tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post7060307504717107488..comments2024-03-19T12:10:27.714+00:00Comments on Niki Fretwell: September Sunshine.Niki Fretwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06453900065526512512noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-50861390436910845772011-08-27T10:57:47.689+00:002011-08-27T10:57:47.689+00:00Hi Niki I have washed eiderdowns as you suggest an...Hi Niki I have washed eiderdowns as you suggest and they have always come out brilliantly. I recently bought one that has a small tear in it. Do you have any top tips for mending it? I want to do it before I wash it so as you say I don't end up with a washing machine full of feathers! It has a dry cleaners lable on it which says Feb 1965 on it. So it is quite old. I would love your advise. Thanks Sophie XxxSophie - Chez Sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11856364031446640279noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-17694174730265588692010-08-28T16:25:11.897+00:002010-08-28T16:25:11.897+00:00thank you for this post, I have been searching the...thank you for this post, I have been searching the net to see if I can wash my feathers!! I shall do so tomorrow if the weather stays good xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-84071853711137980742007-09-25T00:46:00.000+00:002007-09-25T00:46:00.000+00:00Those vintage eiderdowns look so beautiful and so ...Those vintage eiderdowns look so beautiful and so nice to snuggle up under!<BR/>Thanks for mentioning that you can wash them. I never realized.<BR/><BR/>tea<BR/>xoTeahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07198693392569881087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-66269293817840411682007-09-24T18:06:00.000+00:002007-09-24T18:06:00.000+00:00I have never heard of an eiderdown. Love the print...I have never heard of an eiderdown. Love the print and the fluffy look just makes me want to find something similar for my King size bed to snuggle with all the kids on a weekend morning.<BR/><BR/>Love your blog by the way!<BR/>Renee<BR/>Mama to four~<BR/>http://www.xanga.com/brownay2Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-39141169972050816862007-09-24T14:18:00.000+00:002007-09-24T14:18:00.000+00:00Love those eiderdowns. Gorgeous paisleys. Your f...Love those eiderdowns. Gorgeous paisleys. Your flowers are gorgeous. I've put in two hydrangea bushes a few years ago, but am having trouble getting flowers. Any suggestions?<BR/><BR/>KittyReflections from the Stone Nesthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13812687193231110575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-22864779243151260632007-09-23T21:11:00.000+00:002007-09-23T21:11:00.000+00:00Hi, the shelves look really good and such pretty e...Hi, the shelves look really good and such pretty eiderdowns. Sunny September days are just right for getting these kind of jobs done. I've been painting up some bits and pieces in the past few days and really enjoyed it...will blog them soon.<BR/>Margaret and Noreen at THYAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-40326905858967007292007-09-23T03:04:00.000+00:002007-09-23T03:04:00.000+00:00Oh what a lovely shelf! And that blue is gorgeous...Oh what a lovely shelf! And that blue is gorgeous! And that view, oh my. I love that paisley material. I've washed mine before also. Lord knows way back when, there were no dry cleaners! Oh and the smell of the fresh linens once they come in. I am so ready for cooler weather! Your hydrangea colors are beautiful. Love that red. Wow.Rosahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12032001920106167026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-90371106533331466632007-09-22T22:58:00.000+00:002007-09-22T22:58:00.000+00:00I fell in love with the paisley eiderdown - I have...I fell in love with the paisley eiderdown - I have some fabric almost identical to it that I've been wanting to make something out of!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16058399102323096391noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-21551459150633338702007-09-21T10:33:00.000+00:002007-09-21T10:33:00.000+00:00How lucky you are to find such lovely things in yo...How lucky you are to find such lovely things in your recycling trips. It is so exciting to find these charming vintage castoffs that were crafted so well they stand the test to time to be recycled into today’s modern world.Pearl Maplehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18422871022765340647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-26998865746164517232007-09-20T23:07:00.000+00:002007-09-20T23:07:00.000+00:00You truly have been busy but we have to take advan...You truly have been busy but we have to take advantage of our last sunny days.<BR/>What a sweet shelf I love the color blue. Where are you hanging it.<BR/>Your hydrangeas are gorgeous I'm going to try drying some. Thanks for the neat idea.<BR/>Linda at somewhereintymeLindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06673560576912863177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-81190874232498874022007-09-20T15:43:00.000+00:002007-09-20T15:43:00.000+00:00I think it must be the season for it as I too have...I think it must be the season for it as I too have been washing eiderdowns all week! <BR/><BR/>I adore hydrangeas they are one of my favourite flowers ever.The fabric of my lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03129947664145537258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-5481947271244981962007-09-20T10:23:00.000+00:002007-09-20T10:23:00.000+00:00The last late summer weekend was wonderful.I hope ...The last late summer weekend was wonderful.I hope it wasn't the last<BR/>of this year.The picture is very <BR/>beautiful!