Just an alert, folks, I seem to be Coming Down With Something, which may delay order dispatch this week by a couple of days. Nothing serious (for me or you!) but if you've placed an order on Saturday or since, please be a leetle bit patient. You should still have it by the end of the week. If I have reason to expect different, you'll hear from me.
Aaaaand... it's up.
It's almost upon us! Monday is Royal Mail's recommended last posting day for Christmas. We'll still be dispatching those panicked last-minute packages on Tuesday, but then are heading off to Switzerland. (I had thought we'd be treating Claudia to her first sight of snow, but it seems we could actually be leaving the white Christmas behind us!)
We'll be back on 28 December. Until then, the shop stays open but orders placed now will only be posted on our return. Don't count on emails being answered before then, either. Rather, look ahead in anticipation to the fabulous January sale... and of course, for those in the area, to the first Open House event of 2010: taking place on 2 January, giving you a first shot at the sale bargains. (The online sale starts on Sunday 3rd.) As usual it's from 3-6pm on Saturday afternoon, at my home in Isleworth, west London, easily accessible by public transport; please leave a comment or email me if you'd like to be added to the Open House mailing list for full details.
Since this is the sale preview, there won't be any other OH special offers, but there is free swag. You can take your purchases home in one of these.
See you then!
I suppose with two weeks to go, it's a bit soon to be talking about "last minute", but somehow it feels to me as if the holidays are practically upon us... which makes a change, really, from my usual pattern of thinking it's MONTHS away until, suddenly, it's Christmas Eve. Anyway. Three things.
The first of the new-style Open House parties is this weekend. Wanna know what we have in store?
If you happen to visit Ed Jenkins' website these days, you may notice the distressing announcement that he is no longer making the exotic wood, fine-gauge, super-pointy circulars that are so delicious to use in lace knitting.
I'm proud to tell you, however, that Purlescence will continue to stock them; we're one of just three shops in the world that are honoured with this exemption. Ed and Wanda, thank you so much! I am really thrilled that we don't have to say goodbye to this gorgeous range of circs.
A warning from Namaste: some colours are being discontinued. So consider this your last call for saddle, charcoal and turquoise. We still have some of those in stock, and can get a few more in future as long as stocks hold out at Namaste HQ, but they won't be around forever...
Remember, also, that Newport and Malibu are on their way out. If you want one of those, get them while you can.
On the plus side though, the needle binder is back by popular demand - we have a couple of red and eggplant flying over the Atlantic even now. Yum!