ls ▁with ▁long ▁fr ing es ▁were ▁worn ▁around ▁the ▁wa ist ▁and ▁used ▁to ▁carry ▁bread ▁and ▁other ▁prov isions . ▁They ▁were ▁sometimes ▁also ▁worn ▁as ▁a ▁mant le ▁over ▁the ▁shoulders . ▁Many ▁of ▁these ▁were ▁white ▁or ▁cre am ▁and ▁occasionally ▁red . ▁They ▁appear ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁more ▁common ▁in ▁south ▁Wales . ▁A ▁small ▁version ▁in ▁red ▁w ool ▁was ▁worn ▁round ▁the ▁shoulders ▁in ▁north ▁P embro kes hire ▁and ▁are ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁worn ▁by ▁women ▁who ▁helped ▁to ▁rep el ▁the ▁French ▁during ▁the ▁Last ▁invasion ▁of ▁Britain . ▁ ▁( 4 ) ▁N urs ing ▁sh aw l : ▁ ▁A ▁large ▁square ▁sh aw l ▁with ▁long ▁fr ing es ▁on ▁all ▁sides , ▁made ▁of ▁natural ▁white ▁or ▁cre am ▁w ool ▁was ▁worn ▁around ▁the ▁shoulder ▁and ▁wa ist ▁to ▁hold ▁a ▁baby , ▁free ing ▁the ▁hands ▁to ▁do ▁other ▁tasks . ▁These ▁seem ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁worn ▁throughout ▁Wales , ▁but ▁were ▁occasionally ▁found ▁in ▁Wel sh ▁exp atri ate ▁communities ▁and ▁continued ▁in ▁use ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 9 7 0 s . ▁ ▁( 5 ) ▁The ▁P ais ley ▁sh aw l : ▁ ▁Med ium ▁to ▁large ▁sh aw ls ▁of ▁w ool , ▁sil k ▁or ▁printed ▁cot ton ▁were ▁decor ated ▁with ▁bright ▁P ais ley ▁patterns . ▁Many ▁were ▁fr ing ed . ▁Although ▁these ▁are ▁thought ▁to ▁have ▁been ▁an ▁essential