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I have an old guernsey made of a worsted wool. It has a very hard polish and is not at all scratchy. I bought a guernsey from an importer over here for my girlfriend, and to my surprise, the wool was a nice but fluffy woolen yarn, not the dense, smooth, tightly twisted worsted yarn I expected. What can you tell me about this variation? Are guernseys made of both types of yarn? What about yours? Any comment you could provide would be most welcome. Thank you.

on 12/28/00 5:09 AM, Guy Lort-Phillips at guy@guernseyknitwear.co.uk wrote: Dear Mr Barker, Thank you for your order, which is confirmed as follows: One (1 only) Traditional Wool Guernsey, Navy Blue, Size 44" Your Guernsey is in stock and will be despatched by airmail, within the next two working days. We hope it will arrive shortly and will give you many years good service. Kind regards Guy Lort-Phillips GUERNSEYKNITWEAR.CO.UK Got my sweater!......Couldn't be happier! Thank you so much, I will certainly be ordering more from you in the near future. Sincerely, Rick

Thanks for the newsletter. Hope your health is fine. Blessed Christmas greetings to you & Jenny. Vera Norman

I have just submitted an order and noticed that O gave you the wrong telephone number. My number should read:0116 2231983 not 0116 223 1083. Thank you

Guy, > Just got back from Northern Newfoundland visiting my Aunt and Uncle, > and they talked about the Guernsey sweaters of years ago and how all the > old fisherman preferred them. He lamented that he could not buy them > any more. I must admit, I had never heard of them. although, now I see, > I have seen them before. will be in touch, > > George

Many thanks for my new Guernsey, it's just what I wanted. Please book me down for a replacement in 10-15 years time! Regards Chris Bennett _________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com. Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at http://profiles.msn.com.

Sent: 07 November 2000 16:19 Subject: Re: Order confirmation > sir, i received the sweaters yesterday and they are > beautiful. thank you very much.

Brochure Request Source: surfing Enquiry_follows_: I have rued the day I gave my sweater I purchased in the Cornwall area (Looe and Palpero??) to my father-in-law. Submit: Send to Guernsey Knitwear ------------------------------------------------------------

thank you sir. i visited your beautiful island several years ago and have never forgotten it. standing on the coast looking at the towers and hearing the stories of napoleon and the nazi occupation from a dear friend was very profound. i envy you living in such a beautiful place and producing such a fine product. many thanks

You may recall my order earlier in Septemebr. I wrote you to request delivery advice because I planned to wear a new sweater from your company during an offshore sailing adventure. I have just returned from a spendid trip and thought I would jot off a quick report to you. The sweater arrived in good time and I immediately put it to use in brisk, wet Atlantic autumnal weather. You will be pleased to know that it exceeded my greatest expectations, and after only a week, it already feels like an old friend. Thank you for a wonderful product and prompt, cheerful attention to my order. I am already cruising your website for more colors! Thanks again. Stan Murphy

25/09/00 What a pleasure to look through all aspects of your internet selling. Nothing omitted, beautifully presented. I look forward to buying from you in the near future for gifts for my family in the United Kingdom. thank you, Josie Glover South Africa

09.23.2000 Attention: Mr. Guy Lort-Phillips I apologize for not responding sooner but my E-mail access was just made available to me. My wife and I are at Gatwick Airport waiting for our flight back home. My blue spruce men's cardigan arrived in Aston on Thursday morning. It is all I expected. Thank you.....

We have just returned from a week in Jersey, and try as we might we could not get a cotton guernsey for my daughter aged 6, to replace the one we bought 2 years ago in Guernsey. (she finds the woollen ones too itchy). So it was quite a surprise to look in the Telegraph on our return (we had forgotten to cancel it) and notice your e-mail address. My question is about the sizing for children in the cotton. Do we still add 4 inches to her chest size? I have a feeling that that will make it awfully big.

Many thanks for your acknowledgement. I forgot to add the free t-shirt to my shopping basket. Please can you include a 42. This is a gift for my stepfather who celebrates his 70th Birthday and has been trying to buy a guernsey sweater for some time, but been unable to track one down. Your site is excellent and you will make a 'young' man very happy. Many thanks again Gillian

hi Guy just a quick note to say how happy I am with your internet service. My sweater arrived in Ireland less than a week after ordering, this was one of the better on-line purchases that I have made and just wanted to say how pleased I am with both the service and the product. I will be happy to recommend your company to my friends here. all the best John

My sweater arrived today. It fits perfectly and it is just a beautiful piece of clothing. Thank you very much. I have three sons and a "wife". We are sure to need more in the near future. Harold N. Bornstein, MD New York, NY USA

