Welcome to our July 2020 newsletter!
Unlike many unfortunate industries, needlecrafts haven't been in a hiatus - quite the opposite as stitchers have been working with renewed vigour.
The pandemic has continued to affect delivery times as the delivery services have struggled to cope with the extra demand and once again we are grateful to all our customers for their saintlike patience. We can only hope that things continue to improve over the next few months.
This month sees new kits from the
weel kent Permin,
Glorafilia and
Lanarte and patterns from Fairy Wool in the Wood.
Patterns
We know many of you are eagerly awaiting the latest
Mirabilia design,
Miss Dancing Flower. We do have her on order and we hope she'll be quick-stepping across the Atlantic soon.
Small is beautiful. If you're looking for a small, quirky project that's quite quick to do then
2020 Collection 3. Why not have a look at our online catalogue and let us know if anything there takes your fancy!
Glorafilia have
Close Harmony and, from
Marjolein Bastin, the colourful
new magnifier which comes with four different strength lenses. This magnifier is a headband style and you can use it with or without your specs.
Kreinik Filaments, Mill Hill Beads and Caron Collection Flosses
One of our suppliers advises
«We recently received a delivery from Kreinik. This was by far not everything [that they ordered], because this coincided exactly with their closure. Then it took more than 2 months before we received it. Kreinik has also been closed for a long time and is now struggling with a huge backlog.»
Our usual supplier of Kreinik filaments, Mill Hill beads and the Caron Collection floss currently has a lead time of three weeks before shipping from the US.
And talking of Kreinik, they have brought out five new colours in their metallic ranges. 2829 Seafoam Green, 5025 Jammin Yam, 5026 Sweet Tart, 5027 Electric Apple, 5028 Dandelion Gold are available in various weights - blending filament, #4, #8, #16 braid and 1/16". So far we have only been able to obtain Seafoam Green and Electric Apple in #4 braid but hope to get more as restocking times improve.
Fabric: Peaceful Purple
Permin have now replenished their stocks of 32 count Peaceful Purple, the fabric used in Mirabilia's Princess Elliana, and we have it on order so it should be available soon.
Bargains on the Beach
Beaches may be off limits where you live so we have the seaside and beaches in our
Bargain Basement for the month of July. As usual at half previous low price and while stocks last.
And Finally ...
This month's title is from
To A Butterfly (March version) by
William Wordsworth (1770-1850)
...
Come often to us, fear no wrong;
Sit near us on the bough!
We'll talk of sunshine and of song,
And summer days, when we were young;
Sweet childish days, that were as long
As twenty days are now.
Even if the butterflies are too nervous to sit near us won't it be great to sit together with friends again! What will you talk about? We hope that the lockdown in your own location is not too oppressive and that we can all put this sorry episode behind us as soon as possible.
Until next month, happy stitching!