THE SNOOD LADY

GET IN THE MOOD - WEAR A SNOOD

IN 1942 I WAS 14 YEARS OLD AND WORKING IN A WOOLLEN MILL.   MY FATHER WAS IN THE ARMY ABROAD AND I OFTEN WONDERED WHEN I WOULD SEE HIM AGAIN.  TO ENCOURAGE ME, MY MATERNAL GRANDMOTHER TAUGHT ME TO CROCHET WITH A WHALEBONE HOOK, WHICH I HAVE TO THIS DAY.    THE YARN - I SCROUNGED FROM WORK - FAULTY SAMPLES THAT WOULD BE THROWN OUT TO BE RECYCLED - THERE WAS A LOT OF RE-CYCLING IN THOSE DAYS TOO !

I WANTED TO BE FASHIONABLE - SOME OF MY FRIENDS WERE WEARING THE POPULAR SNOOD - EVEN VERA LYNN, SO MY GRANMA SHOWED ME HOW TO MAKE ONE.

SINCE THEN I HAVE DISCOVERED THE 40s WEEKENDS AND FOUND THAT SNOODS WERE VERY MUCH IN DEMAND.  SO STARTING WITH A FEW, THE DEMAND HAS GROWN SO MUCH THAT NOW PEOPLE CALL ME THE 'SNOOD LADY'.   SO - I HOPE YOU LIKE MY SNOODS. YOU CAN WEAR THEM WITH OR WITHOUT THE RIBBON.

WATCH OUT ALSO FOR MY OWN DESIGN OF A SNOOD ACCESSORY - MAKES YOUR SNOOD INTO A TURBAN.

I ALSO - THOUGH I DO NOT ADVERTISE THEM ON MY WEBSITE - HAVE A FEW ODDMENTS WHICH ARE AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES - BUT IT'S A CASE OF TAKING POT LUCK ON STYLES AND COLOURS. SEE THEM AT MY EVENTS. USUALLY NORTHERN VENUES.

I TRY TO RE-CREATE THE 1940s STYLES AND ALSO WORK IN YARNS THAT ARE POPULAR TODAY.

I DO NICE ONES THAT ARE SUITABLE FOR EVENING WEAR - THE LUREX THREAD FOR EXAMPLE AND THE PEARL DECORATED ONES , ALSO WITH CRYSTALS AND COLOURED GLASS BEADS - IDEAL FOR WEDDINGS TOO !  DON'T FORGET - I WILL DO MY BEST TO FULFILL SPECIAL ORDERS FOR ONLY A LITTLE EXTRA.

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NOW PERHAPS I CAN INTRODUCE YOU TO SOME OF MY FAMILY FROM THE EARLY DAYS.

FIRST MYSELF AT AGE 14 - IT WAS DAD'S EMBARKATION LEAVE - I DID NOT SEE HIM AGAIN UNTIL I WAS 18 YEARS OLD !  ALSO PICTURED MY MUM AND LITTLE BROTHER , KEITH. IT WAS HIS BIRTHDAY THAT DAY - HE WAS HE WAS 8 YEARS OLD.   

THE SECOND PICTURE IS MY DAD IN ROME - THE THIRD PICTURE MY GRANMA AND AUNTIE  ( 1932)

NEXT A WARTIME MESSAGE FROM MY DAD

SO NOW TO MODERN TIMES  AND A FEW PICS. OF MYSELF AND MY HUSBAND JAMES AT BURY - EAST LANCS. RAILWAY - EVENT. ONE WE ALWAYS ENJOY!

THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT MY WEBSITE

IT'S NICE TO SEE WHO YOU ARE BUYING FROM

ALL 1940s FRIENDS TOGETHER.

SUPPLIERS OF SNOODS TO NORTHERN EVENTS