Dear Guy Thank you for your newsletter and I hope you both have a wonderful time in Australia. I was impressed by your web site too. Best regards. Pat O'Flanagan

Dear Mr. Lort-PhillipsI want to thank you and your associates at Guernsey Knitwear for thefine service in sending the requested item to my brother in Israel. Hereported that the sweater arrived about 9 days after dispatch. He wasvery please with the quality, design and color.(He also appreciated the commemorative stamps used!)I am pleased to have discovered your services on the internet and willplan on using them again.Sincerely yours,Sumner AlpertSAlpert@prodigy.net

Dear Mr. Lort-Phillips,The mailman just brought your package with the zippered jacket I had ordered for my husband. I wanted to let you know that it arrived safely. It is exactly what I had looked for and I am sure he will be very happy when he receives it for his birthday. His birthday is on 3 May and I do not want to give it to him before that date, so I am not sure whether the size 40 is large enough. It looks fine to me, but he will have to try it on. The colour is beautiful. Thanks you very much for being so helpful. Sincerely,Brigitte Therivel

Actually, I received it the next day, what a pleasant surprise, it is very well made and a beautiful piece of work. I am very glad there is going to be more color options. I will certainly place my next order in mid summer. Thanks again-----Original Message-----From: Guy Lort-Phillips [SMTP:Guy@GuernseyKnitwear.co.uk]Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2000 10:46 AMTo: boldkevin@earthlink.netSubject: Re: Sweater OrderKevin,There is NO hassle! Your Guernsey was airmailed to you on 26 February 2000.They generally take about 10 days to reach your part of the world, so I hopeit will arrive any moment now. By the way we can now have SuperSizeGuernseys knitted in the whole of our colour range. However, as we onlycarry Navy and New Natural in stock, they can take up to 6 weeks to beknitted from date of order. I hope your Guernsey will be a great success.Regards.Guy

Dear Guy,Received, 1 traditional blue Guernsey sweater for the Grampian cold. Thanks.I hope it lasts as long as my old one i.e.15+ years!ThanksJohn (105615/1)

I have one of your cardigans and I love it. I would like to buy another in blackpreferably with black buttons. My size is 54. I am a woman and I cannot wear a man's sweater as the arms are way too long. Is this sweater available to me with these specifications?

Dear Guy -- just heard about your present upcrockedness. Hope things are not too dire and that you're comfortable. Not too much we can do from here apart from transmitting therapeutic thoughts, but we all hope you're beginning to feel their effects! Let us know how you're progressing (this e-mail channel is probably the quickest means). If you survive the ministrations of the Socialist quacks in London (which sounds likely) we very much hope that your plans to travel to Oz will proceed without interruption!All love and best wishes to you and Jenny ... Patrick.

Steve,Thank you very much for your inquiry about our Guernsey knitwear. Answersare as follows:1. All genuine Guernseys are knitted in the same wool and so the P&S styleGuernsey and Traditional Guernseys are the same weight.2. SuperSize Guernseys suit men who are at least 6'3" tall. But thetraditional Guernsey, being long in the body in order to keep the kidneyswarm, is an excellent sweater for long waisted people.3. The Traditional Navy Blue shown on the Web Site colour chart is prettytrue. The P&S Guernseys and the Traditional Guernseys in real life are thesame colour.4. They are all extremely warm and equal in thermal qualities, being of thesame unique knit. This comes about because of the special 6 gauge denier ofthe wool and the very tight twist given to the yarn, which is not found inordinary sweaters, as it uses a lot of wool!5. They are not bulky but should be worn loose in order to give freedom ofmovement, as there is hardly any stretch in the tight knit. Allow 4" morethan your actual chest measurement for a perfect fit.6. We do indeed have size 50" Traditional Navy Blue and P&S Guernseys instock.7. Why not order on-line and get your FREE T.Shirt!!Regards.Guy

Dear Jennifer, I have several questions about your wonderful sweaters1. Which is heavier: the traditional or the Port/Starboard?2. I'm rather long waisted, should I order the "supersized?3. Is it possible to get the P/S sweater in Dk Navy blue?4. Which is your warmest wool sweater?5. How bulky are they? Thanks, Steve

I want to order a Guernsey for my son who is approx 6'6" tall with very long arms -- can you advise me about Guernseys that would fit such a long tall giant please?

I am interested in the famous author, Victor Hugo. As you would know, he was a distinguished resident of Guernsey whilst in excile from France and completed many of his works, including Les Miserables, whilst there. Any information would be most welcome.Regards, Peter.