Luxury Pure Wool Blankets – The Perfect Gift This Christmas
A luxury pure wool blanket makes for an elegant and cherished gift for a loved one this Christmas. We’re stocking them over on our dedicated fabrics store now. All Natural Fibres – Good for the Environment We’re all a little conscious of our health and well being these days, what with the Coronavirus and the… [Read More]
What are Arrow Cards?
If you’re a newcomer to bridge you may be wondering What are Arrow Cards? Or what’s the difference between arrow cards and arrow packs? Bridge Arrow cards are a brilliant addition to any bridge player’s library of learning and practice resources. They are valuable learning aide for the newcomer to bridge and the seasoned player… [Read More]
Refelting A Card Table? Read This First
If you’re thinking of refelting a card table, here’s some information you might find useful before you buy fabric. The first question you need to ask yourself is: Are you sure you are after felt? Most card tables are covered in Baize. The two fabrics get easily confused, but differ greatly. Simply put, felt is… [Read More]
Handmade by Us in Devizes
We started our business by making luxurious card-table cloths by hand and uncompromising on quality. Since then we’ve expanded into making personalised stationery and box making to bring our customers a unique and elegant range of handmade products. This time of year we’re rushed off our feet. Firstly making and personalising the unique products that… [Read More]
New Products for November
We’ve added some fantastic new products this month to our online Bridge store. From the practical like the replacement table legs for our folding card tables or the new suit symbol napkins. Through to the sublime like the premium quality Cedar green baize that we now sell off the roll. In time for Christmas are… [Read More]
Playing Cards for Whist
You can use any standard pack or deck of playing cards for Whist. This fun trick taking game only uses on deck of cards making it easy to play anywhere. We’ve written before about Whist. As a fun and easy to grasp game, it makes it ideal as an introduction to trick taking card games… [Read More]
Bridge Supplies Catalogue
If you haven’t recieved a Simon Lucas Bridge Supplies 2020 Catalogue – that’s because we haven’t sent one out this year. We’ll explain why… A Little Background As you may or may not know – We care deeply about the environment and the collapse of eco-systems due to business activity. Each of us that works… [Read More]
British Bidder® – Bridge Bidding Box
We designed, developed and produced the British Bidder bridge bidding box with a clear goal. To reduce the amount of plastic that we consume and sell as a business. We decided to share our process and how we went about making something new for the card game Bridge. British Bidder® Background A bridge bidding box… [Read More]
Brighten Up Your Bridge This Autumn
We love this time of year. The transition between summer and winter, the remaining summer fruit swelling and ripening. The leaves of the trees turning warming shades of yellow, orange and red, reminders of those warmer summer days now gone. The smells of autumn too, earthy aromatics and petrichor as the rain wets, long dry,… [Read More]
We’re Going On #ClimateStrike
This Friday we’re closing for the day to join the Global Climate Strike and Friday’s for Future movements in their protests over the in-action of Governments and big business to make any steps towards real change in environmental policy. We care deeply concerned about the environment and the collapse of eco-systems. So much so that… [Read More]