Just a quick to note to let everyone know that the Fibrefusion books arrived on my doorstep (on a Sunday morning no less!). I'll get photos and a description of the new ON FORM later. Also in the shipment are BEYOND BOUNDARIES, ENCRUSTATION and EVOLUTIONS.

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These are Korknisse, wine corks with a knitted costume, along with a knitted/crocheted mushroom I made up myself. The gnome pattern is found at the fabulous Saartje Knits site - check it out!



It looks as if our Fibrefusion shipment will not be here in time for the holidays. I will post here as soon as it does arrive, and it really should be here soon. Sorry Santa!

We will be closed December 23 - Jan 2. We will be accepting orders during this time, but it is highly unlikely that they will ship before the new year... but, if the Fibrefusion shipment does arrive during this time there may be one or two days where I'll be able to get some orders out. I'm crossing my fingers, as I'm very excited about their new book "On Form".

Happy Holidays Everyone!

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I've had quite a few requests for the new Fibrefusion book "On Form". I have an order in for the book and hopefully it will be here shortly (I can't wait!) along with more of their previous publications "Beyond Boundaries" "Encrustation" and "Evolutions". Watch this space for details...

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Just when I thought it had been abducted for an alien autopsy my shipment of this Lustr'ed Cloth by Alyson Mydgelow Marsden showed up. This is a fabulous book if you're into combining metals and metal effects into textiles - very cool! This is the latest book by Marsden, following on the heels of Between the Sheets with Angelina.

Also new - digging around in my office I came across some forgotten packages of Rachel Meek's vibrant spiral dyed merino wool. Yum, I love surprises like this!

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Just in time for the holidays we now have gift certificates available in $25, $50, $75 and $100 amounts.

Gift Certificates

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By popular request our sale has been extended - save 15 % on all orders $50 and over. But hurry, it's for a limited time only!

Now through midnight Saturday 11/17 we are offering 15% off all orders of $50 and over. No code is needed, the cart will apply the discount automatically.

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MooMarks!

Is anyone else as crazy as I am about moo cards? I couldn't resist, so i had some made up in snazzy stitchy phrases and made them into bookmarks. We're including the moomarks with book purchases while supplies last.


One more note - we're expecting a shipment any day now of this Lustr'ed Cloth by Alyson Mydgelow Marsden, the latest by the author of Between the Sheets with Angelina. This one is all about using metals in your textile art.

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Hot off the press are the two latest books by Jan Beaney & Jean Littlejohn (also known as Double Trouble):

Red


Embellish & Enrich

And, by popular request, we are now accepting PayPal in addition to the regular VISA and Master Card checkout.

Tags: Beaney, Littlejohn, Double Trouble, PayPal

We've been stocking up on our books and have quite a few new ones:
The Painted Quilt by Linda and Laura Kemshall
Plush-o-Rama Curious Creatures for Immature Adults by Linda Kopp
How We Felt by Carol Huber Cypher
Little Season Ornaments by Japan Publications
Contemporary Knitting for textile artists by Ruth Lee
Print Pattern & Color by Ruth Issett
M.Joan Lintault Connecting Quilts, Art & Textiles

And an instructional DVD:
Paintstik Inspirations DVD by Laura Murray

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Have a spooky Halloween today! I'm trying very hard to avoid those good lookin' bags of candy over there in the corner...

We have many new books, and I don't have time to list them now (getting ready for tricks & treats), so take a look at the NEW category for a complete listing.

The office help wanted to show off their costumes...
Here is (ready ladies?) Tom Jones:



And his security guard:

Tags: corgi, office help, Halloween, Tom Jones, Welsh Crooner

Just a quickie note to let everyone know that we once again have Tyvek! We are stocking it in packs of 10, 8 1/2 x 11" sheets. This is the hard structure Tyvek, it is stiff enough to pass through a bubble jet printer (never put it through a laser printer!).

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We have new silk rods and cocoons, both are very CLEAN, ready for dyeing or to use in their natural state.


clean, prepared silk cocoons



clean, prepared silk rods



natural mulberry bark with skeleton leaves




bleached mulberry bark with skeleton leaves

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Just a couple more goodies, just because it's Friday...


4mm wide silk ribbon


silk throwsters waste (this is just one color, more are available)

Tags: Stef Francis, hand dyed, fibers, ribbon, silk

All of the new and restocked Stef Francis items are up - lots of glorious color!
We are still working on adding the undyed items, like natural cocoons, rods, bleached and natural mulberry bark.


NEW 35/3 linen and medium braided silk


rayon ribbon and chainette


7200 rayon and texture selection



tuscot (tussah silk/cotton)



dyed mulberry bark



hand dyed cocoons and silk rods

Tags: Stef Francis, hand dyed, fibers, threads, silk, thread, mulberry bark, tuscot, cocoons, tussah, rods

I'm working on updating the cart with LOTS of new and restocked things from Stef Francis, Japanese books and more...check back here for updates or if you can't wait just keep an eye on the NEW category.

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Yup, the new site is up but it seems (to me) to be so far from being finished. Actually it was put up a little early as I broke the old site when testing the new site - oh well! The What's New page (you are here) is now a blog for easier updating. I read many blogs but have never done one myself so please bear with me. The catalog should be working most of this transition time. If it's weird or unresponsive it should only be temporary, please check back in a moment or two. Soon I will be updating this page with new product and sale info, and, hopefully a RSS feed for everyone's convenience. Now... back to work....

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