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Services offered by Lucy Loves Fabric:

Monday, June 7th, 2010

We offer our clients lots of services here at LLF along with our dedication to offer you the best fabric choice.

Here are a list of our services. If you are interested in any please contact me lucy@lucylovesfabric.com or 07739718672. xx

Introduce Fabric into your home consultations.

Lucy Loves Fabric Shift Dresses.

Lucy Loves Fabric Knitting Club.

Commission Service.

Talks to The Women’s Institute ‘Love to be Creative’.

Please see below for details on each service. : )

Introduce Fabric into your home consultations:

A consultation in your home lasting 1hr-1hr 1/2.

After a brief chat before me coming to your home I’ll ask you a little about your colour ideas (if you have any, if you don’t – don’t worry), I’ll bring along a few fabrics that I feel you may be interested in. I will view the room or space you are looking to improve by bringing in fabric, we’ll talk about ideas to bring it into the home and colours and design. I’ll bring along Interior ideas and a look book for you to browse and we can create a look for your home and discuss how to make it happen. After our consultation I will go home and produce a pack of ideas discussed, more info on shops and designers that I think you would be interested in and would house the products you are after and the expertise you require. I will also send samples of Lucy Loves Fabric material that you may be interested in. This will all come in folder form for you to keep.

Lucy Loves Fabric can be hired for sewing projects that we discuss, if a job is too big for us we can recommend a world of seamstresses.

After the consultation if the client orders material from Lucy Loves Fabric within a month of the consultation they will receive a 15% discount on all fabric.

The consultation costs £25 plus an expenses charge which will be 26pence per mile return journey.

Fabric is a fantastic way….

* To update your home affordably

* To bring in colour

* To tie a room in with another room in your home

* To complement more permanent features in your home and allow them to evolve with the fabrics used

* To create nostalgia if you would like to use some of our vintage fabrics


Lucy Loves Fabric Shift Dresses:

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We work with a highly skilled, local dressmaker.

You can now have a beautiful Twiggy style Shift Dress made from any of the Lucy Loves Fabric Material. Shift dresses never go out of style so why not make it totally individual in choosing your own fabric from us?

The charge for this handmade wonder is only £60 which includes the 3metres of material needed for making the dress. Choose ANY fabric in our store and just order 3metres, then contact me with your size request.

Shift Dress Size Chart

Size                 Bust                Waist              Hips

8 31.5’’                24’’                   33.5’’

80cm               61cm               85cm

10 32.5’’                25’’                   34.5’’

82.5cm            63.5cm           86cm

12 34’’                   26.5’’                36’’

86.5cm           67cm               91.5cm

14 36’’                   28’’                   38’’

91.5cm            71cm               96.5cm


Lucy Loves Fabric Knitting Club:

Held in Brentwood every Monday evening except Bank Holidays. Come and see us at The Crown Street Cafe, Crown Street, Brentwood. 7.30pm – 9.30pm. £3 per person… great fun I promise you!!

Commission Service:

LLF has a commission service. If you like our fabric and would like it made into something please just let us know. Curtains, cushion covers, blinds etc etc… We charge £8 per hour making fee when our fabric is used. But you can also come to us with a different fabric you have already bought, we then charge £10 per hour making fee.

Talks to The Women’s Institute ‘Love to be Creative’.

We do talks to The Women’s Institute around the East London and Essex area. Our talk is called ‘Love to be Creative’ when I talk about some interesting creative projects, along with creative news in the media. How to make your life a creative one and an interactive chat with the audience.

New Stock

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

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I have added some new stock to the website…. mostly in the shape of TRIMMINGS.

Oooooh aren’t they divine…. They go really well with a lot of our new fabric sold by the metre, so make sure you have a proper mooch around the store to see what goes with what…. create your own mix and be individual…. : )

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Also check out the Lucy Loves… Vintage, Antique and Recycled fabric – as more delicious fabrics have been added here too. : )

- Lucy xx

Anna Maria Horner’s new book {Handmade Beginnings}

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

Hi Everyone

Sorry I only have a couple of minutes to pop by and fill you all in on something I’ve been meaning to share with you for about a week. Tut tut Lucy…

Anyway…. I have got there in the end…..

Anna Maria Horner has a NEW BOOK….. yippee……

My new book!

At Lucy Loves Fabric we LOVE Anna and her designs, some of which can be found here. We have high hopes for this book and can’t wait to get our hands on a copy, I’ve heard fabulous things about it already!!!

Let me know what you think if you get a copy.

Bye for now!

- Lucy xx

Lucy Loves… Dress Fabric

Monday, April 19th, 2010

I am getting more and more requests for Dress Fabric and thankfully my suppliers are coming through. For ease for the Dressmakers out there I have given you your own section. These fabrics tend to be very popular, so if it’s a bit low on stock when you stop by I would advise you to keep checking it out because we are always adding more.

- Lucy xx

Lucy Loves… Handmade Items

Monday, April 19th, 2010

Hi Everyone

You can now find the categories:

Lucy Loves… Bunting

Lucy Loves… Crochet Blankets

Lucy Loves… Cushion Covers

All under the new category Lucy Loves… Handmade Items.

Just part of our streamlining process ;-) In truth there were getting to be too many categories.

- Lucy xx

In the press again..

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

.. we will be in the next issue of Sew Mag which comes out on Friday! Check it out! xx

The Workroom/Studio…

Friday, April 2nd, 2010

…work has begun. The clearing of the area is well under way. HOW EXCITING! I’m surprised how BIG the area is too….I can almost draw out where the furniture will go in the soil.

FURNITURE…..did someone say ‘furniture’???……. Okay, lets talk about what furniture I’m going to need…. ! : )))))

Lets put them like bullet points, I love bullet points!!….

* Bookcases for BOOKS

* Bookcases for the rolls of Rowan fabric

* A bookcase dedicated to our vintage pieces

* A desk with room for my laptop, work files, printer

* A cutting bench which will be an island in the middle of the room, with storage underneath and lots of stools around for people attending classes and ‘groups’ to sit on and be inspired

* A comfy armchair to lounge in and knit

* A wall dedicated as an ‘inspiration wall’

* A desk for my sewing machine and overlocker : ))) this makes me happy

What do you think?? Will you come visit??

NEW PRODUCT: Lucy Loves… Colourful crochet doilies

Tuesday, March 30th, 2010

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These are beautiful vintage hand crocheted doilies that we have UPcycled and given a modern TWIST.

All doilies have been hand-dyed by us in an array of beautiful colours. There are also different beautiful patterns available.

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These will look FABULOUS throughout the summer.

Use them on a side table, fireplace, or kitchen table. Stand

a vase on them, have a tea-party with friends, or use them when you host a BBQ.

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I have saved a few back for myself because I love them so much, I hope you do too!

Please note: Please hand-wash your doilies.

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Check them out…. Lucy Loves… Colourful Crochet Doilies

- Lucy xx

NEW STOCK TO COME ON TUESDAY!!

Saturday, March 27th, 2010

Please stop by again on Tuesday to see some new stock!

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TOMORROW Saturday 27th

Friday, March 26th, 2010

We are at the Chelmsford Pop Up Market. Held at The Shire Hall it’s nice and easy to find at the top of Chelmsford High Street.

Come along and see up from 10am-3pm. We would love to meet you.

Also at the fair will be Vintage fashion by Truly Madly Vintage.

- Lucy xx