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Dau Wyneb Two Faces

Pob patrwm yn dwy wyneb

The double-weave loom inverts each colour — one face shows the pattern, the other its exact reverse. No side is the back.

Siapiau sy'n adrodd hanes

Diamond, double-headed eagle, and rose motifs encode centuries of Pembrokeshire and Carmarthenshire weaving tradition.

Lliwiau sy'n treiddio i'r wlan

Cochineal red, cobalt blue, bone white — natural dyes saturated deep into the fibre, not printed on the surface.

Yr hen felinau'n dal i wehyddu

Hand looms that survived industrial decline, preserving the double-weave craft for another generation.