Reader Is in a Bind Over a Blanket

Sally Fynan of Temple City is looking for someone who can replace the satin binding on a blanket. Can you shake out this situation by coming up with a source, or will Fynan be in a bind because no one is willing to make such a blanket promise?

Heidi Chambers of Port Hueneme would like some eyeglass frames from the 1970s , not too large in size with some fancy rhinestone decorations. Can you put Chambers into a fitting frame of mind, or is there no way she can see an eye-catching solution to her visual decorating problems?

Because she is tired of going to a shoe repair shop and paying $5 each time her heels are worn down, Betty Hickman of Santa Maria is after some replacement plug-in heel caps for women’s high-heel shoes. Can you give Hickman a lift by making sure that the shoe fits?

Carlynn Christian of Claremont needs someone to replace the narrow, hemp-type woven seats in her Danish teak dining room chairs. Can you help straighten out the seating arrangement in Christian’s dining room, or will this be the end of sit-down dinners until some new chairpeople are chosen?

Reader-to-Reader-Help Line: Chris at (213) 472-9696 desperately needs Vaseline Camphor Ice Skin Balm for her chapped hands and lips; nobody seems to stock it any more. Please try and help Chris over these rough spots in her life. . . . Deva at (213) 382-7162 is looking for a 16-inch Barbie-type fashion doll called “Glitter” ; the manufacturer says it’s no longer made. Please be a doll and put the glitter back into Deva’s fashion romance. . . . Sally at (213) 821-9275 wants to get her fingers on a simple portable electric typewriter with correct-tape and automatic carriage return ; she has been told that this machine is no longer made. Please see to it that Sally can revert back to type without hitting a key bored. . . . And speaking of typewriters, Mary at (714) 970-0220 needs someone to explain to her the many functions of an electronic Exxon Intelligent typewriter , which hasn’t been made in 10 years. She will even settle for a user’s manual. . . . Marcia at (818) 784-3757 wants to get her hands on a medium-size Rod Laver tennis brace , which was manufactured long ago by a Chatsworth firm. Please get on the ball and make sure that Marcia won’t have to go to court and make a racket before she can get some service.

Note: The Reader-to-Reader Help Line is for one-time items or for products no longer available in stores. And you must give us written permission to publish your telephone number, so that others may contact you directly.

Julie Songer of Indio, who needed someone in her area to repair the covers of an old book, may have to travel a bit before she can throw the book at somebody. Dorye Roettger of Los Angeles recommends Kater Crafts, 4860 S. Gregg Road, Pico Rivera, (213) 692-0665. Bea Kirby of Arcadia suggests the Bookbinding General, 427 S. Sunset Place, Monrovia, (818) 358-5672. Robin Brisco of Tustin was very happy with Gates Bookbinding, 1110 E. Kimberly, Anaheim, (714) 533-3377. And Donald Beswick says he helps people with bookbinding jobs too small for the larger firms. He can be reached at 541 Rowland Ave., Camarillo, Calif. 93010, (805) 482-8035.

Barbara Stephens of Los Angeles and Dorothy E. Gray of El Toro, both of whom were looking for quilted covers for washers and dryers, can stop being agitated; however, all our sources are mail-order firms. Marie Martin of Torrance reports that these covers are in the Sears catalogue. John B. Norman of Los Angeles, Selma Hersh of Carlsbad, Mrs. John R. Dixon of Palos Verdes Estates and Jeannie Dean of La Mirada write that Harriet Carter, Department 10, North Wales, Pa. 19455, sells the covers for $4.98. Nina Cranton of Encino, Peggy Ritchie of Laguna Niguel, Dorothy Bissin of Santa Maria and Kathleen S. Giguere of Gardena tell us that Taylor Gifts, 355 E. Conestoga Road, P.O. Box 206, Wayne, Pa. 19087-0206, has them at the same price. And Rilla Wolfle of La Crescenta says that Home Trends, 779 Mt. Read Blvd., Rochester, N.Y. 14606, has the quilted covers for $8.95 each.