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Reception => Hi, I'm new... => Topic started by: Terri on October 23, 2020, 11:30:52 AM
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Hello to everyone-I am a novice maker-and would appreciate any advice about my daughters wedding dress.We have bought a plain one which needs embellishing.She wants beads ,appliques and bits of diamanté added. We have found a bridal dressmaker to do the work -but can anyone recommend where to buy cheap embellishments? We are considering a trip to London to visit wholesalers to purchase bits —but where? I can see this turning into a bit of a task! Would really appreciate some help!
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There are a couple of shops in Walthamstow along the main drag* that have some lovely embellishments and they will almost certainly be cheaper than Barnett Lawson (https://www.barnettlawson.co.uk/) or Fan London (https://newtrimmings.co.uk/), both of which I have visited.
*Hoe Street. You can get there from Liverpool Street station via London overground, or on the Victoria Line. The destination stop if Walthamstow Central. It's a long way up, though, but there are also fabric shops.
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Where's DF when you need her? She bought loads of bling for her wedding dresses.
Hello Terri, welcome to the forum.
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@DementedFairy .... We need your expertise !!!!!!
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If you’ve got time then AliExpress ...all from direct from China.
https://www.aliexpress.com/wholesale?catId=0&initiative_id=SB_20201024000359&SearchText=Wedding+dress+embellishments
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@DementedFairy .... We need your expertise !!!!!!
Lol OK= although my expertise [and mojo] is very limited right now while the optometrist tries to sort out my Bell's-Palsy-trashed eyesight
I got the beautiful [not cheap] beads for our wedding dresses from The Viking Loom in York, I got the very cheap lace appliques and bling for the most recent one I made from good old eBay, lots of which comes from China, and that's usually absolutely fine in my experience
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Ooh! How nice to see you @DementedFairy - but sorry to hear you've had Bell's Palsy. Hope it gets sorted soon!
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Ooh! How nice to see you @DementedFairy - but sorry to hear you've had Bell's Palsy. Hope it gets sorted soon!
I had it back in June, just in time for my 60th birthday. The pain was bad for quite a while, but eased when we got a kitten, as he makes me laugh so much it's exercised my face nicely!
the eye problems are a damn nuisance though, especially since we went back to school. My double vision and appalling lack of focus makes me squint and scowl at everyone, but I couldn't go back to the optician until things seemed to stabilise a bit. Apparently I have impossible double vision IN ONE EYE and the other is rolling about a bit. I can't wear contacts and need two new pairs of glasses, more expense. Haven't done any sewing in months
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How wretched for you @DementedFairy. Is your hip still giving you jip, too?
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yeah hips and knees are still a damn nuisance of course. We have to dash about between classroom for all lessons now, so the only thing I insisted on was all classrooms either being ground floor or lift-accessible, and having a trolley to lug all my gear about [we have to carry chromebooks everywhere instead of using classroom PCs- another issue when eyesight is bad as the wretched things are so small]
It's only taken SIX WEEKS to get the trolley. Trip hazards everywhere of course, a pothole-filled yard seems compulsory in all schools, and huge great doormats which fold up all the bloody time...the battle is endless.
I have had a niggly cough so took the last three days off school, with cases rocketing this week, and ultimately FOUR year group bubbles being sent home, asymptomatic staff testing positive...I thought it wise to get a test.
I came up negative this time [first of many tests to come I'm sure] so will take this clearance and finally have my parents over for the first in person contact in months, and no doubt the last for the rest of this year. It's my ma's 83rd birthday very soon, and it seems a good idea to see them when I know I'm currently not going to pass anything on to them.
The next half term will of course be even worse.
It's bloody scary
Dept of education has just quietly removed the 'schools are not high risk environments' from their guidance
Unions are going batshit
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Nice to see you @DementedFairy
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Good to see you here @DementedFairy. sorry to hear you’ve not been well.
