Off to the AQC

So after much hammering, drilling, sawing and a few rude words our little stall for the Australian Quilt Convention is ready. Today we loaded all of our lovely ribbons, vintage buttons, fabrics, vintage threads & notions, cabinets and counters into the jalopy and headed off to the AQC. Tomorrow will be set up day and the show opens on Thursday, it runs until Sunday from 10 am to 4.30 pm. The show is on at the Royal Exhibition Building in Carlton, such a beautiful location. 

l'uccello will be open business as usual during the convention, except we will open at 9.30am Thursday - Saturday for early birds who want to visit before they go to the AQC.

We hope you can come and visit us, we are stand no 43.

In the midst of all this we are so close to opening the online store, a few technical things are being finalised then we will open at last, we can't wait!

Sneak peek at my handiwork for our stall

Delicious new Liberty arrivals

 

So much gorgeous new stock, I am trying to squeeze it all in, our stall is tiny

 

New Liberty Lifestyle range instore and at the AQC

 

If quilting is not your thing, there are lots of new arrivals instore, icluding lovely deco ribbon. hat pins and buttons.

 

Short and sweet tonight, another early start in the morning, have a great week x

 

 

Current Sophie Digard Scarves

 

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Delicious new arrivals from Sophie Digard, let us know if you would like any information, just quote frame number and the position within the frame.

 

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Cosy pure merino wool, hand dyed with colours created by Sophie Digard, as always our photos don't do their beauty justice.

 

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Perfect calorie free Easter treats!

 

Scroll down for Easter trading hours, have a lovely chocolatey weekend x.

 

Easter Trading Hours

Easter holiday trading hours:  

 Good Friday closed

 Saturday open 10am to 5pm

Sunday closed (as usual)

Monday closed

Store reopens Tuesday 10 am

 

Enjoy your Easter break if you have one, hope the Easter bunny manages to hop your way x

 



Few and far between........

WE WILL BE OPEN ON MONDAY 11/3/2013 (public holiday) FROM 10AM TO 5PM

 please note the elevators are often not available public holidays so access may be by stairs only

 

I know my posts have been few and far between of late, I will be back on track soon. Max, Mary and I have been working feverishly (literally in this late summer heat wave) on the online store. Who knew it would take us so long, we can't wait to launch it, which is seriously happening soon. We really need to get it done as the Australian Quilt convention is only 5 weeks away and we have lots of goodies to get ready. We want to make a mini l'uccello store for our stall, not sure how it will come together, my carpentry skills are a little agricultural to say the least. I will post a few progress photos when the power tools come out.

While I am thinking about the pros and cons of tongue and groove timber, Johanna is making more of our lovely sewing boxes. Her work is so precise and the new batch are looking superb, I will post some pictures when they are finished. Max is due to hit the workshop running this week to start on a new batch of our Marie Antoinette shoe pin cushions, beautifully made in a joyful macaroon palette of colours, we can't wait to have them back in stock.

While the weather is making us all a bit tired and cranky, lots of lovely new stock arrived this week to cheer us up. Gorgeous new fabrics from Yuwa and my favourite designer Judy Rothermel, lots of French lovelies such as linen string, antique threads, vintage loto cards, Savon de Marseilles olive oil and lavender soaps and vintage millinery veiling. We also now have a huge range of hand dyed pure wool felt and pattern book Sew soft toys by Karin Neushutz, full of the cutest Steiner inspired animals. It is hard to be grumpy with you are surrounded with so many lovely sights and aromas.

Possibly the biggest news of the week is the long awaited new elevator went into service this week. I must admit it is a bit strange, no more wrestling with the heavy old outer door, the door now glides open and shut and the elevator smoothly deposits you almost to our front door. So if you usually take the stairs in fear of the old rickety lift then please consider the new one, it is marvellous. Of course our dear Joan is still driving the remaining manual elevator, thankfully she will still be around for quite some time.

 

Hand dyed felt and pattern book by Karin Neushutz

 



New fabrics designed by Judy Rothermel

Vintage French loto cards, French lavender soap, balls of French linen string and our own lovely new range of Scented Pillows for Linen.

Yuwa gorgeousness.

Divine voile from Yuwa with woven hail spot and pretty printed posies, new airfreight edition of Molly Makes in store now, collection of antique French linen threads and vintage French veiling & feathers (feathers are nearly sold out already)

 

Have a lovely long weekend if you have one  x



Sophie Digard Winter 2013

Our divine new Winter 2013 collection from Sophie Digard has just arrived, please contact us for details.

Apologies for the lack of blogging lately, we are working like mad to get the online store finished and preparing for the Australian Quilt Convention in April.

I also want to do a mini make over on the blog, shorter posts, more often. Any suggestions?

