tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post4638967487676825329..comments2024-03-28T17:44:17.403-07:00Comments on The Weaver of Grass: Trouble brewing in Savile Row.The Weaver of Grasshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comBlogger18125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-70217879913754415772009-10-08T12:28:42.679-07:002009-10-08T12:28:42.679-07:00What a lovely story, Weaver! It reminds me of tha...What a lovely story, Weaver! It reminds me of that delightful series of the House of Elliot. You described the situation very well and vividly!Reader Wilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06384603525251159272noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-39170440638255984612009-10-07T10:12:15.267-07:002009-10-07T10:12:15.267-07:00Thank you for all you comments. It is particularl...Thank you for all you comments. It is particularly interesting to read Adam King's comments - straight from the horses mouth, so to speak.<br />Glad you liked the story of my aunts - I shall have to think of another one to tell you. <br />I love the idea that my two aunts could have come from an Agatha Christie novel - I do love their hair styles. Thanks for showing such an interest.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-89496766308554728202009-10-07T08:30:16.924-07:002009-10-07T08:30:16.924-07:00Wonderful evocative post about your aunts! I'...Wonderful evocative post about your aunts! I'm so glad Golden West remembered "The House of Elliot" TV series... I was digging in my memory banks for that title yesterday...And I'll add my words of encouragement for you to gather some of your pieces and publish them somehow. I'd be on your list of buyers if you did that! The only good thing I have to say about bespoke tailoring is that perhaps it's a good thing that the handwork is so highly valued these days. When one thinks of the wages of yesteryear for people working in that trade, there is a positive note today for the worker bees. Or at least I certainly hope so. Fascinating post from Adam King.Jane Moxeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03771039102502842946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-45190454800823649942009-10-07T07:24:15.584-07:002009-10-07T07:24:15.584-07:00Weaver, What a wonderful tale. I think I would h...Weaver, What a wonderful tale. I think I would have liked your Aunts. Your story-telling is so enjoyable, the events came to life in my mind's eye. Thank you for such a lovely beginning to my day. Have a happy day.CHummelKornellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10862056292807754590noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-40663695153607510822009-10-07T05:16:07.379-07:002009-10-07T05:16:07.379-07:00What a lovely story of the two sisters, thank you,...What a lovely story of the two sisters, thank you, Weaver for sharing that. Have you ever watched House of Elliot? I'm a huge fan of British television and movies - Monarch of the Glen, Ballykissangel, Prime Suspect, Foyle's War, Life On Mars, Hustle - such a nice change of pace from what we see here!Golden Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04590087189810939432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-82918408501184306092009-10-07T05:01:08.099-07:002009-10-07T05:01:08.099-07:00Hello Weaver,
I can only echo the views of everyo...Hello Weaver,<br /><br />I can only echo the views of everyone else about the charm of your story. Your aunts look as if they have stepped out of an Agatha Christie novel.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00861397533660827678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-36494154152252531882009-10-07T03:48:36.650-07:002009-10-07T03:48:36.650-07:00Speaking as one of the tailors that Savile Row obj...Speaking as one of the tailors that Savile Row object to so strongly, I must say I found that a very touching story. I founded my business so that we might have a return to how it was back then with bespoke tailoring being affordable to all. Alas, with the price of cloth and rent as they are, it is no longer possible to manufacture in England and the atmosphere you so eloquently describe is now only to be found on the Row - with it's accompanying exhorbitant price tag.Adam Kinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10350754188774857188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-9462929909070004062009-10-06T15:34:31.684-07:002009-10-06T15:34:31.684-07:00oh weaver what a beautiful rich telling of a time ...oh weaver what a beautiful rich telling of a time past and yet very much alive inside your words. thankyou so much for this wonderful story!!! stevenstevenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14132104804524716898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-58507165264315560672009-10-06T14:28:35.090-07:002009-10-06T14:28:35.090-07:00A wonderful, evocative piece of place and time and...A wonderful, evocative piece of place and time and your two aunts. Not that this old river bear will ever have—or have need of—such finery…though it would certainly be something to desire.Grizz…………https://www.blogger.com/profile/04828454689578685330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-87549768712783996342009-10-06T13:49:36.251-07:002009-10-06T13:49:36.251-07:00Oh! I loved that story. I could almost smell that ...Oh! I loved that story. I could almost smell that work room! I could see it so vividly in my mind. I smiled the whole time that I was reading it. How wonderful to have a skill, a trade like that. True craftswomen.