THE JOURNEY TO SUCCESS

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At a young age, cultivation of silk cocoons was part of the education

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Silk Is A Culture

• Natalie grew up with silk.

• Silk is the culture, a live fossil of a living history.

• There are 230 silk related Chinese characters: 丝（silk）线

（thread, lines） 纠纷（twisted, dispute） 纺（spin）

织（weave） 纸（paper） 纹（lines）纯（pure）细（fine，thin）组织（structure）系结（to knot）绑（to tie）素（simple）经络（passage）经纬线（latitude & longitude lines)

A Heartfelt Presentation

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Snow Blossom - Inspired

• Blossom - written by Wang Anshi （1021－1086）

• In the wintery cold, the blossoms are in full bloom. I thought it snowed yet by the smell of subtle fragrance that I realise it's the petals of blossom just like snowflakes.

Natalie is keen in Chinese calligraphy which reflects in her logo designs and branding. The above symbols show Silk and Bamboo. You can guess which is silk and which is bamboo by the way they resemble.

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Natalie has been travelling far and wide in China to search for the quality manufacturers. She was on the train to visit manufacturers (photo)

By train. Five and half hours on this train. Natalie made a few wonderful friends around her including this beautiful conductor!

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On the aeroplane to visit the manufacturers having a little rest

By bus, to see a manufacturer where there is no airport, nor train station. The only transportation is the big bus or a coach

This is one of the train stations that Natalie arrived at

By a bullet train, Shanghai train station

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By Maglev train from Longyang station to Pudong airport, 30KM only takes 8 minutes.

By car cross the country

By Subway

Waiting in the subway, Hongqiao station, Shanghai

She caught the last train of the day back home after a long journey. She bought the first class ticket and there was no one in the carriage. She worked on her iPad all the way.

Chinese breakfast at KFC, with rice porridge, deep fried dough sticks and soya bean milk.

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The local groceries -the fresh vegetables that she missed mostly in the UK

Natalie went into the Mulberry plantation, which grow organically.

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.... and went into the bamboo forest

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In search of ancient silk weaving skills and silk route, Natalie went to the Silk Museum to be educated. She has been to the museum many times and each time she learnt something new.

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Our ancient silk weaving machine without any electricity or a single nail on!(source from the museum)

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Our silk filled duvets, toppers and pillows are filled in by hand with mulberry silk, no chemicals , no additives.

This is how we make our silk filled duvets, mattress toppers which are layered with handmade mulberry silk. You can see the process in ‘How to Choose a Silk Filled Duvet’

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Silk Filled Duvet & Pillows

• Extremely light & soft - excellent for people who suffer from Atkinson's disease

• Outstanding breathability - great for people who suffer overheating, hot flushes

• Allergy free - no dust mites

• No chemicals - Oeko-Tex 100 Certified

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Beautifully Designed & Hand Made Silk Filled Duvet Encased With Silk

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Visiting one of the manufacturers. This is an old weaving mill. These old weaving machines become a part of history and will be replaced with new modern ones.

Silk Yarn Checking

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Silk spinning in process

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In The Silk Spinning workshop

Natalie was in the factory checking the silk fabric

Quality control is the number 1 priority. Three people check the finished fabric. No fault could pass through their eyes.

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100% silk bed linen range

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100% Bamboo Bed Linen

Duvet CoversSheets (Flat and Fitted)

Pillowcases

Sizes: from Cot Bed to Emperor

Benefits: Eco Friendly Hypoallgenic Anti bacterial Keep U Cool

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Snow Blossom’s Creation

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Natalie does many shows & exhibitions throughout the year. At Capesthorne Hall event, Cheshire. Sept. 2009. A customer took this photo of Natalie and she was amazed by Snow Blossom’s beautiful

designs and products.

At a charity event - Children Adventure Farm. Snow Blossom supports this event. June 2008-2010

AT Badminton Horse Trials show in April 2010. I have met many wonderful people at the show. The weather was bad. People walked in their muddy boots & wet clothes. Some dear customers came from London to see me!

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After a long hard day at the show, driving through these fields on the way back to the hotel every evening. This scenery cleansed away her tiredness, refreshed her senses.

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Natalie Stayed at Tortworth Court Four Pillars Hotel while during the show at Badminton Horse Trials, April 2010

At Cheshire Show. Natalie explains and shows a customer the mulberry silk. June 2010

Natalie at Midlands Show, Shrewsbury

Snow Blossom’s stand at the Great Yorkshire Show attracted many people. They really appreciated the quality and the beautiful variety of products.

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Fields of Gold It was so beautiful & pleasant and it made the long and hard journey to the Great Yorkshire Show a really delightful and enjoyable one! :)

Natalie at Milton Kynes Central doing a show. Again, she met so many wonderful people here. She was even invited to the homes for dinner! It was lovely to be here!

Maggie tries Snow Blossom’s silk filled eye mask. She loves them very much and she ends up selling the eye masks along with her lines of scarves.

Natalie at the Grand Design, Birmingham NEC, where Natalie meets lots of people and new customers. October, 2008-2010

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At Southport Flower Show 2010

A customer likes Snow Blossom’s silk dressing gowns and trying it on the stand. August 2010, Southport Flower Show

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Southport Flower Show, 2010Natalie met so many beautiful and lovely people at the show. Many of them remain friends.

A lovely couple appreciate Snow Blossom’s silk bedding at the Southport Flower Show, 2010. They came again the second day to see Natalie.

Through Yorkshire Dales and Derby Peaks many times to do the shows. Sometimes the shivers of frightening driving through the darkness went through the spines. Those roads were in the complete darkness, no lights, not even a human being alive there.

Driving on the way to Harrogate to do the show. It was a very cold and snowing day. December, 2010

Delivering a silk duvet to a customer by hand in Lancashire. Natalie likes to meet her customers and would rather deliver the orders by herself in surrounding areas whatever the weather. A duvet in need, the service indeed!

Deliver in Style!

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David is talking about his silk filled duvet encased with silk he bought from Snow Blossom.

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Antonia

Alison

BrendaMartin & Danielle

Steve & Dorothy

Julie

Customers & SupportersAnd many, many more!!!

Read our testimonials

at Buckingham Palace with her husband

Last but not the least, What Snow Blossom has achieved today is dedicated to the family’s devotion of all their love, endless patience and time. Without all her family’s strong support and

love, she just can not achieve what she does. Love you All!

In the photo: Natalie’s caring mother, loving husband, talented son & beautiful Daughter

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LIVE WELL & SLEEP WELL

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