A summery welcome to our latest newsletter in which you will find news about
- charts by Nora Corbett and Bella Filipina
- kits by Anne, Riolis, Bothy and Permin
- bargains this month it's weddings
Charts
The first three in the
Ophelia the tragic maiden from Hamlet is the latest Mirabilia Design. She's surrounded by the roses she has collected.
Also this month, there are two
Bird of Paradise and
Marjolein Bastin kits by Lanarte, a set of four birds and a large floral design and the large limited edition kit is still available.
Anne has produced another kit for fans of long-stitching.
online catalogue section.
Riolis has an addition to their catalogue for 2021. It may take some time before our supplier has all the items.
Bothy's Summer Collection is out now. There are some new ranges including the miniature world of bee and ladybird and pretty garden flowers as well as new designs from old favourites.
Permin`s Christmas catalogue is now available to view online and the kits themselves will be available from July.
All these collections (and more) can be found on our
catalogues page.
Please let us know if there's anything you would like us to order.
Bargains for June
Since June is the traditional month for weddings, we are featuring wedding kits and charts in our Bargain Basement - as usual at half previous low price.
More News on EU Taxes and Charges
If you live in the EU and you've ordered from us lately then you may have noticed charges being imposed on your package. At the moment VAT/TVA shouldn't be charged for items less than 22 Euros but from 1st July this tax will apply to all packages whatever their value. There's going to be a system for dealing with this but at the moment it looks like it will be expensive to use, and uneconomical for lower value packages. So we are developing a plan B and we'll give you more details when we've got it up and running.
Continuing Supplier Delays
We are still seeing a lot of delays in the supply chain. This is a knock-on effect from the restrictions of last year. We hope that things will get back to the (old) normal as workers start to resume their jobs and things start to move.
And Finally
With all this talk about star signs and birthdays, our title this month is from the poem 'A Birthday' by Christina Rossetti (yet again!)
«
My heart is like a singing bird
Whose nest is in a water'd shoot;
My heart is like an apple-tree
Whose boughs are bent with thickset fruit;
My heart is like a rainbow shell
That paddles in a halcyon sea;
My heart is gladder than all these
Because my love is come to me»
A better description of being in love would be hard to find and what could be a happier thought than this to finish up until next month!