pasting lace

[Austin Carr]

Perhaps you could find a hand weaver either professional or a hobbyist to weave the small length that is needed.

[Ray White]

Contrary to what I had imagined, it isn't the complexity of the pattern or even having it in different colours that make braiding expensive.  The design is selected from a library and the machine is clever enough to do the rest.  I have visited Trimings by Design here in Derby and was shown around the factory by the MD.  It is an amazing place and a rare survivor from our industrial past. 

I personally don't think £100 is too much to pay - but then I spend every last penny on my old cars...

[squeak]

The strips wood covered with headlining cloth , when nailed on could be fixed with escutcheon pins where the slightly larger head is shown flush with the cloth, OR with finer pins with smaller heads hammered flush with the cloth and then a fine skewer is used to adjust the cloth weave to wriggle over the head. Finally rubbing the weave to eliminate the disturbance, thus making the fixing invisible.
Pre-nailing the wood before covering and then hammering them into place would lead to fractured threads.

[Malcolm Parker]

When I did the head-lining in the RL saloon I used thin strips of 3mm birch ply covered in the head-lining cloth, secured with brass escutcheon pins.  At the front above the windscreen I used a thicker piece of cloth covered plywood, secured with raised head screws and cup washers.  This piece of trim tensions the whole head-lining and the finished result is  very good.  Flushed with my success I adopted a similar method on the Pytchley but instead of buying wool head-lining material from a specialist trimmer I bought a second-hand wool blanket from a local charity shop for the princely sum of 50p.  This produced an equally good head-lining.  On opening the blanket I saw that it was made at Manor Mills, Yeadon, Nr Leeds.  I used to walk past the mill every day on my way to school and used to marvel at the fabulous steam engine, known as steam Katy, which was visible from the road.  There was a viewing window and the sight of the con-rod and big end flying round towards you was quite mesmerising.   Manor Mills was also where my Father was sent to work at 14. His job was catching 1 cwt bolts of cloth as they were unloaded off wagons.  Those were the days!

[Lance Sheldrick]

Are you calling my car cheap Hugh? I'll have you know that ti is a de luxe saloon!!!
The strips were nailed on with brass nails with a round head which showed, similar to the trim in a Ruby

[Hugh Barnes]

I bet you paid less for it than I did mine ;o) You have always been more canny than I..