About Linen Lace and Patchwork

Linen Lace Patchwork - about us

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	Welcome to Linen Lace and Patchwork. The no 1 retailer in the UK for super king bedspreads, patchwork quilts, duvet covers, cushions, seat pads and ready made curtains. Quite simply the best range of modern and traditional bed linen and luxury home furnishings.
Linen, Lace & Patchwork has been trading since 1995 and is situated in South Benfleet, Essex, UK. Jean Gibson the owner traded successfully for seventeen years in the Broadway, Leigh on Sea, before moving her business to her home, the showroom is just a short walk away. She is enthusiastically recommended, both far and wide, for her broad knowledge and expertise of dressing both antique and contemporary beds and those bedding requirements.
	Jean fondly recalls working in retail from the age of fifteen. “Starting out in a huge old department store that utterly mirrored the television programme “Are you being Served?” whilst the pay was poor the experience gained was invaluable in dealing with customers. Back in the ‘sixties customer was king – and always right. Good service, salesmanship and disciplines were everything”.
“Our department was probably cleaner than the average hospital ward today and we all took pride in that fact. We were given in-depth training and sent away on courses to learn about the products we were selling. We weren’t allowed to sit down or wear what we liked and talking to boys was frowned upon. And there were no calculators or electronic tills. So everything was added up in the head - no mean feat pre-decimalisation - and you soon became very adept at it: an education in itself.” Jean remembers fondly.
	Sadly, what changes we’ve seen in the services sector in that time: but not at Linen Lace & Patchwork.
Jean believes what makes her online business different is that she carries on the old traditions in the personal approach she offers to customers, inviting them into her home and garden both online or in person, prior to visiting her impressive 400sq ft showroom.
	She can send out swatches where possible, talk over possible choices for bedroom décor and actively encourages customers to bring samples of wallpaper, carpets etc along with them to help with making the right choice. And giving that most valuable of all commodities: time.
Linen Lace and Patchwork take all major credit cards including Amex, for opening hours see below, for more information ring 01268 793336 or 07767 403276.