Melin Tregwynt
Eifion Griffiths is the owner of a small family company established in 1912. Melin Tregwynt combines the authentic craft traditions of Welsh doublecloth weave with beautiful color and innovative modern design. Their products are found in hotels and design led stores worldwide, on film and TV. In 2008, they successfully wove the largest recorded picnic blanket in the world.
www.melintregwynt.co.uk

National Wool Museum
Keith Rees has worked in the Woolen Industry throughout his career and has a wealth of experience and expertise. From demonstrating traditional spinning and weaving techniques to operating large factory machinery of the Woolen Mills, Rees is very skilled. His extensive historical knowledge and personal experience of the industry brings the Welsh Woolen Industry to life.
www.museumwales.ac.uk/en/wool

Corgi Socks
Chris Jones is theManaging Director for Corgi Hosiery, a family-run company founded in 1893 that produces hosiery and knitwear. Corgiexports their products around the world andis a holder of a Royal Warrant to HRH Prince Charles, the Prince of Wales.With support from Wales Trade International,Corgi often visits the USA, its biggest market.
www.corgihosiery.co.uk

Cefyn Burgess
Textile artist
Burgess is a distinguished textile designer who works in weaving and embroidery. Inspired by the traditional lifestyle and textiles of Wales, his textiles are of the finest quality and are made from 100% natural fibers. Burgess recently created a chapel series with pieces that reflect the life and energy that was once flourishing in Welsh chapels in Wales and in the United States.
www.cefynburgess.com

Christine Mills
Visual artist
After being educated at Goldsmiths University College in London, Mills moved back to Wales. She, and her works, are inspired by Welsh landscape, language, culture, and people. The media for her art is dictated by her evolving ideas, and she often uses wool from the family hill farm or other recycled materials.

Ariel Grant Hughes
Farmer (Patagonia)
As agronomy engineer of the National Institute of Agricultural Technology, Hughesworks with farmers from the Chubut Valley. Hughes is interested in the history of Welsh descendants in Chubut and is committed to preserving their traditions. He is also involved with a radio program called “Abriendo tranqueras”, which means “Opening the Gates”, that is produced for local farmers and community members.

Wayne Thomas
Ex coal miner
Thomas currently serves as general secretary of the National Union of Mineworkers—Wales. Having lived in mining communities all his life and having worked as a miner for over twenty years, he understands the legacy of the Welsh mining heritage. On behalf of the Welsh Assembly Government, Thomas is actively involved with many former mining areas.

South Wales Miner’s Library
Sian Williams is the librarian at the South Wales Miners' Library. She has a keen interest in the social history of Wales and is currently Secretary of Llafur: the Welsh People's History Society. Williams was the curator of a Welsh banners exhibit and recently launched an exhibition to celebrate Robert Owen, a man who is widely regarded as the 'father' of trade union movements.
www.swan.ac.uk/swcc

Matthew Tomalin
Iron caster
Tomalin's current artistic practice - on the borderline between fine and applied art - is centered around cast iron, though he has worked over the years in many different metals at many different scales. He runs a highly unusual one-person iron foundry at his studio in the Brecon Beacons in Wales. His award-winning work is exhibited throughout the UK.
www.caeraumetals.com

Iona McLaggan
Blacksmith
McLaggan, a former English teacher, began blacksmithing almost twenty years ago. Working in her studio in the hamlet of Merthyr Mawr, she is inspired by the coal heritage of the South Wales Valleys and the historic shipping ports of the Bristol Channel. She finds joy in the versatility, delicacy, and toughness of metal.