November, 2022

Happy November. The trees have finally changed to Autumn brilliance and Thanksgiving is only a few weeks away when we

all visit with family and share our blessings. Then onto to the Christmas - how time flies. Our retail Shop will be opened the Friday after Thanksgiving, November 25th from 12 noon to 6 p.m., however will be closed Saturday, November 26 due to the Bristol Borough Christmas Parade which shuts down the main streets and makes it impossible to reach our shop. Regular shop hours resume the following week.

In each newsletter I mention about the challenges that we face as shop owners. Show shipments from Picture This Plus and

Lakeside Lines taking 9 months to a year to get back into stock as well as delays in receiving Sampler Threads, Gloriana Silks, and Thread Gatherer flosses. All are supply issues these companies have been facing for the past two years. Now we have added Hand-dyed Jobelan and Mill Hill Metallica beads to the growing list. Wichelt, one of our largest distributors, is still taking 3 to 4 weeks just to process our orders, then it takes time for the shipment to arrive at our door. Let's keep our fingers crossed that 2023 Also - as we state "Please plan ahead" due to the mentioned issues - we ship the day our shipments arrive. We will hold all back orders until the ordered product arrives - and we only change for what we ship. If you decide you no longer want to wait for the back order, a simple e-mail or phone call is greatly appreciated.

Also on the business front, we are still adding odd pieces of fabrics under our "One Time Only" sale as well as adding items to our Dollar Days Sale, plus putting counters on patterns and kits that we are discontinuing under our Clearance and Discontinued tabs. If you get a change to visit our shop, you will see we are well stocked with all brands of flosses, and tons of Zweigart, Wichelt, and all Hand-dyed fabric brands.

Plus our racks and baskets are stocked with patterns and chart packs as well as an array of Kits - something for everyone.

Now on to some of the new releases that arrived this past month:

A Year In the Woods 12 - The Reindeer is from COTTAGE GARDEN SAMLINGS also released Christmas Star, and A Year In

The Woods 11 - The beaver

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Christmas Bakery is from LES PETITES CROIX DE LUCIE and also

released Christmas Tiered 2022, Halloween Owl Pumpkins, Christmas Ball 2022, Coffee Gnome, Autumn Gnome 2, and Christmas Father Gnome 2022

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Happy Wreath is from ALESSANDA ADELAIDE who also released Special Christmas Tree 2022,Notte Magica, Owl,

Nutcracker Soldier 5 & 6, and OK

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Brairwood Sampler is from ROSEWOOD MANOR as well as Green Rhapsody, Dreaming of Poppies Squirrels On A Pumpkin, Mice On A Pumpkin, Rip On a Pumpkin, and Hands On A Pumpkin

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Silver Tabby Christmas Kitty is from HERITAGE CRAFTS as well as  Black & White Christmas Kitty, Happy Knitting, In The Garden Sew Much Fabric, House In A Home, Love Cross Stitch, Loving Star,

and Treat Yourself

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Winter Comes is by HEARTSTRING SAMPLERY as well as

Love & Joy, and Ye Olde Noel

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December Down Under is presented by LIINDY STITCHES plus Merry Bears Season, From Santa, Napping In the Poinsettias

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FAIRY WOOL IN THE WOODS presents Christmas Mug, plus Nativity 2022, Country Music, Music, ABC of Country, John 6:3, The search of the Perfect Pumpkin, and ABC of Memento Mori

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Let Us Adore Him is by Sweet Wing Studio plus The Newborn King

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SHANNON CHRISTINE DESIGNS presents Autumn Farm, as well

as Happy Holidays, Snowglobe Club 3, and 2022 Christmas Club 5

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Fancy Christmas Tree is by TWIN PEAK PRIMITIVES who also released Dutch Calendar, Pastoral Winter

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Dear Santa...Define Good is by NEW YORK DREAMER as well

as Santa Stop Here

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Among The Roses is from MOJO STITCHES who also released Afternoon In The Garden, Twitching Noses Too Many Legs,

and In The Library

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Harper's Forest is presented by PETAL PUSHERS plus

Highland Woods

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FROM THE HEART presents December Quaker, as well

as Quaker Bird

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