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The right fabric for the job (or the job for the right fabric)?
My fabric history I was brought up surrounded by cloth. My father, and his father before him, were involved in the Lancashire cotton industry. My my father, Druce Barlow My Grandfather, Albert Barlow...
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1950s jacket finished – just in time for Christmas
Christmas Eve already! I can’t believe how quickly December has whizzed by. We are up early and on our way to Lancashire this morning. So what could be more appropriate than a Red jacket? Lancaster...
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Abakhan (Bolton) – Fabric Shop Review
I have been spending a little time lately looking round the fabric shops of Lancashire. So it was inevitable that I would get to Abakhan soon, as recommended by Maria Josephine. The Abakhan name is...
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Fine Fabrics, Oakmount Mill Shop, Burnley – shop review
When visiting my Mother we often go out on a Saturday afternoon for what we, in Lancashire, call “a run”. This is not a run in the normal use of the word. It actually means “a run in the car”. This is...
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“Britain’s finest Market” a review of Bury Market, Lancashire
I love markets. I used to sell fabric on them with my cousin David Ryecroft from the age of about 12 to 16, getting up at about 4am and driving to various towns in Yorkshire and Lancashire. We would...
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