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www.croftmill.co.uk Issue 14 2011

The Hat As you may have noticed from time to time I have discussed my golfing activities. Well last weekend was another day to forget. It rained fairly incessantly and fairly hard. I was suitably attired and the only thing lacking, I suppose, was a waterproof hat. I do have a long-nebbed golfing cap which cost about £200 but there was a set of golf clubs attached suitably emblazoned with the golf club maker's name and in a bright yellow. Doesn't offer much protection from the rain but it keeps my specs dry. Upon taking it home, it became embroiled with all the other washing and got lost. It didn't really get lost, it was misplaced. I lose things, my wife misplaces them, ie misplaces my things. And because the weather was looking inclement for the rest of the year I thought I had better go and get another one. I went into a local massive Boundary Mill, because they sell everything, and alighted upon a lovely young sales assistant who pointed me in the direction of a Tog 24 cap. I thought that'll do, until I saw the price. It was £20.00 reduced in stages from £40.00. On the little ticket it said Walking Cap; now there's a thing. If it had said Golfing Cap I might have been persuaded to spend all that money. As it was I didn't. I went in the Marks & Spencer Outlet and bought a perfect one for £2.50 and then immediately put it into the cupboard with all the others I don't wear, but what a bargain.

OT1 ALMOST MATCHING A very similar tone to Depleted, this cloth is available in a plain taffeta but this time the figuring that a normal taffeta has; not exactly the same colour but it's really is as near as makes no difference. This is 60” wide and is £5.75 per metre.

beautiful fabrics. You won't go wrong with either of these. Both £4.00 per metre.

OT4 A RUSH OF BLOOD

A couple of sample rolls of a poly/wool bold check fabric. I don't want to use the word tartan but it is that sort of check in red, yellow and black check. It is bold. It will make wonderful blankets for your trips out in the horseless carriage in the coming winter or failing that something to wrap up in when the power goes off. You don't need to restrict yourself, make a cape, skirt or trousers. All to be admired. 60 inches wide. £6.00 per metre.

This fabric is a very similar cloth to the Moon River cloth in that it is made of viscose and silk with the same weave pattern but a different print. This is basically in white and many shades of pink in the stripes with darker crimson/cerise floral pattern with the addition of lilac. It's all fairly heavily disguised within the overall context of the weave which has many different thicknesses of yarn in the weft whilst the warp is all one colour which is white. Will look good on its own but I think it might look even better if worn as a layered article on top of something white. 60” wide at least, wonderful cloth. £6.00 per metre.

OT3 AND ANOTHER THING

OT5 A TIME AND A PLACE

Variety is the spice of life and no two cloths could be much further apart than the last ones and these. 60 in wide, lightweight and drapey, polyester fabrics in dark navy. a) Plain very fine hopsack weave cloth b) Crepe, not as fine but it still has a good drape From an impeccable source, good looking, easy care,

I don't suppose this is the right time or place to be talking about a seriously hefty woollen fabric either but we have had in the past a cloth called Revenge First which is an enormously strong, powerful, wonderful crepe in a dark lilac and we have managed to get a bit more. I think this may be the last of it, but if we have some luck it may not be; one of

OT2 ALWAYS LOOK ON THE BRIGHT SIDE

Offices 5 & 6, Primet Business Centre, Burnley Road, Colne, Lancashire BB8 8DQ T:01282 859281 email: info@croftmill.co.uk website: www.croftmill.co.uk

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