Do you remember the smell of the department? I just loved it, but have no idea what was responsible for it.Angela Woodford wrote:okokart3 wrote: High Energy Efficient and Quality First.
okokart3 has found the exact inspiration involved in Sewing For The Sale.
In the autumn of 1965, in good time for the Sale I began making a stuffed penguin.
I had wandered aimlessly in Pratts of Streatham during the October holidays. I loved the Fabric and Haberdashery Department. All those rolls of glossy soft crispy velvety immaculate fabric in glorious colours! The huge shiny inspirational books of Vogue, Style, McCalls and Simplicity! The display stands of cottons - scissors, pins, interlining, and needles!
Some time ago I mentioned how I love the smell of freshly cut cotton fabric (love it so much that even SWSNBN couldn't induce enough fear to make it a negative stimulus) to three friends - one English, the other two Australian. Cherry (English) knew exactly what I meant, and also loves the smell. The other two (Aussies) had no idea what we were talking about, even though they both sew, and began Uh huhing and reminiscing about the time that we went bush walking in The Clare Valley in autumn and Cherry and I, without prior thought or intent, both began sloshing through the dead leaves, kicking them as high as we could, just as I used to do in Battersea Park each year.
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