<br /><br />In answer to your question, the berries on my Christmas Pud are beautiful glass (well I think they're glass!) beads. I have to purchase them as bracelets and take them apart.<br /><br />And before I forget, yes you must pop in for a cuppa when you are next up my way. I work every weekday morning, but my afternoons are usually free. Unless I'm covering for holidays etc.<br /><br />Can't promise scrummy strawberry scones and cake like yours, but you're more than welcome to a rummage in the biscuit tin!<br /><br />Love Fi xMarmaladeRosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11248527809846840895noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-82271994006259078122009-10-06T12:28:01.586-07:002009-10-06T12:28:01.586-07:00A lovely story from my era...beautifully told.A lovely story from my era...beautifully told.The Watcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04350206851612868600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-45936481932546845172009-10-06T11:34:52.208-07:002009-10-06T11:34:52.208-07:00What a lovely story Weaver, and all the more so be...What a lovely story Weaver, and all the more so because it is true. It is a bit naughty when someone cashes in on another's years of building up a reputation. I am sure that your aunt's suits were beautifully made and probably worthy of a Savile Row label. Their work must have helped compensate for being denied the choice of marriage and a family.Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06826501916623305535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-77589034189258350412009-10-06T10:58:45.309-07:002009-10-06T10:58:45.309-07:00I would bet your Aunties could tell many a story a...I would bet your Aunties could tell many a story about that workroom and the clientele. They look quite beautiful in their suits.Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-8570002843689679402009-10-06T10:47:52.330-07:002009-10-06T10:47:52.330-07:00I love this. I think of your two aunties as charac...I love this. I think of your two aunties as characters out of Alice Munro, perhaps, although on the original side of the pond. Much story beneath the very nice story you tell.Babette Fraser Halehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801971149305731956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-78535336221687749312009-10-06T08:39:35.357-07:002009-10-06T08:39:35.357-07:00Oh Weaver, that was a fantastic post about two ver...Oh Weaver, that was a fantastic post about two very special, professional women. I know it was probably not their choice, but I do find it quite inspiring to read stories about women from that era who made their own way in the world. Perhaps it helped that they had each other.<br />And the photographs are fantastic.<br /><br />My father was a bespoke man, having all his shirts, sports jackets and shirts made for him, mostly by Harvie and Hudson, Jermyn Street. A hallowed enclave of masculinity, as I remember it.Titushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16380213493011623153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-29820918987650413972009-10-06T08:28:17.397-07:002009-10-06T08:28:17.397-07:00We are always encouraging you to publish.... your ...We are always encouraging you to publish.... your stories are so vivid and full of imagery. This story reminded me of my Great Grandmother Elizabeth (McCutcheon) Muir, who I would have known when I was little. She had her own tailoring shop in Motherwell, Scotland. The time frame would have been roughly the same as your Aunts. After WW2 she sold up, went to Australia and came to Canada, where she passed away.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03241402645242821612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-91161012973226909832009-10-06T08:09:55.112-07:002009-10-06T08:09:55.112-07:00Oh my, what a wonderful story. You could write an...Oh my, what a wonderful story. You could write an entire novel from these delicious memories! I could just see that fire blazing in the workroom on a winter morning. I do wish I could go in and order a suit of my very own!Pamela Terry and Edwardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12746603636884819522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-280582018791422638.post-98284402097639672009-10-06T07:56:27.127-07:002009-10-06T07:56:27.127-07:00I always love your family stories. You have such v...I always love your family stories. You have such vivid and precise details that England comes flooding back to me.<br />Perhaps you should gather them into a short book and have it printed up for your family and made available to your admirers on the web?<br />Just an idea. I'd buy one!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com