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To Keats it's the "Season of mists and mellow fruitfulness" and to Bryant [it's] "the year's last, loveliest smile". In what we in the North call Autumn, our Australasian cousins are prepping their barbies as we lay in fuel for the winter fire. Wouldn't life be much less interesting if the earth were flat!

Our newsletters seem to be getting longer by the month - there's always so much to say and we hope you find time to read this one. Remember there's still plenty of stitching time before Christmas, and there are new, exciting festive items arriving all the time!

For Papercrafters ...

We have reduced lots of papercraft items just in time for making your own personal Christmas cards. Check these out in the Permin`s wine bottle Aida aprons for cross stitch have been very popular and now they also come with red bias edging even better for Christmas.

Our latest range of stamped table covers and runners It Must Have Been the Mistletoe is a pretty new band sampler by Heartstring Samplery worked in a single shade of overdyed floss.

3mm satin ribbon is ideal for working larger stitches on plastic canvas and Anne has designed some Sheep and Twin Lambs has proved popular after being shown in the World of Cross Stitch and is now also available on 14 count Aida fabric.

And now a cautionary tale ... A US customer contacted us recently when she ran short of floss on a Vervaco birth sampler kit. When we contacted Vervaco we discovered they have a new system where customers request extra floss directly from them through an online form. However there is quite a long turnaround time for this service - in this case the floss was sent out two weeks after the request and delivery to the US took 4 weeks! The good news is she has now completed the sampler for her new grandchild. The moral of this tale is that if you think your Vervaco floss will run out and you have a deadline to meet then get your request in early. Please contact us if you need a link to this service.

We have Vervaco kits from their third Collection have just arrived. Puppy Sleeping on a Bookshelf is a companion for the Cat Sleeping on a Bookshelf and another sepia picture represents an image of Jesus.

We also have some of Permin`s Autumn 2014 Collection we are stocking a set of cartoon foxes, black flowers on white cross stitch table mats and a white flowers on black surface embroidery table cover. And no sooner had they arrived than we received details of Permin's Spring 2015 Collection (!) - so lots more to come.

We have extended our stock of Permin of Copenhagen bell pull hangers with more sizes in the Red Heart Bell Pulls and pairs of Brass Bell Pull Hangers. Regional Sampler Scotland was released at a Scottish show and was very popular. The band sampler, third in the series, has the subtle shading and motifs of Charles Rennie MacKintosh with castles and animals.

John Clayton has been busy again with a new Elegance lady for Heritage Crafts. Wayside Flowers with Poppies. Why not treat yourself?

And Finally ...
If you're still awake after all that, why not have a look at some of our new catalogues. We've been working hard to make up downloadable catalogues - you can get a copy on your own computer to view or print (using the Adobe reader). Click here for our Lanarte catalogue which includes the new collections for Autumn 2014.

And whether you're turning up the central heating or the air-conditioner, we hope the next month brings you peace, prosperity and pleasure.