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Amgueddfa Cymru – Museum Wales
Photostat copies of notebook on quilting craft with various designs. Compiled by Katy Lewis (née John) while attending quilting classes in Abertridwr, 1930s.
The class was organised by the Rural Industries Bureau as part of a scheme to bring employment and to revive craft skills in the coalmining areas of south Wales. Quilting classes were set up in Aberdare, Porth, Merthyr Tydfil, Abertridwr, Splott in Cardiff, and Blaina. The young apprentices made quilts for the middle classes of Cardiff and for exclusive shops in London. The Bureau provided materials, tuition and customers for their products.
