Cefyn Burgess on YouTube Expressions of a Culture – movie

This is Cefyns first video on YoueTube and is an interview talking about Cefyns “Expressions of a culture” exhibition at the Wales Millennium Centre from the 11 April – 31 May | Glanfa Level 1 & 2. Cefyn also talks about his involvement on Project 21. The project tells the story of 7 Welsh communities using textiles as a medium to tell a story about their community as a narrative... [Read more]

Cefyn Burgess goes in to warp

The National Wool Museum is exhibiting some of Cefyn’s work in an exhibition Warp & Warp 2: from hand loom to production, an exhibition that will showcase some of the very best weavers who have developed their craft with collaboration with weaving mills. Visitors will be able to follow how a weaver develops a design from the hand loom through to the finished product. This often unseen process... [Read more]

Get your Cefyn Burgess Patron invitation for a private viewing

This Friday the 3rd September 2010 Cefyn has an exhibition at the Galeri artspace in Caernarfon and you can get an exclusive Patron invitation to this private viewing for you and a guest. All you have to do is fill in the form opposite –> Join Cefyn’s Patrons email newsletter You will be sent a personal copy of the invitation. Migration is the result of two decades of research – a... [Read more]

Cefyn goes pole dancing

It’s true in fact it was Cefyn who told me he was doing this and he even supplied the photos and I have got to say that there’s not just one pole involved, he tells me that there are two and that it all takes place in his shop… In broad daylight! When Cefyn told me how much room he needs to do this I thought there is no way he could possibly do it the shop, but he proved me wrong. The site... [Read more]

New Welsh blankets now in stock from Cefyn Burgess

Not only are the new Carthen Welsh blankets (Inspired by Welsh nursing blankets) now available but also there are 5 NEW “Clapper board” tapestry blanket colour designs available as well. Carthen Welsh Blankets… Having seen these new blankets for myself I have to say they are truly beautiful in there simplicity which I believe makes them truly unique because the true genius in any design is... [Read more]

Cefyn Burgess Quilt bought by National Museum of Wales

The “Red Flower” Welsh quilt by Cefyn Burgess has been bought by St Fagans National History Museum in Cardiff. The museum is Wales’s most popular heritage attractions and has been keen to add Cefyn’s work to its collection for some time. It will not come as a surprise to many of Cefyn’s patrons to discover that the quilt in question was chosen by the museum because not only was it the... [Read more]

Cefyn Burgess and the Pwllglas tapestry community project

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Pwllglas village hall Cefyn Burgess was asked to become the artistic director and also the curator of a community art project to depict the cultural heritage of the region in an embroidered Welsh tapestry. Cefyn wanted to involve as many people from the community as possible both young and old so he started by involving the next generation of villagers…... [Read more]

Exclusive photos of Cefyn’s 5 new Welsh tapestry blankets

As you know Cefyn has been really busy over the last few weeks weaving a brand new range of Welsh blankets BUT he has also been busy re-colouring the ever popular Cefyn Burgess “Clapper board” tapestry blanket design as well. On Monday Cefyn was in the mill doing the actual colour sampling which involved him weaving sections of the Welsh tapestry blankets to see how his 5 new colour combinations... [Read more]

Cefyn has been weaving his magic again

Cefyn Burgess weaving A few days ago I wrote a very quick alert telling everyone that Cefyn had started to weave his new fabrics as well as his new Carthen Welsh nursing blankets. Well the good news is that Cefyn has just given me some photos of him weaving these new fabrics and given me some insights to what he has been doing over these past few days. Good news… there’s NO trouble at’ mill! When... [Read more]

Cefyn is weaving his new collection

Right now Cefyn is busy weaving his new collection of Welsh fabrics and throws and over the next few days I hope to have some news for you regarding these new designs and also some photos of Cefyn weaving his magic. In the mean time if you have not joined Cefyn’s Patrons Newsletter why not do it now by filling in the form on the right. If you are on Facebook you can also join Cefyn’s Facebook fan... [Read more]

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