Cynon Valley Museum holds quilts associated with the Rural Industries Bureau, and their 1930s scheme of training women in the South Wales Valleys to produce high-quality whole cloth quilts, to be sold in London establishments such as Claridge's.
This event offers to opportunity to handle these quilts up close and to learn about the significance of the RIB scheme that helped women to earn money at a time of economic deprivation. Researcher Katherine Gough will be giving a talk about her grandmother, Sarah Marion Davies, who was a quilting teacher for the RIB.
Places are limited contact engagement officers Rhian Thoms ([email protected]) or Lee Ignire ([email protected]) to book.
Address: Cynon Valley Museum, Depot Road, Aberdare Rhondda Cynon Taf, CF44 8DL
