Wench: ravishing recycled creations

Wench. is an Up-cycled clothing label based in West Wales.

Each garment is hand made from re-cycled fabrics, all are unique, quirky and chic and produced in an off grid workshop high on a mountain in Pembrokeshire, using only sun & wind power.

Croeso i fyd Wench.  Crewyd pob eitem a llaw allan o ddeunyddiau wedi’u hail-glychu.  Maent yn hollol unigryw ac wedi’u creu gan ddefnyddio pwer yr haul a’r gwynt.

Mae Uwch-Greawdau Arallfydol Wench. bellach ar gael yn y siopau isod.  

Rydym hefyd yn dysgu dosbarthiadau Uwch -gylchu dillad. Ewch at y dyddiadur isod am fanylion.

Click the link below to see Wench. clothing images, past and present:

Dilynwch y ddolen i weld delweddau’r dillad:

http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/46207775/2/Wench/Wench%20Clothing?h=e4cf8c

Wench. Up-cycled clothing can be found at the following outlets:

Newport Collective - Penffynnon, East St, Newport, Pembrokeshire www.newportcollective.co.uk

Beautify Me - Newcastle Emlyn, Carmarthenshire SA38 9AE  - 01239 712 924

We also go out on the road teaching Up-cycling workshops.  See the diary below for up and coming classes and events.

Find Wench. on FB – www.facebook.com/wenchwear

Co-Create workshops are at the cutting edge of Up-cycling.  They are offered to teach the art of re-vamping unwanted garments and transforming them into exciting new attire.

We cater for beginners and for the more experienced, encouraging spontaneous creativity!

Sewing Machines are provided – Janome Sewist 525 see www.janome.co.uk or bring your own.

Tutor/ Tiwtor: Carys-Hedd

Mae gweithdai Cyd-Greu yn torri tir newydd Uwch-gylchu dillad.  Dewch i ymuno yn yr hwyl a thrawsnewid hen garpiau i greawdau ysblennydd newydd.

Darperir cefnogaeth i ddechreuwyr ac i’r sawl mwy profiadol. 

Up-cycling Clothing Workshops 2013 Gweithdai Uwchgylchu Dillad 

June/Mehefin

14.06 – Friday/Dydd Gwener 10-4pm

@ Old School Hostel, Trefin (Overnight accommodation possible)   

Up-cycle a garment of your choice  £30/25
http://www.theoldschoolhostel.co.uk/ 

 July/Gorffennaf

 04.07 Thursday/Dydd Iau 10-4pm   

@ Penquoit Centre,Kilgetty (Overnight accommodation possible)     

Waste-Coat making   £30/25
http://www.aroundaboutbritain.co.uk/Pembrokeshire/5388

05.07 – Friday/Dydd Gwener 10-4pm

@Wool Museum, Drefach Felindre –

Up-cycle a garment   £30/25
http://www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/wool/

Please bring your own garments to Up-cycle.
Sewing machines are provided or bring your own – please state when booking.
Please book and pay for classes in advance via cheque or bank transfer.
See www.wenchwear.co.uk <http://www.wenchwear.co.uk>  for more details or email carys.hedd@gmail.com
Dewch a’ch dillad eich hun i’w huwch gylchu.  Darperir peirianne gwnio neu croeso i chi ddod a rhai eich hun.  Bwciwch a thalwch am y dosbarthiadau o flaen llaw os gwelwch chi’n dda.

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Also an advance notice of a few courses I’ll be running with the Life Long Learning branch of Aberystwyth University:
Dyma wybodaeth am gysriau Uwch Gylchu drwy Dysgu Gydaol Oes, Prifysgol Aberystwyth.

@ Small World Theatre, Cardigan:
Basic Sewing Machine skills
15th Oct and 5th Nov 10-3.30pm Tuesdays
& 10th March, 17th March 2014 10- 3.30pm Mondays
Upcycled clothing
Mondays  - 14th Oct 4th Nov, 11th Nov 18th Nov 10-3.30
&  28th April, 12th May, 19th May, 2nd June   2014

Narberth @ Bloomfield Centre:
Basic Machine Sewing Skills
Sat / Sun 28 & 29th September 10-3.30pm
Upcycled Clothing,
Wednesdays 10-3.30am – 5th March, 12th March, 19st March 26th March

They have to be booked via LLL – Rhaid bwcio drwy’r brifysgol:

Lifelong Learning Office, P5 Penbryn, Penglais Campus, Aberystwyth, Ceredigion , SY23 3UX
Tel: (01970) 621580 Fax: (01970) 622258 Email: learning@aber.ac.uk

Make do and mend

(L-R) Diane Logan and Carys Hedd, both Aberystwyth University Lifelong Learning textiles tutor, and Alison Pierse from SELL celebrate with their award.

A programme of sewing courses at Aberystwyth University designed to recycle and up-cycle old clothing to prevent clothes being thrown into landfill sites and encourage the formation of new businesses in Wales, has won a national Universities Association for Lifelong Learning Award.

The Award for innovative course design and sustainability has been presented to the University’s School of Education and Lifelong Learning (SELL) and the scheme aims to recognise innovative projects, programmes in sustainability and practices that promote lifelong learning in the Higher Education Sector.

Alison Pierse, the Art and Design Coordinator at SELL, explains, “We are delighted to have scooped this award. It means a great deal to us because we’re very proud of our hard working tutors, their energies in promoting courses and their strong student support skills which has resulted in a considerable rise in student numbers enrolling on our textiles courses.”

“Our aim is to provide and build our students’ confidence and develop the skills required to set up a small business from home. They strike a chord with people because the modules address employability within small rural communities and are delivered in collaboration with small businesses and local venues.”

Last year, four additional courses were created in response to student demand. Other complementary modules include Up-cycled Clothing and Pattern making, Textiles Techniques, Web Design, Digital Textile Design using Photoshop and Marketing Yourself as an Art Practitioner.

The courses are taught in village halls and community centres throughout Ceredigion, Pembrokeshire and Powys and provide individuals with a vibrant learning environment as well as a place to socialise and have fun.

For more information on these courses, visit the SELL website on http://www.aber.ac.uk/en/sell/ or contact Alison Pierse on chp@aber.ac.uk