What would you like to see more of on the blog? I think we need more mini updates, like what we are making, what we have seen, what inspires us. Speaking of which, have you seen our Pinterest boards? Just click the "P'' icon on the top right of the page (it's near the Facebook button, have you liked us yet?) I have just pinned 100s of new images, let me know what you think, we love hearing from you. Have a fabulous day! x 

 

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Happy Valentines Day

Yes we are open

Yes we are open for Australia Day public holiday, Monday 28th Jan. until 6pm

Hope you are having a great long weekend!

 

 

Short and sweet today, but lots of news coming soon (probably tonight)



Happy Holidays

A last pre Christmas/New Year update, a few last minute gift ideas, Christmas opening hours and huge thank yous.

 

Firstly trading hours until Christmas are every day 10 - 6 and 10 - 4 on Christmas Eve.

 

We will be closed Christmas Day and Boxing day, reopening on Thursday 27th at 10 am.

We will also be closed New Years Eve and New Years Day.

 

Regular trading hours are 10 - 6 Monday to Friday and 10 - 5 on Saturdays

 

l'uccello has had a huge year, mostly highs and the odd low so despite being a little weary we are very happy with how our little shop has grown.

None of this would be possible without the support and encouragement we receive daily from our gorgeous customers, we are so lucky to be surrounded every day by such an inspiring and creative group of people. So thank you all so much for such a great year, have a very Happy Holidays, we wish you all a lovely time with family and friends.

 

Below are a few delights to inspire last minute gift ideas or just a little eye candy, including Max whipping up a quick batch of pastry for home made mince pies.

 

Delicious Sophie Digard handbag, better be quick Santa it's the last one.

 

Gorgeous new feather light linen embroidered scarf from Sophie Digard of course.

 

Luxurious hand loomed silk Ikat cushions from Uzbekistan

 

Lovely new designs from French label Inoui, in wool/silk blend

 

New Moda range Metropolitan Fair has just arrived, lovely Poison Greens 

 

Also just in Barbara Brackman's The Morris Apprentice Range

 

Lots of patterns and colourways, Morris fans beware!

 

Lovely frenchy style gifts, enamel soap dishes are back, lovely vanilla-ery scented candles and bath salts from Barr & Co, French linen water for divinely fresh scented sheets and antique French Linen tea towels with hand embroidered monograms.

 

Take a quick trip to the Grand Bazaar in Istanbul with these beautiful Olive oil soaps and cotton hamam towels

 

Shiney sparkly lovely

 

My Christmas present to me, mid 19th century circus costume, of course I NEED it.......

 

New obsession, hand made cultured butter made in Australia, try it on a D Chirico baguette Unbelievable!

 

Before we opened today Max had a quick lesson in pastry making, in a past life I used to bake and cook for a living.

 

We will post pictures of the end result when this becomes mince tarts, seriously yum

 

Have a very merry time! xxx

 

 

All I want for Christmas is a Sophie Digard

 

We have had some lovely new Sophie Digard arrive in the last few days, pretty summery linen pieces both crocheted and embroidered. This is a quick catalogue of some of our stock, we have included a few winter items for our customers in the Northern Hemisphere. Please contact us for further details.

 

A quick note about Christmas store hours and progress with the online store.

We will be open everyday until Christmas from 10am to 6pm including Sunday. Please note if you are planning a visit on a Sunday the lift is unlikely to be turned on (building management policy) so access is by stairs. 

We will be closed for all public holidays, I will post exact details a little closer to Christmas.

 

The online store is still under construction, between tech issues, busy shop and the huge number of items to documented we are way behind schedule. We hope to launch in some limited capacity in the next few days fingers crossed and then after Christmas we should be able to get everything else listed. In the meantime we can of course arrange mail order over the phone, thanks for being so patient.

 

 No 1 Woolen crocheted handbag with tiny embellished velvet balls  SOLD

 



No 2 Large woolen scarf

No 3 Large woven ultra fine woolen scarf with embroidered detail

 No 4 Large woven ultra fine wool scarf with embroidered detail

 

No 5 Crocheted wool and kid leather gloves

 

No 6 Embroidered velvet broaches

 

 No 7 Large linen crocheted scarf

 

 No 8 Large linen crocheted scarf

 

 No 9 Large crocheted linen scarf

 

 No 10 Large linen crocheted scarf

 

No 11 Large embroidered linen scarf (embroidery is done in wool) and covers the whole scarf

No 12 Large embroidered scarf, linen on linen, embroidery is across the ends only

No 13 Large linen scarf with embroidery over the whole scarf

 No 14 linen crocheted bag with small embellished velvet balls SOLD

 

 detail of above  SOLD

 

No 15 75 cm necklace made from crochet linen and velvet

 

Have a great weekend x