Yes it’s scary times for everyone. I never know what’s the best thing to do. Try and keep my mum safe or keep her sane by visiting. :thinking:
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Wonderful to see you @DementedFairy, so sorry to hear about the crap the Bells is still giving you. You've definitely been missed <3.
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Dept of education has just quietly removed the 'schools are not high risk environments' from their guidance ... Unions are going batshit
Bullshit. Children are reservoirs of disease whilst remaining largely resistant.
Hope the Bell's stabilises soon.
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Yeah they have just taken that statement OFF
Rates of infection in secondary aged kids are already 17 times what they were in September, no surprise. There is NO distancing, and masks not compulsory in classrooms it's insane
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@DementedFairy nice to you ... I have missed your blog posts.
I hope your eyes straighten out soon.
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Lovely to hear from you again DF, we have missed you, sorry to read that you have had a few problems, hope you are soon sorted out and an then get back to the things that you like doing. I agree with you school children and this virus are not mixing well, my grandson was sent home the other week for 14 days isolation, returned to school this week - now how many mire times is this going to happen, at least he is of an age now that he can be left alone, but that is not the case for a lot of secondary age children.
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Another one saying good to see @DementedFairy back. I have popped onto your blog a few times so knew you had trouble with the Bells. Hope you are able to kick it in the arse pretty soon.
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Welcome back @DementedFairy ...
We have very much missed you here at TSP ... Hope you get your health issues sorted my darling ...
its not nice is it, but you have your lovely wife to look after you.
xxx
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Hello and welcome to TSP @Terri :)
Welcome back @DementedFairy :)
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Good to see you back @DementedFairy
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Nice to see you back @DementedFairy <3
Sorry to hear about all the crap though. :hug:
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This thread has got a bit hi-jacked. @Terri must be wondering what happened. I hope the information Demented Fairy gave has been useful for you. You probably gathered that we hadn't heard from her for some time and the opportunity was too good to miss. Please forgive us all and welcome to TSP!
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Terri is considering a trip to London, but she hasn't been back since the initial post. There are lots of places in London, a few of which I know quite well, but it really is a matter of choice.
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Hello-I am finding it hard finding my way around the website at present as I’m so new on here and sorry but can’t find reply to me from demented fairy about the wedding dress embellishments. I did see and read another post and yes -any wholesalers details would be much appreciated. We will probably be able to go to London early next year to start looking . Daughter wants flowers or leaves on skirt area -sort of flowing down from waist. I have photos of the desired effect -Whether we will achieve this is another matter however.!
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Demented Fairy's reply is on the previous page of this thread - scroll to the top of this page and click on '1' where it says 'Pages'. :thumbsup:
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Yes I go to Walthamstow Market to get bits-we will try there as well when Covid has retreated- demented fairy seems a popular gal with you all.
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DementedFairy was a longstanding member of this and the predecessor forum, but has stepped back in favour of blogging.
Depending on what you want, the chances are you will find it cheaper in Walthamstow. The central London shops will be expensive. Another place to try is London Trimmings (http://www.londontrimmings.co.uk/) in the Whitechapel area.
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Thanks for that
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@Terri, I schlepped out to Walthamstow and bought a 25m roll of 20mm bias binding for £5.50 from
(https://i.imgur.com/mUpnGAn.jpg)
here. It is probably the best of the three trimmings shops and I noticed some lovely stuff. The other two are
(https://i.imgur.com/c6tDojD.jpg)
which is more pedestrian, and
(https://i.imgur.com/7FVEUT3.jpg)
which has a lot of fancy things, but probably more aimed at the Asian community.
The street is very long and there is a bit of walking to do.
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Thanks for photos-have been to Walthamstow market since young so think we will try that first-just wondered if shops would be open but hopefully after Christmas things may be more settled. Thanks again
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They all probably come from China so AliExpress is probably cheaper.
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Ultimately, everything comes from China. I don't shop online if I can buy in a bricks and mortar shop, which allows me to feel the quality and see the true colour.
I would rather pay the price than wait weeks for something that might be crap when it does finally arrive.