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The Welsh Girl
Edition Five Feature
Words by Julie Leonard
Location: Hay-on-Wye, Wales, UK
Photo Credit: ©Mike Caldwell & ©Julie Leonard
I am a designer/maker, and I work with the traditional wool textiles of Wales in a modern way. I make clothing, accessories and homewares. All items are handmade, limited edition pieces. The cloth, which features my designs in my own contemporary colour palette, is made at one of the few remaining Welsh mills. It is woven for me specifically, so the cloth is unique.
My studio-shop is situated in what was once a schoolroom of an old stone chapel in the heart of Hay-on-Wye, Wales, UK. I have some help with sewing, but it is mainly me who juggles the tasks of designing, making, photographing, marketing and retailing my products.
Why The Welsh Girl?