"During the late nineteenth and first part of the twentieth centuries, the woollen industry sustained the Welsh rural community and the National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre - now a flagship museum in the area - recalls how people in Wales depended on spinning and weaving for their livelihood.
"Housed at the site of Cambrian Mills, previously one of the largest woollen mills in West Wales, the museum exhibits national collections relating to the Welsh woollen industry.
"Visiting the museum today you will learn of the significance of the industry to the local people, through listening to their memoirs. A tour of the museum will guide you through the process from shearing to spinning and weaving, and the manufacturing of woollen products at the site's commercial woollen mill, Melin Teifi.
"Old machinery including the Whiteley Spinning Mule are in working condition, and a new gallery presents aspects of the National Flat Textile Collection for the first time.
"Set in the thriving village of Dre-fach Felindre in West Wales, which was once a scene of heavy industry, the museum has something to offer every member of the family. 'A Woolly Tale' is designed for families to enjoy and create their own guide to making and using woollen cloth, trying their hand at carding, spinning and sewing along the way."
How To Get There:
The museum is located four miles east of Newcastle Emlyn, 16 miles west of Carmarthen, off the A484. Follow the brown tourist signs for National Woollen Museum. The address is the National Wool Museum, Dre-fach Felindre, near Newcastle Emlyn, Llandysul, Carmarthenshire SA44 5UP
Sally Moss
Opening Times
April-September 10am to 5pm daily
October-March 10am to 5pm Tuesday to Saturday
Admission is free.
Now why not visit one of the museum's fashion shows.
