!

Design Wales films - Melin Tregwynt

Just arrived home from the Design Wales 'Design Futures' event in Newport. Great evening of inspiring speakers.... and this film about Melin Tregwynt was premiered (and features me!) Hope you enjoy....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sY1lwZaUwSQ