Important news on prices.

Some 30% of our stock items are sourced from Europe and we pay for these goods in euros.
Most of you know over the past 8 months, the euro has gained in value against other currencies
and this means replacing our stock is costing much more.

The items affected are mainly threads and continental books.

Thread prices will be increased on 1st September
and book prices will increase as and when the individual titles are reordered.

If it's any consolation, being VAT registered, we claim the tax back
on your behalf on all books sourced from Europe.

The book page of our web catalogue will be updated weekly.


Don't  Panic!  Have Fun with Lace R-XP               
by Ruth Budge

is now available.

Price £18.50


                    

Schneeburger Klöppelmotive

A new book by Brigitte Bellon

An introduction to Schneeberg Lace
includes 40 patterns
Price £18.00


      Floral Bedfordshire by Yvonne Scheele-Kerkhof
is now available.
Price £28.50


Fan Kits

We have reviewed the range and packaging of our fanstick sets and patterns.
The stick sets and patterns are now available separately.
See the catalogue pages for details.


News on Threads

DMC broder 30 has been discontinued and stocks are now exhausted.
DMC broder 50 has increased in price by 230%.
At the new prices (£7.00 and £3.50) we have decided to cease stocking broder. 50

Venus perle is no longer available

Tanne 50 and Tanne 80
Madeira has withdrawn the Tanne 50 and Tanne 80 - Tanne 30 continues to be available.
We still have some stock of the 80 in ecru but we have run out of the white

For Tanne 50 and 80, the alternatives are Cotona 50 and 80.


Shade Cards.

Shade cards for all our threads are available
from the threads page in the catalogue

New shade chart for the Jaspé bobbins now displayed.


Displayware.

The marquetry tray is now back in stock in mahogany only.
We are expecting a slightly smaller version to be available soon.
See the display page of the catalogue for many new items.

Don't miss the new jewellery boxes and picture frames.
The popular music box is there and you can hear it playing.


The Catalogue.

Thank you all for your kind comments regarding our new catalogue pages.
The sections have been rearranged with more product illustrations.
The fan kits have a new section of their own although it is currently under review.

The new catalogue is far more comprehensive than the printed sheet
and we would encourage you only to request the sheet
if you have no printer available or have no computer of your own.

For those uncertain, we give you some help with printing your own copy.


Sheila and Nicholas at Pudsey Fair 2000
Our EVENTS calendar has been updated to the end of 2008.
We expect to see many of you throughout the year
and you may like to check out where to find us.
In addition to these bigger events, we are at many
lace days - confirm with your local organizer.

Nicholas and Russell at Pudsey Fair 2000

Photos by Ash Firth