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  1. Methuselah

    Fishermen's sweaters site

    My wife enquired recently via email to ask what wools he has currently available. The response was a lengthy story, here is a summary: It seems that the knitting machine was damaged in a flood last winter and is too expensive to replace/repair. His step daughter is now hand knitting the orders...
  2. Methuselah

    New old Sherlock Holmes story comes to light....

    Is this it? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/11425042/Read-the-lost-Sherlock-Holmes-story-found-in-an-attic.html Hmmnn. Hardly one of the classics...
  3. Methuselah

    Hard cheese

    You might actually find Cheddar in supermarkets, but failing that Cantal is similar. Comté makes a good cheese sauce too.
  4. Methuselah

    Calling German loungers - Jukejive

    I'm considering getting something from them as an Xmas present to myself, but I've never bought from them before. However, the country options when I go to the checkout are: AustriaBelgium Denmark France Germany Ireland Italy Liechtenstein Luxembourg Monaco Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain...
  5. Methuselah

    Looking for vintage-styled patterned sweaters for under $50

    The 2nd link is much nicer - the clue is in the title for the Dockers shirt "Ugly Christmas Sweater" (I'd agree with that statement) Do you have TK Maxx in the US? If so, that's where I get that sort of thing. I recently got a Ralph Lauren one for £30 ($48), and other brands are £15-£25.
  7. Methuselah

    Wool Knit Vests / Waistcoats

    Well that's good because it was an opinion rather than an actual offer. It was also based on what I can afford rather than what a jumper may be worth. I'm sure that if I was to pay a decent hourly rate for a complex jumper it would get expensive rapidly. I recently bought 2 mass produced fair...
  8. Methuselah

    Wool Knit Vests / Waistcoats

    I'd ask her how long it takes and agree an hourly rate. I have no idea how to knit, but I'm sure that the dream "Fair Isle" tank top would take much, much longer than something plain. Also, does you local contact use a knitting machine? Sou West Chunkies charge about £26 including wool and...
  9. Methuselah

    Harris Tweed 1940s jacket - size 38

    There are some details here: http://bookshop.blackwell.co.uk/jsp/id/CC41_Utility_Clothing/9781781220054 (by Mike Brown, price £20, 112 pages, ISBN 1781220050, available from 12th September)
  10. Methuselah

    Ridiculous Ebay listing!!!

    A different seller, but how about a tatty old cloak for a grand!?!?http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/VTG-French-1920-cape-herdsman-Cloak-coat-smock-BIAUDE-farmer-chore-hobo-antique-/291152404760?pt=UK_Men_s_Vintage_Clothing&hash=item43ca092118
  11. Methuselah

    Oxford Bags

    Oxford bags spotted in Malaysia, 1926:http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article.aspx?articleid=singfreepressb19261018-1.2.34 Wearers faced jail in Turkey in 1927:http://newspapers.nl.sg/Digitised/Article.aspx?articleid=singfreepressb19270820-1.2.35 ...and they were out of fashion in Oxford by...
  13. Methuselah

    Fishermen's sweaters site

    Yes, me too - the warmest jumper that I own. I've also got a gansey in brown nepp on it's way to me. Perfect for this time of year.
  14. Methuselah

    Gentlemen, show us what you've made!

    Thanks for the clarification. I think an EvaDress pattern may be an early Christmas present to myself.
  15. Methuselah

    Gentlemen, show us what you've made!

    Do the patterns that you use require shaping the cloth with an iron? That's one thing that has often put me off making vintage style trousers.
  16. Methuselah

    Hat Shops in London?

    I don't own any hat from Bates, but a couple of years ago I went in to try some on whilst wearing my Akubra Stylemaster. Only the really expensive hats were better, most seemed about the same for quality - but that was just my uneducated impression. I think that there is a shop in Manchester...
  17. Methuselah

    Custom shirts with narrow point collars 30s style?

    Yes, it does. For example: In the UK it's anything over £15 that has VAT applied (Value Added Tax)
  19. Methuselah

    Custom shirts with narrow point collars 30s style?

    Did you have to pay import duty at the post office for your Luxire order?
  20. Methuselah

    Making Soda-Water the Old-Fashioned Way?

    I think baking powder has conflour in it as well. If you're drinking the liquid with the dissolved powder in it then you don't want that. If you are using a separate liquid to create the gas and then bubbling it through to clean water then it shouldn't matter. I assume that you're using the...
  21. Methuselah

    Cocktail of the weekend

    And now nationwide, courtesy of JD Wetherspoons of all places! In a jug. Classy. http://www.jdwetherspoon.co.uk/home/drink/cocktails-9 Nice blog by the way
  22. Methuselah

    Pleated pants

    No downside, they look great. Are you creating your own pattern draft then? Don't forget to post photos of the result!
  23. Methuselah

    What pens are we carrying today?

    I'm intrigued - what makes a pen left-handed? As a "lefty" myself, I've always avoided fountain pens as the ones that I tried to use as a child made a right mess of my homework!

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