News & Updates - June 2008 and earlier
June 27, 2008
Three new sample cards are now available, for the new 15/0 Delicas, new 15/0 hex cuts, and assorted other new beads which have already arrived or will arrive this year. The item numbers are:
Delica.Card 847
15C-CARD-1
CARD-2008-2
I've also just created a chart to make it a little easier to know which beads are on which cards.
We also just restocked many of the Miyuki kits, although many customers had them on their Wait Lists, so they may vanish again soon.
June 19, 2008
Our June Miyuki sea shipment will arrive late this afternoon. We'll unpack it tomorrow and the contents should be available to ship on Monday. It includes new 15/0 hex cuts. A full list is here.
Sixteen additional new colors of C-Lon Micro Cord arrived yesterday and are now available on the shopping cart.
May 8, 2008
Our new Tex 400 C-Lon® bead cord is now in stock. It's a nice heavyweight 0.8mm stringing cord which can also be used for micro macrame. 75 lb breaking strength should guarantee long-lasting creations. We're starting with 16 colors and will add more if there are requests.
Our ad for the 4th Mmmm... Miyuki Contest is on page 29 of the new Beadwork Magazine. We've been short-staffed and extremely busy the past few weeks so as usual I have procrastinated and do not yet have the rules posted. I'll try to have them up by this weekend.
We're expecting an air shipment of Delicas in the near future. That shipment also includes the latest Miyuki kits. They're listed on the shopping cart; let us know if you want any reserved.
Speaking of which, please note that the shopping cart Wait List is not a reservation system. When you add an item to the Wait List, it means you will get an email as soon as it is in stock. However it does not reserve or pre-order the items. If we know an item is on an inbound shipment we are happy to preorder it for you. In general this is not necessary because we bring in more than enough (usually 25- 100 kgs per color for non-Delica beads). But for items like kits, and new beads like the 15/0 Delicas which are very slow to produce, asking us to reserve some for you before they arrive is a good idea.
April 1, 2008
Starting later today, we will be offering half packs of all 4,000+ Miyuki beads in our inventory. So 250 grams packs will be available in 125 gram half packs, etc. Note that there will be a surcharge to cover our cost for bags, labor, and labels, and for the next few weeks or so as we start repackaging, please assume that orders which include half packs will take an extra day or two to process.
This service should be particularly helpful to established bead stores wanting to expand their selection of Miyuki beads while keeping initial costs down, and to new bead stores investing in startup inventory.
We will also offer occasional special package deals. I'm thinking in particular of collections of new Miyuki beads that come in which will be available as a set of half packs. Details as we make final decisions.