A lobster-inspired Craft Festival love story…with a very French twist! ⁠

August 28, 2026

Hello! 

With only 2 weeks to go, I wanted to tell you a story. A lobster-inspired Craft Festival love story to be precise…with a very French twist! ⁠⁠

When theatre company, Kitsch n Sync performed at Craft Festival Wales last year, they fell in love with the festival and with one particular maker: Manda from Treefall Design, whose wonderful heirloom textile toys include a rather dashing French Lobster, complete with stripy T-shirt and jaunty curly moustache. Ooo là là!⁠

Inspired by their new favourite crustacean, the Kitsch n Sync gals went away and created a brand-new walkabout act: Les Lobsters Français. Think stripy T-shirts, claws, curly moustaches, berets and French jazz…⁠

They debuted Les Lobsters Français at Craft Festival Bovey Tracey and now they’re coming home to Craft Festival Wales, 11–13 September for their first performance at Cardigan Castle!⁠

Who knew one textile lobster could inspire so much mischief? Well… I’m honestly not that surprised, there is always a healthy does of mischief around Treefall’s stand. ⁠

You can see for yourself at Craft Festival Wales.⁠

Stori garu Gŵyl Grefft wedi’i hysbrydoli gan gimwch…gyda thro Ffrengig iawn! ⁠

Helo!

Gyda dim ond pythefnos i fynd, roeddwn i eisiau adrodd stori i chi. Stori garu Gŵyl Grefft wedi’i hysbrydoli gan gimwch i fod yn fanwl gywir…gyda thro Ffrengig iawn! ⁠⁠

Pan berfformiodd y cwmni theatr, Kitsch n Sync, yng Ngŵyl Grefft Cymru y llynedd, fe syrthiasant mewn cariad â’r ŵyl ac ag un gwneuthurwr penodol: Manda o Treefall Design, y mae ei theganau tecstilau etifeddol rhyfeddol yn cynnwys Cimwch Ffrengig eithaf cain, ynghyd â chrys-T streipiog a mwstas cyrliog siriol. Ooo là là!⁠

Wedi’u hysbrydoli gan eu cramenogion hoff newydd, aeth merched Kitsch n Sync i ffwrdd a chreu act newydd sbon: Les Lobsters Français. Meddyliwch am grysau-T streipiog, crafangau, mwstas cyrliog, berets a jazz Ffrengig…⁠

Fe wnaethon nhw ddangos eu perfformiad cyntaf gyda Les Lobsters Français yng Ngŵyl Grefft Bovey Tracey ac maen nhw nawr yn dod adref i Ŵyl Grefft Cymru, 11–13 Medi ar gyfer eu perfformiad cyntaf yng Nghastell Aberteifi!⁠

Pwy oedd yn gwybod y gallai un cimwch tecstilau ysbrydoli cymaint o ddrygioni? Wel… Dydw i ddim wedi synnu cymaint â hynny, mae yna bob amser lawer o ddrygioni o amgylch stondin Treefall. ⁠

Gallwch weld drosoch eich hun yng Ngŵyl Grefft Cymru.⁠

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