<BR/>ReginaReginas Cottagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12263131368566323993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-15974946221155934442007-09-20T09:17:00.000+00:002007-09-20T09:17:00.000+00:00What a gorgeous post, all those colours! As for th...What a gorgeous post, all those colours! As for those eiderdowns - delicious!<BR/><BR/>Julia xjuliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00821427565897275123noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-38180793030483378842007-09-18T19:50:00.000+00:002007-09-18T19:50:00.000+00:00Hi NikiHaven't we had some wonderful September sun...Hi Niki<BR/><BR/>Haven't we had some wonderful September sunshine?!<BR/><BR/>I must get out into the garden and cut the hydrangeas for drying - a friend popped in at the weekend and reminded me!<BR/><BR/>I have washed many eiderdowns and find they come up lovely - some of the huge ones won't fit in my machine though!<BR/><BR/>Clare xClare and Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02518896313910151846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-84184051426176990972007-09-18T18:25:00.000+00:002007-09-18T18:25:00.000+00:00I have that same paint. And I didn't know that abo...I have that same paint. And I didn't know that about the down - alas, in Paris we don't have dryers - everything must be hung out to dry, which is a problem in the winter.paris parfaithttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05457437124988976587noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-10983024416273619592007-09-18T12:58:00.000+00:002007-09-18T12:58:00.000+00:00I love that paint colour, It has been perfect was...I love that paint colour, It has been perfect washing and painting weather hasn't it? I remember the first time I washed one of my eiderdowns, I was petrified!<BR/>Kim xRagged Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08339985100168927169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-24663041147422256502007-09-18T12:57:00.000+00:002007-09-18T12:57:00.000+00:00Lovely eiderdowns Thanks for the washing tips Sun ...Lovely eiderdowns Thanks for the washing tips Sun is shinning here today Need a cardi though as not too warmMaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17298456850858879001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-42055773395403406222007-09-18T02:01:00.000+00:002007-09-18T02:01:00.000+00:00I have missed a few of your blogs, time flies!! I ...I have missed a few of your blogs, time flies!! I had an eiderdown as a child, they are popular here in Australia too, but mine probably got cut up and made into something else! My mum had a habit of reusing things when they wore out, that is probably where I got it from...<BR/>I love the shelf, and the colour, which I have used for things too.<BR/>I visited Bath a few years ago, and didnt see that building, just the touristy things! What a shame, I'll just have to come back!<BR/>SueAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05557071561070265063noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-12361022010145575142007-09-17T18:52:00.000+00:002007-09-17T18:52:00.000+00:00Yes, it was a wonderful late-summer-weekend,and I ...Yes, it was a wonderful late-summer-weekend,and I hope it was not the last for this year.<BR/>Good idea to dry the hydrangeas. They look so nice then. I always want to dry them, too, but then I cannot cut them because they look so nice in the garden.stadtgartenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14677021992015834554noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-5582014640398602932007-09-17T18:02:00.000+00:002007-09-17T18:02:00.000+00:00I love your curtains in the last photo-so gorgeous...I love your curtains in the last photo-so gorgeous!!!Sophie Honeysucklehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08688933782282592067noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-51814496157441936432007-09-17T16:23:00.000+00:002007-09-17T16:23:00.000+00:00Gorgeous! All of it! The English countryside is sp...Gorgeous! All of it! The English countryside is spectacular, too!<BR/><BR/>BeckySweet Cottage Dreamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05585280807777813283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-90148176542054848372007-09-17T14:23:00.000+00:002007-09-17T14:23:00.000+00:00I don't own one single eiderdown. I think I need ...I don't own one single eiderdown. I think I need to remedy that! Yours are lovely!!!Cape Cod Washashorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07267024473330532083noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-88632529455410799472007-09-17T09:04:00.000+00:002007-09-17T09:04:00.000+00:00Oooh Niki what a wonderful post. Thanks for the ti...Oooh Niki what a wonderful post. Thanks for the tips on washing the eiderdwons, I need to wash the one I finally managed to win on ebay. Stupid question - what do you wash it in? Soapflakes, ordinary powder or liquid? Your dried hydraengas are beautiful, my three precious heads went all limp and black sadly. I was trying the inch of water technique so I'll try upside down next year. Really enjoyed reading your sunny post.<BR/>StephxCurlew Countryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05743251099471763243noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-16456661176941158002007-09-17T04:34:00.000+00:002007-09-17T04:34:00.000+00:00That is a great blue!That is a great blue!karlascottage.typepad.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09487197986245851745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-30438487.post-37850157951482017222007-09-17T01:24:00.000+00:002007-09-17T01:24:00.000+00:00Thank you Niki!! I am thinking I just might have t...Thank you Niki!! I am thinking I just might have to go back for the one that I passed up the other day! lolHeather ~ Pretty Petalshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14264722704250207512noreply@blogger.com