Update

Unfortunately, we were far too optimistic in how quickly we could get back on a schedule due to a family emergency.  We're working as hard as we can to get caught up on email and phone calls but we do have a long way to go.  We apologize for the inconvenience.

Closure

We will be closed through May 6 due to a family emergency.  Any inquiries will be addressed at the first available opportunity.

We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.

News

Technology has been very uncooperative of late which means we're currently running tech stuff on three different devices while we work on the fix.  We're very behind on anything that requires being online as we move between programs, backups and devices.  We're hopeful that things will start getting back to normal over the next couple of days.

We appreciate your patience while we work on getting things back up and running.

Closure

We will be out of the office this week due to a family emergency.  Any inquiries will be addressed at the first available opportunity.

We apologize for the inconvenience and thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.

Update

It appears that the problem with our phones and internet connection have been fixed.  What we thought was a rather minor storm blew through here about three weeks ago and it ended up causing major damage for most things electronic.  Many visits by repair people later, we're hoping that we finally have a consistent connection. 

We're sorry for any frustration this may have caused anyone trying to reach us.  We're hoping to get someone in that we can dedicate to catching up on the items missed while this was going on so that the wait for our response won't be any longer than necessary.

News and updates

We're wishing all a great 2014 including ourselves!  We hope those of you caught in the polar vortex have warmed up now.  We did escape the brutal cold experienced by many but are dealing with a lot of rain and wind.  The tree lying sideways in the yard is testament to that.

We apologize for the delay in updating the new portion of life here.  We appreciate all the kind words of encouragement that we have received.  We wish we could acknowledge them individually but right now that is not possible.  We admit to being rather protective of the personal lives of our sick ones but we do have some updates-

• The aortic dissection patient is resting rather uncomfortably at home.  We are hoping that surgery can be avoided.
• Life has settled down for the leukemia patient.  The protocol has been revised and we're back to weekly trips to Seattle.  The trips are usually on Wednesdays but are always subject to change.
• The infectious disease patient continues to have many ups and downs.  Just when we start breathing a bit easier, it flares up again.  When the flares happen, it is a life threatening situation.  He's back in the hospital right now and we're just doing the best we can.

Since our last update we have made a lot of progress on the backorders of Florence and have been able to keep up with the most popular colors.  All of that has come at the expense of getting to the slower moving colors.  For the next couple of weeks we're moving our concentration to those colors, the odd pieces of paper that have been piling up and cleaning up the junk mail folder.  We totally missed keeping up on that and there are far too many genuine emails sitting there.

We have received notice that Zweigart has raised prices and as a result, our prices will increase effective 2.1.14.  Orders received before that date will be honored at current prices.  Shops may contact us for an updated price list and we'll email a pdf document.

The best seller list has been updated.  It can be found here.

A current color list is not yet ready we have one dye that is giving us fits and we're trying to hit upon the necessary adjustments.

Fabric updates

1.  The 45 c Florence has finally arrived.  We're working like crazy to try and get those backorders taken care of.  We thank you for your patience as we work through the list.

2.  We're trying out a new base fabric, Sesame Seed from Access Commodities.  This is a 52/62 (approximately) unevenweave and currently available to order in two colors, Vintage Meadow Rue and Vintage Pecan Butter.  We may consider adding other colors once we know we can secure this fabric in greater quantities than we have been able to so far.

The cut size before dyeing is approximately 27" x 36"

We have posted a worksheet for calculating your design size on unevenweave fabrics on our website.  It can be found here.

We suggest trying Size 10 tapestry point beading needles and Gloriana's Tudor Silk when stitching on this fabric as it is finer than most.  A needle threader would probably be helpful too.

3.  We're also trying to find a substitute for the Napery Ivory we've dyed for a number of years.  We'll post an update when we find sucess.

We're back up and running.....

mostly on schedule.  We are experiencing a delay in restoring email but we hope to have that fixed by the end of the day.  We'll post an update once it has all been restored.  We thank you for your patience.

We're under a lot of water but

are doing ok.  We're also experiencing frequent and sometime lengthy outages in power, internet and phone services.  The weather forecasters say we should get some relief Thursday but until then we expect that will be delays in responding to your emails and phone calls.  We're doing the best we can and thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.

Closure

We will be out of the office due to family illness at least through Wednesday, February 20. Email and phone access will be limited during this time. Any inquiries will be addressed at the first available opportunity.

We're hoping to be on a more regular schedule starting next week.  We'll post that information as soon as we have the information.

We apologize for the incovenience and thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.

Closure

We will be out of the office due to family illness at least through Wednesday, February 13.  Thursday, February 14. Email and phone access will be limited during this time.  Any inquiries will be addressed at the first available opportunity.  We apologize for the incovenience and thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.

Closure

We will be out of the office due to family illness at least through Wednesday, January 30.  Email and phone access will be limited during this time.  Any inquiries will be addressed at the first available opportunity.  We apologize for the incovenience and thank you in advance for your patience and understanding.

New Colors

Three new colors that may be ordered at this time.  All are available in standard or vintage versions and in 32, 36 and 40 counts.  28 and 45 counts available by special order.

 

Cedar Plank is approximate to DMC 646.*

 

Flagstone is approximate to DMC 169.*

 

Spring Thyme is approximate to DMC 523.*

*DMC #'s are approximations only.  They are provided to give an idea of the color family.  Each count and each fabric bolt will take the color differently.  We regret that we cannot guarantee dye lots or degree of distress.  We suggest you purchase all fabric for any companion pieces at one time.

28 count update

In an effort to improve our stock on hand of the better selling counts, we will be reducing the number of colors in 28 count that we stock.

Effective immediately these are the colors that we will be concentrating on in 28 count, in both the standard and vintage versions:

Buttercream
Examplar
Homespun
Lentil
Light Examplar
Magnolia
Maritime White
Patina
Pear
Sand Dune

Colors not listed above can be special ordered and they will be worked in the next time we do that particular color.

 

 

Discontinued Colors

The following colors are being discontinued. We will accept orders for them while supplies last or until April 30, 2013, whichever occurs first.

Honeysuckle
Spearmint