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-Llew is six month,

-Twm is 22 months and Cai is six.

-They love it on the farm.

-My Aunt, Marion's daughter in law

-passed away from cancer recently.

-Marion would cook for Ceinwen

-every day.

-I cared for her for

-over six months.

-Unfortunately,

-we lost her six weeks ago.

-I like clothes.

-My interests are shopping

-and walking with my husband.

-You don't need a makeover.

-It will be nice to have someone else

-to tell me what to wear.

-I've never been to the hairdresser.

-I cut her hair.

-Do you wear any make-up?

-I don't wear a lot of make-up.

-I wear a small amount of blusher

-and lipstick.

-I've retired but spend a lot of time

-out on the farm.

-I'm happy for the team

-to do anything to me.

-I've never had anything

-like this before.

-Are you worried about the clothes?

-I'm not worried at all.

-I'm happy to wear anything.

-Llew has behaved.

-We were worried

-he would make a noise!

-I look forward to the results.

-Recently, we've highlighted various

-traditional art and crafts skills.

-Today, we focus on quilting.

-Quilt-making is a Welsh tradition.

-But it was more common

-in Carmarthenshire and Ceredigion...

-..before reaching

-the industrial South Wales Valleys.

-Heledd Gwyndaf

-met a modern-day quilter.

-Quilting is an old craft.

-One of Wales' best quilters lives

-in the tapestry town of Aberaeron.

-Many of the old crafts have

-developed and now use electricity...

-..but Deanne Hartwell-Jones doesn't.

-Deanne's patchwork quilts have

-been handmade for over 40 years.

-It all started

-after purchasing a brass bed.

-I thought a patchwork quilt

-would look nice on the bed.

-You hand-make all of the quilts

-and you don't use a sewing machine.

-I find the noise

-of a sewing machine distracting...

-..and prefer to hear the birds

-in the garden.

-Occasionally, I hear the sea

-but I prefer peace and quiet.

-What inspires your work?

-I'm inspired by many things

-including my memories.

-Landscapes and geometry are also

-an obvious part in Deanne's work.

-With her mathematical mind

-and background...

-..there's no surprise the quilts

-are incredibly difficult to create.

-Yes, they're very difficult to make.

-I'm very fond of geometry.

-I try to create geometric patterns

-which can be made on a machine.

-When an idea comes to mind,

-I plan it in my book.

-Deanne Hartwell-Jones' exhibitions

-and talks are popular across Europe.

-I've kept all the quilts that

-I've made over the past 40 years.

-I don't show photographs of the

-quilts but the quilts themselves.

-After deciding on an idea,

-what is the next step?

-I have a book with numerous designs

-as small as my nail.

-There are many different steps

-to the quilting business.

-Deanne begins with the patchwork

-and uses paper for perfection.

-I work out the measurements

-before starting my sewing journey.

-What happens once you've put

-the designs on to paper?

-I cut the pieces of paper

-and larger segments of material...

-..and put a rough stitch through the

-paper before sewing it all together.

-This piece is going to be added

-to the larger piece.

-It will be part of the border

-and there's one for every square.

-I also need to work out

-the corner pieces.

-At the end, the papers are removed

-before adding cotton or wool...

-..which will create the cushion

-in the quilt and the back.

-Extra sewing is needed to go through

-the three different layers...

-..which creates the sewing

-pattern of the quilt.

-There's no better place to complete

-the work than on a quilting frame.

-The pattern is pulled

-so I can use a chalk pencil...

-..that marks the fabric enough

-for me to sew it.

-Many of these plans are traditional.

-The quilting changes the feel

-of the patchwork.

-It gives a 3D feel to the pattern.

-Quilting for Deanne

-is like an addiction.

-After completing my first quilt,

-I couldn't give it up.

-It was a challenge

-to make the next one.

-They looked great.

-Marion Davies is in the safe hands

-of our makeover team.

-After the break,

-we'll have an update from them.

-Pharmacist, Cathy Irons

-also discusses allergies.

-Join us in a few minutes.

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-Welcome back.

-Marion Davies from Capel Iwan

-joins us for a makeover today.

-She's in safe hands at the moment.

-How's it all going, Huw?

-Sian, everything is going well.

-Ruth loves the colour and texture

-of Marion's hair.

-It has a fantastic shine

-and it's a great colour.

-You could never recreate

-this natural hair colour.

