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We regret that we have had to withdraw from the St Clears Craft Markets as we have taken only about £20 in the last three shows. Each show takes about two hours of preparation the day before, 7 hours on the day for 2 people, and , of course, we have to make the products we sell as well.  This  is clearly uneconomic, but is what happens in a recession. There have been very few people about to buy, and those that are have little to spend. We have told the organisers that we will return to this show if numbers increase, and are considering the possibility of attending other shows in the area.  We will let you know as soon as we return  to this lovely little show, which will continue without us. Please support them.

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Carmarthen Craft shows in Guildhall Square

Setting up stall at 8.00 am on a stormy  September  morning

Taking a break before the hoped for rush. Guildhall at rear.

Looking from our stall to the shops on Red, Blue & Lammas Streets

Thelma's view for the rest of the day

Organised by Crafts from Carmarthenshire and The County Council these shows offer a wide range of crafts made in Carmarthenshire, mainly by craftspeople working n their own. Crafts include 

• Art including photography, photo manipulation and repair. 

• Cards, including handmade, bilingual, and custom made

• Ceramics including art pottery, ceramic jewelry, bone china, earthenware, Dichroic and stained glass 

• Jewelry including beads, ceramic, silver, and wire

• Leather goods Including Handbags, Rucksacks, Shoulder Bags, Purses and small items.
  Textiles including childrens' and adult cloths, silks, machine and hand knitted items, cashmere, handmade cotton and linen items, bags and bridal accessories, and fibre art

• Wood  Including bird tables, love-spoons and turned items.

• Other including soaps, bath products, fruit cordials, natural bath and body products.

Like Thelma, all the stallholders at these shows are highly skilled crafts-people, whose products could fetch many times more money if they could be sold near a bigger city. Unfortunately, it is easier to ship goods round the world then to move them 150 miles round the UK. The good news is that our loss is your gain. Come to Carmarthen for bargains galore. And in case you are worried about my "hard sell" this show is organised by the County Council, and the Principal Arts Officer attends each show, and knows all the stall holders.

Guildhall Square is, apart from being at the centre of Carmarthen,  home to important shops like B.H.S., Millets , Waterstones, W.H. Smiths and some of the banks. Guildhall Square also links the important shops in Red, Blue and Lammas Streets (and Grey Friars Shopping Centre)  to Knott Square ( where you can see the castle or visit County Hall) and King Street. At the bottom of Guildhall Square turn right to visit the covered market and the brand new shopping centre and car parks. 

More information can be found on the County Council Website and on that for Crafts from Carmarthenshire. 

(Don't be mislead by the entrance fee on the Crafts for Carmarthenshire website. Entry is FREE, and you will NOT be charged for looking at the stalls! The charges quoted are for exhibitors.) 

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About Fibre Fest

Saturday 20th to Sunday 21st August 2011

The organisers say the following about the show Wool Market - Trade Stands - Craft Exhibition - Workshops - Seminars FibreFest brings to life the world of natural fibres organised Blackdown Hills Natural Fibres (BHNF) as a non-profit event. There will be something here to interest all those fascinated by fibre, we aim to cover as wide a range of activities as possible. Take time to get acquainted with some of our fibre animals and appreciate the range of qualities and colours they create in the Wool Market. Move on through a colourful array of Trade Stands where the stallholders offer yarns, braids and cloth plus a full range of supporting craft equipment. As part of the event nationally recognised tutors will be holding inspirational in-depth Workshops, taster sessions and Seminars for you to learn new skills or polish forgotten ones. Additional features include an Exhibition by Bicton's Fibre Craft Students.

Fibre Fest is held at Bicton College of Agriculture

Our stand is planned to be similar to our Wonder Wool Wales stand. However, because of the distance, and the fact that three of us will be traveling to the show we may not be able to bring the full range. I hope to provide you with more information later. Please contact us if you would like us to bring something specific.

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ABOUT WONDERWOOL WALES

Wonder Wool Wales is the premier Wool and Fibre Festival in Wales. Attractions include over 100 trade stands, a Woolschool at which you can learn different ways to use wool, demonstrations, a 'Sheepwalk' in which different woolen garments are modeled. You can also see various fibre animals including  alpacas, rabbits, and sheep. 

Admission is £8.00 (free for under 16s and 2 day tickets available)  Saturday 24th April 2009 and Sunday 25th. They are held at the Royal Welsh Showground in Builth Wells, Powis. LD2 3SY

Wonder Wool Wales is one of several similar shows, and many fans (as well as traders) travel the UK to attend them, so with such dedicated  organisers, traders, and  customers, many of whom know each other from previous shows, you are guaranteed a friendly and inspiring day.

