Trefriw Woollen Mills

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Visit our mill museum where we manufacture Welsh tapestry bedspreads, travelling rugs and tweeds from the raw wool using electricity generated on site.

Our pure wool products together with garments, accessories and homewares made up in our fabrics can be purchased in our shop. We also stock pure wool knitwear and sheepskin goods. The shop and turbine house are open Monday - Saturday all year (except for Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day) plus Sundays from Spring Bank Holiday - end September.

Weaving can be viewed Monday - Friday (except Bank Holidays)10 a.m. - 1 p.m. and 2 p.m. - 5 p.m. from mid February to mid December.

Extra machinery e.g. carding engines, spinning mules, doubling and hanking machines and warping mill can be viewed Monday - Friday (except Bank Holidays) Easter - October.

Hand-spinning demonstration, "try hand-weaving yourself" on a small hand loom Wednesday and Thursday June - end September. Please phone on the day if making a special journey – 01492 640462.

Rag rug making techniques demonstrated on Tuesdays from June - end September. . Please phone on the day if making a special journey – 01492 640462

The Weaver's Garden (June - September) contains labelled plants associated with textiles (i.e. they supply fibres, natural dyes, soaps, moth repellents or textile tools).

Admission free. Regret no school parties