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Deborah Shah-Smith

Textiles
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I design and make unique handbags, accessories and homewares using Welsh tweed from my small studio in the foothills of the Cambrian Mountains surrounded by the glorious Welsh landscape.

 

Pure wool Welsh tweed is a wonderful fabric; it is a sustainable material which is naturally water and stain resistant and hard-wearing.  I collect vintage Welsh tweed as skirt lengths and unwanted clothing, drawn to their colours, textures and history and give the fabrics a new lease of life by up-cycling them to create one-of-a-kind items.  Working with wool brings me closer to my beautiful surroundings and its agricultural heritage.

 

I aim to create in a sustainable way; I source local materials where possible, i.e. lavender grown near Swansea, Welsh wood buttons carved in mid-Wales.  My studio is powered by renewable electricity.  Visitors to the studio will be able to explore the processes of turning raw fleece into yarn and then fabric.

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Studio address:

Cwm Einon Fawr

Pumpsaint

Carmarthenshire

SA19 8BX

Tel: 07535801051

Email: mopanibeans@gmail.com

Website: www.mopanibeans.co.uk

 

 

 

 

 

Directions to studio

From Llandeilo take A40 north, then B4302 and turn left at T junction onto A482.

Pass two farms and take first left immediately after the second farm. Follow road pass Ffrwdfal House then take the next right. At the top of the hill turn left  and then take the track signed as a dead end and a bridleway to the left of the weatherboard house. Continue on this track keeping left.

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Opening times:

July 2025

Saturday 26th                 

Sunday 27th                      

Monday 28th                  

Tuesday 29th                 

Wednesday 30th

Thursday 31st              

August 2025                     

Friday 1st                    

Saturday 2nd                

Sunday 3rd                   

10am - 4pm   

10am - 4pm

10am - 4pm

10am - 4pm    CLOSED 

10am - 4pm

10am - 4pm

10am - 4pm

10am - 4pm

Workshops: 

Weaving - take part in a collaborative project to weave a cushion cover in Welsh wool available daily when the studio is open. (All equipment provided for FREE)

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