-When someone has hair this colour,

-should they colour it?

-No, I have a few customers

-that have a similar hair colour...

-..and I refuse to colour their hair.

-Your hair turned grey

-at a young age.

-Yes, it's been grey

-since I was around 30.

-Have you ever coloured it?

-Have you ever coloured it?

-

-No, never.

-Is that why it's in such

-great condition, Ruth?

-Yes, that's why it has a wonderful

-shine and it's in perfect condition.

-There's not much work to do

-to the hair...

-..so you're going to be

-pampered instead.

-I might blow dry it

-in a slightly different style.

-Your hair grows

-in one particular direction.

-Yes, it grows to the left.

-If we did try to change the parting,

-it wouldn't stay there.

-If you moved the parting to the

-other side, would it feel strange?

-Yes, it would be quite uncomfortable

-and could cause headaches.

-Marion is a farmer's wife and

-has been milking for many years.

-We've been milking for 37 years

-and we had 100 cows at one time.

-You've spent most of your life

-outdoors but have fantastic skin.

-I don't know anything

-about cattle or milking...

-..but I can spot

-good skin when I see it!

-Marian has fantastic skin

-and there's a certain glow to it.

-What do you mean by a glow?

-What do you mean by a glow?

-

-The skin has a certain sheen.

-Small babies can be lactose

-intolerant.

-Parents might not know why their

-babies cry after having milk.

-There are sufferers who wear allergy

-bracelets.

-Some are allergic to antibiotics

-like penicillin.

-Pharmacists will also make a note

-of this.

-There are ingredients in tablets

-that can cause allergies.

-It's not always the active

-ingredient that causes problems.

-Different companies use different

-ingredients in tablets.

-If you're allergic to one brand,

-you might be fine with another.

-Talk to your pharmacist about this.

-Are you born with allergies

-or do they develop over time?

-You're born with some allergies

-such as lactose intolerance.

-However, you may grow out of your

-intolerance.

-Some have to drink goat's milk

-as they can't have cow's milk.

-Peanut allergies are very serious.

-At Christmas,

-there are peanuts everywhere.

-It can be very dangerous

-to children.

-There are factories who make

-a variety of different foods.

-Perhaps some of the foods

-will contain nuts...

-..and it's not always possible

-to avoid cross-contamination.

-If you're not sure about the

-contents or ingredients...

-..you should always ask.

-Some people don't even use different

-knives and chopping boards...

-..which can cause problems for some

-with food intolerances.

-There are so many people

-with allergies.

-There's plenty still to come

-so join us in a few minutes.

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-Subtitles

-Welcome back.

-Still to come on Prynhawn Da...

-..Alison Huw shows us

-what foods are freezer friendly.

-We also reveal the results

-of Marion Davies' makeover.

-Stay tuned to us.

-Next, we open the doors

-of our Reading Club...

-..with our members,

-Ann Evans and Edwina Ranft...

-..along with comments

-from other club members.

-The novel under the spotlight today

-is Sol a Lara by Tony Bianchi.

-This novel is full

-of excitement and mystery.

-Do you agree with this?

-I agree with you.

-I reviewed Pryfeta by Tony Bianchi

-a few years ago.

-I didn't really enjoy the book so I

-wasn't looking forward to this one.

-However, I was pleasantly surprised.

-It's a story

-about a couple of misfits.

-Lara is a respectable nurse...

-..whilst Sol is in trouble

-with some questionable characters.

-Lara longs for Gruff

-who she had a one-night stand with.

-She fabricated a fantasy

-about Gruff.

-She's convinced that he'll return

-to marry her one day.

-However, she meets Sol.

-Sol is a thief.

-There are other questionable men

-after him.

-He's also a murderer

-but he's unaware of this.

-He finds out later on in the story.

-He escapes and

-that's when Lara meets him.

-She gives him a lift.

-She was obsessed with Gruff and

-even bought clothes for him.

-She seeks advice for her problems

-from a therapist.

-The novel seems to be

-full of descriptions.

-There are lots of details

-in this book.

-There are receipts and

-shopping lists.

-She even goes underwear shopping

-in Marks and Spencer.

-Sol goes to B&Q

-before doing some DIY.

-It would be great to have someone

-like him at home.

-These details enriched the story.

-We've received an email

-from Bethan Evans in Skewen.

-This novel is full of deceit.

-One character deceives herself and

-the other deceives everyone else.

