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Patchwork bedcover
Cambrian Mills (Dre-fach)
(Woollen mill)
Bevan, Gwen
(Woollen mill)
Hexagonal patchwork bedcover made from off-cuts of woollen cloths woven at Cambrian Mills, Drefach-Felindre. Made by Gwen Bevan, mother of John Bevan (former manager of Cambrian Mills). The cover took two winters to complete. Lined with cream cotton sateen fabric.
Collection Area
Social & Cultural History
Item Number
DF 2010.5
Creation/Production
Role: Woollen mill
Place: Carmarthenshire
Place: Cardigan
Period: 1970s
Acquisition
Donation, 14/5/2008
Measurements
Length
(cm): 230
width (cm):
Techniques
Woven
Patchwork
Material
Flannel (wool)
Location
National Wool Museum : Textile Store Rack F Shelf 2 Box 5
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