Aah! “ALVEY’S of BURTON JOYCE”
"Lace in our genes !"
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The 1300’s legends and myths surrounding Robin Hood, his merry men and the Sheriff of Nottingham created a world wide interest which resulted in Nottingham becoming world renowned.
The 1600’s saw the ingenuity and enterprise of the men of Nottingham particularly the Rev William Lee and their developments in Frame Work Knitting ( Stockingers)
As time progressed yet further, refinements and developments in the mechanisation of FWK weaving techniques by Nottingham engineers began to gain pace. Men such as Heathcoat, Rogers, Frost, Lever and Arkwright (harnessing water power).
From the early /mid 1800 Nottingham became THE hotbed for Machine Made Lace exporting world wide) until the industry’s demise with the onset of the war years.
However even though numbers are dramatically reduced today, several highly reputable, specialist manufacturers/suppliers of Nottingham Lace still operate in the city today. It is from these companies that “ecnl” accesses the quality materials used within our collections and offered direct to the consumer
In 1993 our company was nominated for, and declared the winner of the Tourism Authority’s “Best of Nottinghamshire” award in the “Best Local Product” category - indicative of the skills and heritage of the county. An event not featured nor determined in subsequent years
The "Alvey's of Burton Joyce" is also known as "Elizabeth Cooke - Nottingham Lace", sometimes referred to as “ecnl”
Elizabeth
says.. .. OUR
GUARANTEE
"Alvey's of Burton Joyce “ & "ecnl” has always been dedicated to supplying collections of Nottingham Lace products direct to the consumer, We explicitly guarantee, that all our materials/products are sourced from with well established, “bona-fide”, Nottingham based companies producing/supplying authentic Nottingham Lace/products -
PLUS ..!! ..The "ALVEY's of BURTON JOYCE" TimeLine clearly details and illustrates the complete transparency of us as individuals and of our activities past and present, We trust this will to establish the full confidence of surfers/consumers. We are not aware of any other on-line operation which so openly details their history/operation/personnel
PLUS ..!! .. We can and do accept orders direct by e mail: wetwo@brianalvey.co.uk with payment arrangements to follow via personal cheque, - This particular payment method is much preferred, for WE DO NOT ADD 17.5% VAT to the sales cost ( As a small organisation we do not have to be VAT registered ) - Hence our sales cost here ON THIS SITE - AUTOMATICALLY GIVE YOU BETTER VALUE - This payment route also eliminates the disclosure of a customers private details PLUS it enables direct contact with us, the supplier by e mail or by telephone at - 0115 84 77 656
PLUS ..!! ..Any On-line credit purchases from us are conducted via established, third party - internationally recognised as supplying a reputable, encrypted, secure operation, complying fully with all aspects of the Data Protection Act. As the provider we are supplied only the details of purchasers name and delivery address and product to supply. To , order via this method please visit our site www.english-lace.co.uk and use the shopping cart there. (Unfortunately not all items shown here on www.brianalvey.co.uk are available via this route). plus, it is necessary to add a premium of 17.5% to cover VAT. - We do always despatch orders direct via Special First Class Recorded Service ( signed for)
Home Table Dressings ( ALL WHITE plus..)
Belgrave Chalfont Derby Duchess Duchess round
Lincoln Malmesbury (Madras) Miton (Madras) Rosemary
Truro Glamis Savannah
AWtd1 - Belgrave - Runner - Colour/Champagne/gold - Size/14"x14"/ (35mmx35mm) - Price £24.25p plus.. .. delivery
AWtd2 - Belgrave - Runner - Colour/Champagne/gold - Size/14"x20"/ (35mmx50mm) - Price £39.95p plus.. .. delivery
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AWtd3 - Chalfont - Runner - Colour/Champagne/gold - Size/14"x20"/ (35mmx50mm) - Price £39.95p plus.. .. delivery
AWtd4 - Chalfont - Runner - Colour/Champagne/gold - Size/14"x40"/ (35mmx50mm) - Price £24.25p plus.. delivery
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AWtd5 - Derby - Runner - Colour/ White - Size/15"x70"/ (32mmx50mm) - Price £32.50p plus.. .. delivery
AWtd6 - Derby - Runner/Pointed - Colour/ White - Size/15"x72"/ (32mmx50mm) - Price £32.50p plus.. .. delivery
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AWtd7 - Duchess - Runner - Colour/Champagne/gold - Size/16"x36"/ (40mmx90mm) - Price £85.75p plus.. .. delivery
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AWtd8 - Duchess - Round - Colour/Champagne/gold - Size/35" round/ (90mm round) - Price £108.25p plus.. .. delivery
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AWtd9 - Lincoln Runner - Colour/Champagne - Size/12"x28"/ (35mmx35mm) - Price £64.75p plus.. .. delivery
AWtd10 - Lincoln Centre - Colour/Champagne - Size/21"x21"/ (55mmx55mm) - Price £64.75p plus.. .. delivery
AWtd8-11 - Lincoln Runner - Colour/Champagne - Size/16"x35"/ (40mmx90mm) - Price £59.75p plus.. .. delivery
AWtd12 - Lincoln Runner - Colour/Champagne - Size/16"x43"/ (40mmx110mm) - Price £99.75p plus.. .. delivery
