A shortish note, as this is possibly going (slightly) o/t, and my lunch time's nearly over.
If you visit John Lewis, Oxford Street, and/or Liberty's (both not as good as they were, but still marvellous) don't miss Mccullough & Wallace, in Dering Street, off Oxford Street, virtually opposite JL's. They specialise in wedding supplies, silks and machine laces, expensive but to be expected, but also have a good selection of linings, calico, muslin, canvas, interfacings etc, which are good value. Calico (UK) = muslin US, ie for needlelace "pads" and toiles, and muslin here the very fine cotton fabric (not sure what it is in US English. Further along on the way to Liberty's off Oxford Street is Berwick St, which has a street market (cheese and rolls for lunch?), and good fabric shops - a silk shop, Mr Franks for end of rolls, and Berovics for a very wide selection. The other side of Oxford Street just before Berwick Street is the s. boundary of what's left of the fashion area - Margaret Street, Gt Titchfield St, Market Place, with specialist bookshop in MP and equipment shops in Gt TS. I think that could make a good morning's shop in London before the V&A or Palace - I wouldn't bother with Harrods either. Today's paper says the next rise in tube fares will give London the most expensive underground system in the world... On excess baggage and books, the advice might be to select and look in the shops, and order from someone who takes credit cards and doesn't charge postage, so you get them when you get home!! [EMAIL PROTECTED] __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
