Using traditional skills to create clothing and shelter from the materials of our landscape

We are makers, sharing our space, skills and creativity, with a passion for enduring design and soulful craftsmanship, inspired by the qualities of the materials we source and a connection to our environment

Blog: A Mentorship With Emma Bridgewater

At the end of last year we were selected as one of Country Living Magazine’s 40 Best Artisans 2025, and on top of that, we were also chosen as one of just eight makers to receive a personal mentorship with dame Emma Bridgewater.

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British wool tweed short jacket easy boxy fit — Elvet Jacket IIII

The 4th edition in our Elvet Jacket series is here!
This one is perhaps the sturdiest of the range, in a hardwearing, coal-seam black and charcoal graphic pattern.
Lined with a silky soft and pliable 100% cotton velvet; salvaged from a French design house it’s the colour of rich and indulgent burgundy…
Extremely limited edition.
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wall mounted slotted wooden knife rack made in Wales from Yew — Knife Racks

Hand made in our wood workshop by Danny, using the beautiful offcuts of our own, home milled local timber.
Our current selection comprises of ancient Yew, spalted Beech and classic Welsh Oak.
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TIMBER FRAMING Repair, Restoration & New Build

JOINERY AND FURNITURE

WOODLAND CABIN

SHOP The Carpenter & Cloth Clothing Range

SUSTAINABILITY The materials we choose and why

COMMISSION Clothing, Repair & Alteration

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XL pockets on an XL gilet, modelled by XS dressmaker 😆

The first time you do something new it always takes AGES
These pockets were a special request and took way longer than I estimated - it's so hard to charge the right amount for bespoke alterati

Occasionally, it comes in very handy to know someone with a bigger trailer!
These sticks are HEAVY
Going into the stack for a timber frame extension this summer
Looking forward to getting started on it with @hewnwood
and @drostrewood

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A couple of years ago we had a lot of squirrel damage to our young trees. The oaks, birches and beeches suffered the most.
We think this was probably due to rapid territory disruption due to increasing pine marten numbers in our area. As the grey squ

Finding the time to develop new designs is so hard when you're spinning all of the plates, so this recent bit of pattern cutting has felt like a real triumph! ..and I love to indulge in old school paper and pencil plotting and grading.
I've had this

We're delighted to be offering one of our Cambrian Gilets for the Marie Curie fundraising auction at their Daffodil Ball - there are just a few tickets still left so if you can make it, be quick!

End of life care and support for both patients and th

Garlic!! I think this marks the start of the new year for me ✨

We love to make a Welsh/Greek fusion 'spanakopita' with wild garlic and nettles instead of spinach - you gotta work with what ya' got!

This bunch, being the very first pick of the year

We are in a time of great flux. The chaos of capitalist collapse is scary. There is panic and grabbing for power and resources.
People are suffering, and many of us feel powerless to do anything of worth in the fight for a better, fairer world.

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We are proud supporters of The Campaign for Wool, contributing to the development of an environmentally responsible, sustainable, and commercially viable wool industry.

We are based on the Carmarthenshire / Powys border, near Llandovery, in easy reach of Brecon, Carmarthen, Abergavenny and beyond.

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