Tuesday, 20 July 2010

MRS. TICKING

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Illustrated first are a nice pile of old tickings, both French and German which I had in vast quantities in the 80s and the portrait was tak...
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Friday, 9 July 2010

A FLING IN FRANCE

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Went to Brittany for a real summer holiday and had a great time on a beautiful estuary at Port Le Pouldu, simple inexpensive lodging and the...
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Monday, 14 June 2010

New friends - old dreams

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A sample card of linen tapes for apron ties and a colourful ticking used for feather beds Since...
Tuesday, 8 June 2010

FLOWERS, FLASHES AND SHOOTS

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Gabi Tubbs, journalist and friend, who first wrote about my tickings 20 years ago in Country Living, was here today for a magazine feature w...
Monday, 7 June 2010

BON VOYAGE

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If you are keen to learn a bit more about France, want to go there but are a bit unsure how to go about it, I can highly recommend you st...
Thursday, 3 June 2010

IS HEMP REALLY GREEN?

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hemp and linen clothing Hemp peasant shirt with linen collar Yes, it is one of the most environmentally 'green' fibres. It grows lik...
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Sunday, 30 May 2010

TOILE BY THE SEA

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L'Offrande de l'Amour ' Le Premier Navigateur The lovely Toile de Nantes, (1805) on the right, is one of the many designs from t...
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Friday, 21 May 2010

KNOT SO EASY

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Here is a puzzle for a rainy day, no interruptions and a bright light - plus plenty of patience! The diagram is about as clear as it could b...