Jones of Wales Tartan Collection
Jones of Wales Tartan Collection
Celebrate the Jones name with a Welsh family tartan — the commonest surname in all of Wales, so numerous that whole villages had to invent nicknames to tell one Jones from another.
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About the Jones of Wales Tartan
The Jones of Wales tartan belongs to the series of modern Welsh family setts designed in the late 1990s by Sheila Daniel at the Cambrian Woollen Mill in Powys, in collaboration with the Wales Tartan Centres.
Welsh tartan is a modern tradition rather than an ancient one — historic Welsh dress meant the gown and tall hat, not the kilt — and these setts carry no medieval clan history. The words "of Wales" identify the design series, not a territorial claim. What they do offer is a cloth that names a Welsh family.
Jones Tartan Pattern and Colours
The Welsh family setts are built differently from Scottish tartans, often using odd numbers of threads and differing warp and weft. This collection draws on deep blues and greens with a red accent — the blue of Welsh rivers and slate, the green of the hills, and the red of the dragon.
The Jones Name
Jones means son of John — Siôn in Welsh — and it is the most numerous surname in Wales by a long way. That abundance created a problem the Welsh solved with characteristic humour: since a village might hold a dozen men called John Jones, people were distinguished by trade, farm or feature, so that a community would know exactly who was meant by Jones the Bread, Jones the Post or Jones the Milk.
The name spread with the Welsh themselves — to the coalfields of Pennsylvania, the mining towns of Australia, and the Welsh settlement in Patagonia. One of the best-loved bearers was Mary Jones, a weaver's daughter from Llanfihangel-y-Pennant, who in 1800 walked some twenty-five miles barefoot over the hills to Bala to buy a Welsh Bible — a journey that helped inspire the founding of the British and Foreign Bible Society.
Who Is This Collection For?
This collection is made for those of the Jones name anywhere in the world, families with Welsh roots, chapel and choir traditions, Patagonian and diaspora descendants and anyone who wants a tartan that names a Welsh family.
- ✓ Jones family and descendants
- ✓ Welsh roots at home and abroad
- ✓ St David's Day and Eisteddfod wear
- ✓ Weddings and family gatherings
- ✓ Welsh ancestry gifts
- ✓ Deep blue tartan style
How to Wear Jones Tartan
Jones tartan works well across caps, shirts, hoodies, scarves, ties, jackets, blankets and keepsake gifts. Its deep blue palette is smart and easy to pair for St David's Day, rugby days, weddings and everyday heritage wear.
Jones of Wales Tartan FAQ
Quick answers about the Jones Welsh tartan, its origins and who may wear it.
Is the Jones tartan ancient?
No — it is a modern Welsh family tartan from the late 1990s, designed at the Cambrian Woollen Mill in Powys.
What does the name Jones mean?
Son of John — Siôn in Welsh — and it is the most common surname in Wales.
Why were Welsh people given nicknames?
Because so many shared the same name; a village would distinguish them by trade or farm, as in Jones the Bread or Jones the Post.
Who was Mary Jones?
A weaver's daughter who in 1800 walked some twenty-five miles to Bala for a Welsh Bible, a journey linked with the founding of the Bible Society.
Why does the name say "of Wales"?
It identifies the design series the tartan belongs to, not any claim of ownership.
Who can wear the Jones tartan?
Anyone of the Jones name, or with a Welsh family connection.
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