centenary events
In 2012 Melin Tregwynt celebrated 100 years of weaving, Our family business was founded in May 1912 when Henry Griffiths, the current owner’s grandfather bought Tregwynt Mill for £760.
Now a thriving business employing 25 people we were privileged to be invited to meet Prince Charles at his Highgrove home in March and had several events planned to celebrate this milestone year.
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Rowan Tweed Photoshoot
There is a renewed interest in a British aesthetic and classic heritage tweeds, yarns and fabrics are at the forefront of this resurgence. We'd like to thank Marie Wallin and her team at Rowan for choosing our mill to showcase their fabulous new Tweed knitwear collection. For more information visit http://www.knitrowan.com -
100th Birthday Party
Our 100th Birthday party: took place at the Mill in Pembrokeshire on Saturday 16th, June 2012. We had a traditional ‘Twmpath’ dance with a hog roast & barbeque for staff (past & present) friends & supporters... Around 200 people attended and a great time was had by all -
Adain Avion...Arrival in Swansea
Adain Avion is a mobile art space created from the fuselage of a DC-9 airplane. The artist Marc Rees has captained the art space through a series of events in venues across Wales as part of the Cultural Olympiad We are delighted to have created a one off Madison design for Adain Avion to celebrate 100 years of our family company. For more information see www.adainavion.org -
Adain Avion...Blanket Coverage
To commemorate the centenary of Melin Tregwynt woolen mill in Pembrokeshire, Adain Avion invited the people of Swansea and beyond to bring their own retro Welsh tapestry blankets and packed Tupperware for a communal picnic around the plane. The fuselage was completely covered in a specially created blanket made from a re-imagined design, based on Melin Tregwynt’s signature Madison. The retro-inspired geometric pattern was influenced by a lime-green maxi skirt owned by Eluned Griffiths, mother to Eifion, the mill’s current owner. Blanket Coverage is Adain Avion’s unique take on the iconic artwork by Christo who famously covered the Reichstag in Berlin with silver fabric, transforming it into a social sculpture and immensely popular gathering point. -
Heals and London Design Festival
We are delighted to be the featured company at Heals during the London design Festival from 15-23 September. There will be a pop up shop featuring specially commissioned fabrics from our archive, together with current products. Heals will host an open design talk/drinks evening on Wednesday 19th September. For tickets contact events@heals.co.uk