‘She’s got the skill’: Kate turns her hand to needle and thread at woollen mill

Princess of Wales visits textile manufacturers in West Wales. The future queen visited Melin Tregwynt a Welsh woollen mill and Hiut Denim, a family-owned jeans manufacturer based in Cardigan.The Princess of Wales was praised for her skills with a needle and thread when given the chance to mend luxurious fabrics at a Welsh woollen mill.Kate stepped out in a vintage Welsh wool coat for her visit to Melin Tregwynt, which produces blankets and throws from a remote part of Pembrokeshire.The future queen was shown the whole production process, from the weaving of the woollen cloth to finishing details added to the fabrics.Later, the princess visited Hiut Denim, a family-owned jeans manufacturer based in Cardigan.The town has been home to jeans production since the 1960s, where its first jeans factory employed more than 400 people making 35,000 pairs a week.That factory closed in 2002 when production moved to Morocco, but Hiut brought those manufacturing skills back when the company was founded in 2011.