-One character deceives herself and

-the other deceives everyone else.

-However, the stories of both

-characters work well together.

-It's an exciting novel

-that's worth reading.

-Earlier, we spoke to Elan Griffiths

-about her thoughts on the book.

-I must say that I enjoyed this book

-and it was an easy read.

-Nobody needs to worry that

-this book is difficult to read.

-There are many different layers

-to this book...

-..but the story itself is Sol a Lara

-is simple.

-Everything is gradually revealed

-between daily descriptions.

-I expected a highlight...

-..but the book ends on the beach in

-Spain when Lara returns alone.

-I was disappointed as we're left

-wanting more at the end.

-Make sure you read it.

-Do you agree with these comments?

-There are lots of layers

-in this book.

-Edwina mentioned the details.

-There were two pages

-about how to laugh!

-There were details

-about clothes too.

-Tony obviously researched

-the details in this book.

-There was one point when I thought

-he described too much.

-It was about fitting windows.

-There were also details

-about Sol wanting the toilet!

-The ending was open-ended.

-Lara goes on holiday to Spain

-to relive her fling with Gruff.

-Lara's mother falls but we don't

-know what happens to her.

-I was left wanting to know more.

-It's possible that there will

-be a sequel to the book.

-It's a real cliff-hanger.

-We don't know what happens

-to the mother or Lara.

-However, I'm not sure

-if Tony does sequels.

-Gillian discusses Billy Elliot and

-spins our wheel in Fancy A Fortune?

-We'll be playing our weekly game,

-Fancy A Fortune?

-You can win anything up to 1,000!

-After the break, we discuss

-freezable meals with Alison Huw.

-We also reveal the results

-of Marion Davies' makeover.

-See you in a few minutes.

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-Subtitles

-Welcome back.

-What do you have in the freezer?

-Do you use the freezer to its full

-potential or as a store cupboard?

-I keep everything in the freezer.

-Alison Huw is here.

-Welcome to the programme.

-Freezers are very handy.

-I also keep everything

-in the freezer.

-Freezers are clever things.

-They can help you to take advantage

-of seasonal fruits.

-You need everything to be in place

-to use it to its full potential.

-Plastic sandwich bags

-are a great help in the freezer.

-Buy heavy foil to help store things

-in the freezer.

-There are also magnetic boards

-you could purchase...

-..and you can write what you add

-into the freezer on to the board.

-I couldn't live without my freezer.

-I cook things

-straight from the freezer.

-We live far away from any shops.

-You can freeze everything.

-You can freeze mackerel and butter.

-If you don't use them,

-they will become tasteless.

-I put crisps in the freezer.

-I tend to have a handful from

-a big bag and then put them away.

-We usually put them in the box...

-When Marion came to the studio,

-she was dressed very smartly.

-She was wearing dark clothes

-that matched perfectly.

-Today, we're going for a more casual

-look with an ethnic influence.

-Let's take a look at Marion now.

-You look fantastic.

-What do you think, Marion?

-It's fantastic.

-Tell us about the clothes, Huw.

-Marion said she never chooses black.

-There's a great pattern

-on the jacket.

-The ethnic theme

-is popular these days.

-There's embellishment

-at the bottom of the jacket.

-These pieces could be worn

-with a variety of different items.

-Marion has a wedding party

-on Saturday and she could wear this.

-What about the hair?

-Marion likes her hair short.

-I washed it, dried it

-and then added a bit of wax.

-I've never worn wax before.

-What make-up did you use?

-As I mentioned,

-the hair colour is great.

-I wanted to showcase this

-in the face.

-Marion has shiny eyes.

-I wanted to give her a bit

-of definition with her lipstick.

-Are you happy with the look?

-Yes, it's great.

-You celebrate your birthday

-next week.

-Angharad has a gift from us.

-She looks great.

-She's ready for a night out.

-We haven't made

-any birthday plans yet.

-I'm sure the children

-will like your new look.

-Thank you for coming in.

-You look great.

-Well done, team.

-That's it from us today.

-Huw is back in the studio tomorrow.

-As prosecco sales surge, we sample

-some fizzy wine with Dylan Rowlands.

-The S4C news and weather is followed

-by Morgan Jones and Alex Humphreys..

-..at the Aberystwyth Arts Centre

-with the Band Cymru competition.

-Until tomorrow, goodbye.

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