The Glyn-Coch stand is J5 and Thelma and Wendy will be there, waiting to tell you all about us and to show you are sheep or wool inspired products. To learn more about the Glyn-Coch Craft Centre contribution click here, or scroll down.

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  Wonderwool Wales  is on  24th and 25th April 2010. Wonderwool Wales will be on the Royal Welsh Show Ground, and we believe that our stand will be in Glamorgan Hall stand number J5. Contact us for further details.

The links below describe what we took to the 2009 show. We hope that we will be taking the same range in 2010, but we will confirm this later.

• Sheep and Wool

• Bone China MUGS decorated with breeds of sheep

• BAGS decorated with breeds of sheep

• Novelty earthenware sheep mugs. Dragons

• Promotional China  

• Hand Made Ceramic Buttons

• Sheep jewelry (New for 2010)

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Our interest in things woolly arose because our small farm has a flock of rare Norfolk Horn sheep, which, in spite of their name would have been here 1000 years ago. Or at least the Universal Saxon Black Faced Sheep of which the Norfolk is the closest surviving descendant, would have been. (I have recently heard from a breeder of a local sheep breed, the Llanwenog, that that breed was developed partly from crosses with Norfolk Horn sheep.)  We started selling their wool in 2000, and have gradually added Knitting, Weaving and Felting kits to basic wool products, raw fleece, washed and carded wool, hanks of knitting wool, balls of wool, and finished throws and cloths.

Advertising our wool products has created a demand for us to supply different wools, and so we are beginning to buy in other products for you to try.      

We now also sell wool products produced by King Cole. These include Merino type wools which are more comfortable next to the skin. So now you can knit your complete wardrobe from our wools. Merino underneath with warm, weatherproof, Norfolk Horn outer clothing!

Incidentally, for those who don't already know, the Merino is a Spanish sheep breed, which was exported to Australia and New Zealand in the 19th century. Most Merino wool you can buy in the UK and Ireland is imported from Australasia.

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We are also bone china decorators, and last year introduced a line of bone china mugs decorated with photographs of our own sheep or a  painting of a Welsh Mountain Ram. Due to the success of this line we are now expanding it to include Blue faced Leicester, Jacob, Manx, Lleyn, Cotswold, Hebridean, Wensleydale, and White Faced Woodland sheep. If these do not include your favourite breed, why not have a word with Thelma and we might expand the range to include your breed next year.  As bone china decorators we carry out commissions for individuals and also for other businesses. This year we are also introducing ceramic pendants, earrings and brooches decorated with the same pictures.

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Bags decorated with breeds of sheep.

Re-usable cotton shopping bags approx 32cm x 25cm     Approx £3.00each

Re-usable cotton shopping bags approx 40cm x 36cm     Approx £3.50each

If you don't see your favourite breed here let us know, and we'll see if we can extend our range.

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Or if you want us to decorate a few items with your own picture for private use or larger batches to promote your own business just ask.

We regularly decorate plates for Christenings, Weddings, Anniversaries etc.

We have decorated batches of china for : -

• National Coracle Centre

• County Museum Service

• Private Museums

• Dog training organisations

• Carmarthenshire Women's Institute

• Local Young Farmer's Club

• Charity Auctions

• Current project is for Cardiff Castle Gift Shop

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We also make novelty earthenware sheep mugs, and also sleeping dragons.

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Special lines for the show are hand made ceramic buttons

Some more buttons from our range. Names are descriptive only

	Blue marbled square
	Green marbled triangle
	Orange marbled round
	Pink marbled diamond
	Pink spotty round
	Blue leaf corner ghost
	Green leaf corners square
	Gold heart scroll
	Cornflower round
	Honeysuckle square
	Pimpernel square
	Red berry square
	Rene rose
	Flowers and butterflies round
	Butterflies round
	Round bunny
	Teddies
	Picture round

All buttons are handmade by Thelma and Wendy, from wet clay. They roll out the clay, cut out the shapes, and make the holes. Each button is then fired and then cleaned up, decorated by hand and refired. Most are individually hand painted, though occasionally they use a transfer which catches their eye, before the buttons are again fired. 

NEW THIS YEAR

Sheep, pig and owl pendants ear rings and brooches. (These are individually hand painted caricatures)

Sheep ear ring

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Glyn-Coch Craft Centre Pwll Trap, St. Clears, Carmarthenshire, Wales, UK               SAT/NAV users please use                     Ordnance Survey Map ref: SN 259 175.          Do not use the postcode which will get you lost! Drive from 1/2mile west of St Clears (towards Haverfordwest) on the A40 and follow the Brown Tourist Board signs to get to us. Tel: 01994 231867 Glyn-Coch Email info@glyn-coch.com  Other ways you can Contact Us

 

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