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AWtd13 - Malmesbury - Runner - Colour/Ivory - Size/15"x24"/ (40mmx137mm) - Price £46.25p plus.. .. delivery
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AWtd14 - Milton - Runner - Colour/Ecru - Size/16"x60"/ (40mmx152mm) - Price £46.25p plus.. .. delivery
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AWtd15 -Rosemary - Runner - Colour/White - Size/16"x45"/ (40mmx115mm) - Price £23.00p plus.. .. delivery
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AWtd16 - Truro - Oval Centre - Colour/Champagne - Size/14"x25"/ (35mmx65mm) - Price £34.75p plus.. .. delivery
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AWtd17 - Savannah - Runner -Colour/White - Size/14"x75"/ (35mmx190mm) - Price £17.33p plus.. .. delivery
AWtd18 - "ALL WHITE" Napkins -- Price £32.10p ( set of 6) plus.. delivery
AWtd19 -"ALL WHITE" Placemats - Price £24.25p (set of 6) plus.. delivery
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AWtd18 - Glamis - Tableware and accessories - Colour/White with embroidered thistle motif and cutwork - 95% polyestser/5%cotton
AWtd19 - Square Tablecloth - 33"x33"(85x85) -Price £52.06 plus.. delivery
AWtd20 -Round Tablecloth - 70"rd (177 rd) -Price £139.56 plus.. delivery
AWtd21 -Rectangular Tablecloth - 56"x88" (143x225) -Price £157.06 plus.. delivery
AWtd22 -Oval Tablecloth - 70"x90" (177x235) - Price £161.87 plus.. delivery
AWtd23 -Rectangular Tablecloth - 70"x104" (177x265) - Price £196.87 plus.. delivery
AWtd24 -Napkins/Napkin Rings - 12 off - Price £157.50 plus.. delivery
AWtd25 -Waist Apron - Price £39.56 plus.. delivery
AWtd26 -Cushion cover (with pad) -3 off - Price £98.43 plus.. delivery
AWtd27 -Tissue Box Cover -2 off - Price £27.00 plus.. delivery
AWtd28 -Wine Glass Shoe -12 off - Price £63.00 plus.. delivery
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For further information on any of these products e mail: wetwo@brianalvey.co.uk
Elizabeth Says...
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We have based our "ALL WHITE plus" Collection on the fact that in lifestyles today, you can see in both formal and informal dining, tables dressed quite minimally, using simple Table Runners, Placemats and Napkins to replace conventional tablecloth settings. However, we are aware that some families do prefer a full lace Nottingham Lace tablecloth, so we also offer.... .. Nottingham Lace ALL WHITE Tablecloths
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Elizabeth says “The truth around/surrounding Nottingham Lace
The finest Nottingham Lace Machines are 14 point and have 17920 threads , they are 8 Metres long and if one thread unfortunately breaks the whole machine is stopped while the damaged thread is located and replaced. ( costly - no other answer though)”
“Nottingham city is the perfect place for the "finishing of" lace as it is built on “bunter sandstone”, from which comes the brightest water, free from all organic matter yet containing Chlorine and Ammonia. These two natural constituents present in the water assist greatly the bleaching and cleaning process and thus "quality finishing"
Today the Nottingham's lace industry is relatively quite compact with individual specialist supplier/provider companies.. Many of these companies are our friends and suppliers
Elizabeth says re Milton and Malmesbury product
“Many years ago at the same time as John Livesay invented his machine, referred to as the Nottingham Lace Curtain machine, another process, the Madras was also invented -
The Madras is a narrow machine only 4 meters wide ( compared with 8 meters for the Lace Curtain Machine), uniquely the structure of the fabric it produces is a very fine net with the pattern imposed over it. This technique gives the very raised affect of the pattern, however when lace is produced on the Madras machine, the pattern has long threads attached and all these have to be cut off by hand before dyeing and finishing ( very costly, but there is no cheap alternative). The "Madras technique is a very special process, there is only one machine in the whole world which can make this complicated pattern.”
Elizabeth says
“Hopefully we have helped to make clear an understand producing authentic Nottingham Lace cannot ever be an easy or cheap process . It requires the input of many constituents ( many the result of nature and resources unique to Nottingham) plus other complimentary, human techniques developed over generations contribute in the creation of our own offering of this superb example of ingenuity - "ALL WHITE plus ..!! - EXCLUSIVE and AUTHENTIC NOTTINGHAM LACE
Be assured, it is not only the lace design which is of importance, but also
the stability of the colour, the stability of dimension, the quality/consistency
of each thread, the overall material quality, culminating in the products
beautiful appearance.”
“***Be warned there are Lace Producers in many overseas countries who have acquired second hand lace making machines (originating in Nottingham) and offer the lace they produced as “Nottingham Lace”.. .. ?? ***
All White plus, "Quintessential English" , “Home & Bride” “My Bridal Veil” are products only available from ecnl - wetwo@brianalvey.co.uk or www.Distinctly British.com and are ONLY delivered direct from Nottingham, England”
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