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Featured Seller – Llynfi
Posted by onHello! It’s time for a new Featured Seller…this week I have chosen the work of a mother and daughter team from Wales. They produce beautiful clothing and accessories all made from British wool (which is dyed to Global Organic Textile Standards) and Romanian hemp. If you like what you see, and I’m positive you will, just click any of the images for more information.
Llynfi Textiles
We are Sue and Emily James (mother and daughter respectively) and we work together under the name Llynfi Textiles, near Brecon in beautiful Mid Wales. The Llynfi is the name of the little river that runs close by us; it’s a ‘Site of Special Scientific Interest’, home to otters and kingfishers, and one of those places that makes you glad to be alive. Sue dyes the yarns and designs and makes the knits, Emily works with the fabrics – print and dress design and making, so it works really well.
How did it all start?
Sue: As a pipe dream many, many years ago! I grew up sewing, knitting, crocheting, handspinning with my mum and grandmother – one thing leads to another. Then when my mum died at 60, just as she had retired and finally been able to set up her own little weaving studio, I realised that if there’s something you really want to do, you just have to try. Llynfi Textiles started as Llynfi Angora 10 years ago when I finally got my Angora rabbits. It developed into ‘Textiles’ 4 years ago when I added British organic wool and decided to go for Soil Association certification for natural dyeing. I was delighted to be the first in the UK to get it. Emily decided to join forces after finishing her degree in Surface Pattern Design at Swansea Met., which was brilliant!
Have you always sold online?
No – we started by ‘doing’ local shows and exhibitions. We also sell through two shops, one in Hay on Wye and also Narberth in West Wales. But now we want to reach a wider audience, and having already had some success with an American site, we were really pleased to find Coriandr in the UK.
