Museum of Welsh Textiles
Museum and Gallery
The Museum of Welsh Textiles
is housed at The Old School Whitton, and is dedicated to the History of Woollen industry and Textiles in Wales. Each year we display a different aspect of the collection showing examples and focusing on their manner of production.
2024 Welsh Folk Costume,
A tribute to the rural weavers, who Spun, Dyed, and Wove the fleece of their own flocks continuing age old skills and traditions. this year we take a closer look at the origins of what we now consider to be Welsh National costume and look more closely at its origins,
2023 In Praise of the
Hand loom Weavers
takes a closer look at the smaller Weaving Clutches who produced not only the cloth for everyday needs but who's master weavers produced the iconic Double cloths later taken up by the larger industrial mills throughout Wales.