We were discovered by spammers in a major way over the 4th of July weekend. Our mailbox was trashed and crashed. If you tried to email us but couldn't get through I send my apologies - please try again. For now we have removed our contact form. Please use the following email address: infohelp AT meinketoy.com (replace AT with @ for this to work and remove all spaces). There is also a small "contact" at the very bottom right of each site page that should be clickable.

In addition to the email spam problem we also have an ongoing phone spam problem. Our phone rings about 20 times an hour with offers of all kinds - loans, insurance, advertising, web sites...etc. How can we answer all those calls? We can't. We try to get off the lists but that doesn't work. We're changing our phone number, but now I'm so paranoid about spammers finding it that I ask that you please just call the number we've had from the beginning and the recording will give you the new number. Since 99.9% of the spam calls are machines I think that's pretty safe. I'm so sorry for all the trouble and we're trying to find a better solution.

The good news is that a little fairy came and told me that the Water Soluble Paper will be back in stock soon - Yay!!!!

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Oy, it's been a busy (and long and cold) winter here! Just a quick note as we're getting many inquiries about 'this Lustr'ed Cloth'. We are expecting another shipment within the next (hopefully) couple weeks. We are not taking orders just yet as with the changing value of the US dollar we don't know yet what our price is (it may change, or it may not).

Also, we're in the process of adding new dyed silk goodies to the online catalog. They are vibrant single fibers and fiber play packs, along with a restock of undyed hankies and cocoon strippings. Photos soon.

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Finally, here's the goods on the new good: Fibrefusion's new book, ON FORM
Fibrefusion is pauline Verrinder's advnced textile exhibiting group based in Cambridge England. The group has authored three previous books, BEYOND BOUNDARIES, ENCRUSTATION, and EVOLUTIONS.

ON FORM is a stitcher's workbook on sculptural textiles, the size is about 22 cm x 22 cm and is spiral bound (making it so easy to leave open on your work table). For those familiar with the previous Fibrefusion books, it similar in format to those but with a crisper, contemporary feel. It has 56 pages and many color photographs. It's not a textile recipe book, but rather an idea jumping off point, allowing for your own original ideas to shine through.


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