A couple of weeks ago, Suzy of
Suzy Sewing Blog tweeted that she was going to London to do some fabric shopping and asked for company. Having been a while since my last
London road trip I jumped at the chance, knowing I could get a return coach ticket from Cardiff for roughly £20. Further conversations and a blog post later and Lauren of
Tea & Crumpets and Justine of
Polkadot Pebble were joining us. I'd not come across Justine's blog prior to the meet up but unfortunately for my poor housemate Lauren and Suzy are two of my very favourite bloggers which made me very very excited and very very babble-tastic. For the entire three hours it took to get there (and the three hours return) I don't think I shut up.
We had a lovely map put together by Suzy with shops to visit. I like this approach, it appeals to my Production Co-ordinator side, almost like a call sheet. I had no idea there were so many fabric shops in one area, and we visited each and every one. My favourites were probably
Liberty's for its architecture (see Suzy's
blog for pictures of us) and the
Cloth House. Both Lauren and I decided that if we ever owned a sewing/ crafting shop it would be done out much like the Cloth House. We also discussed a Speakeasy, costume designer careers, Alexander Skarsgard, Game of Thrones, Alexander Skarsgard, Russell Tovey (who we passed in the street), Lord of the Rings and a whole heap of other subjects.
I had a great time chatting about everything under the sun, pointing out the craziest fabrics that could be made in to Doctor Who costumes and wandering around sunny (sunny!) Llundain. Definitely the best road trip in a long time and I hope to do it again soon.
I've finally recovered from the epic day trip and have found the time (whilst at work) to mess about with my photos. I failed miserably to take many interesting pictures, including pictures of any of us, but what I did take is below for your perusal.
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| Liberty's stairwell |
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| Dress forms at Liberty's |
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| Button wall at Libery's |
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| Lauren, Suzy & Justine at the Cloth House |
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| Suzy & Justine at the Cloth House |
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| The Cloth House's window |
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And because a trip to London wouldn't be complete without a crazy person busking
whilst hanging upside down from a tree ... |
Thanks for stopping by,
Awesome day! I am determined to come across the pond one day and shop with all of you lovelies!
ReplyDeleteSounds like it was a great time! So wish I could have been there! Maybe next time!!! :)
ReplyDeleteOh, that would just make a great day even better! Two more of my favouritest bloggers! Yes please, let's do that!!
ReplyDeleteIt was a fantastic day! I'm so glad you had a good time. I was half worried because of my lack of proper planning. Hope to see you again soon :)
ReplyDeleteYour planning was more than adequate! And it wasn't just fantastic, it was one of my favourite days out this year! We definitely have to do it again!
ReplyDeleteomfg!! i cannot believe that you were in london and I missed it!! GAH!
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