Tuesday, 16 December 2014

BLOG AND FLOG!

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  DEAR GINGER - YOU ARE SO CLEVER TO RECOGNISE THE HAND OF IAN MANKIN IN THE CHRISTMAS WREATH OF A PREVIOUS BLOG!  It happened because my ...
Thursday, 11 December 2014

FUTURE PLANS

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    This is the time of year when business plans slow down, family gather round with plans for the Christmas holiday season and we are all t...
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Tuesday, 9 December 2014

A WARM RECEPTION

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Large scale 1880 woven Vichy bed quilt, ticking cushions, chequer cotton bonnet, striped red/white French peasant skirt on model, Irish ...
Monday, 8 December 2014

DIG MINERALS ? I'm in a dark place.

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Damaged Welsh woolen blankets ( cartheni ) are ideal for making up into cosy and colourful cushions and bolsters.  These perfect ones are ...
Friday, 5 December 2014

RUB A DUB TUB

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A small section of my stores of laundered French linen and hemp sheets, all  measured, laundered and stacked.  I have known three profes...
Wednesday, 3 December 2014

UNFOLDING CLOTH HISTORY

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Long sets of fine linen damask table napkins, circa 1900 in diaper and geometric patterns.   If you are really interested in the laying ...
Monday, 1 December 2014

Thoughts from my Bath Chair

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   As I tidy up the remnants of my French stock, now all assembled in one large wine vault room with a stone floor, stone walls and big wood...
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Wednesday, 26 November 2014

I GO FOR INDIGO- DO YOU?

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   Indigo has been used for dyeing fabrics, decorating  bodies and walls for thousands of years and many tribes have used it in their diff...