Happy New Year from George Weil

Wishing all our customers a very happy 2010

Christmas Eve 2009 at George Weil

We're all here this morning finishing up for the end of the year. The orders are processed and the parcels are packed, and now we await the last visit from the postie before shutting down computers and switching off lights.

The web sites will be operating over the Christmas holiday, and we'll start to get orders out the moment we return on 4th January 2010.

We thank you for your custom in 2009 and would like to extend our good wishes and seasons greeting for Christmas and the New Year.

Regards from the Team at the George Weil Group

Susan, Sharon, Ruth, Rachel, Julie, Jo, Ian, Dave and Allison

The George Weil Group of Companies

www.fibrecrafts.com www.papershed.com www.polymerclaypit.co.uk

Now you can 'hop and shop' between any of the 3 web sites from the George Weil Group, taking your shopping bag with you before proceeding to the one secure payment area!

Wander through the choice of silver clays at the Polymer Clay Pit, hop across to Fibrecrafts to discover the super soft, brightly coloured wool tops or take a side-step into the hand made paper delights of the Papershed.

If you have invested in a George Weil Society Membership (find out more...), you will also be able to take your savings across the 3 sites and enjoy the benefits of free carriage and 10% discount.

P.S. Look out for the new mail order catalogue 'The Art of Texture & Colour' arriving soon!

Institute of European Design

We often get positive feedback about our service and we're very grateful that so many of you make the effort to contact us and thank us. This email was sent from the Institute of European Design and we feature it here with two of the photographs that accompanied it.

I just wanted to take a moment to thank you and everyone at Fibrecrafts.com for your help and participation in my Fibre Materials seminar at the Institute of European Design. Thank you so much for the rush service, It was spectacular. The quality of the goods was also excellent and lead to some great projects. Your professionalism and personal attention speak well not only of your business, but of your country. Expect another order from the IED soon, as they have asked me to do the same seminar in Rome.

My heartfelt thanks,
Troy Robert Nachtigall

Another Celebration!

Schacht have brought out a special limited edition of the 8 Shaft Baby Wolf in walnut wood and the Matchless Spinning Wheel in cherry wood to mark their 40th Anniversary.

They're also running a competition 'I made it on my Schacht' (see more, the web site will open in a separate window).

Let us know if you enter the contest as we would love to see what you have created and we will add a link from the Fibrecrafts blog site, Textiles Talk

Louët Celebrate 35 years of trading!

To mark their anniversary, Louët are offering a FREE loom bench when you order any of the following Louët looms: David*, Spring*, Delta*, Magic Dobby, Octado* and Megado or a FREE skeinwinder when you order any of the following spinning wheels: S10*, S51DT*, S75DT* and S15*

The offer applies to any order (for the products specified above) placed through Fibrecrafts. The items marked * are available to special order from FIBRECRAFTS, as are any of the Louët products. Please ring 01483 565800 or email us for further information.

If you would like to know a little more about the history of these quality weaving and spinning products, visit the Louet web site and click on the link 'History' (the page will open in a separate window).

New Year, New Beginnings

We're nearly two weeks into the new year and have only just got round to wishing you a happy one - HAPPY NEW YEAR! We've been very busy here learning all about a new product range.

We hope this is a positive piece of business news during this glum climate, George Weil & Sons Ltd (which is the parent company of Fibrecrafts and Papershed) is now the proud owner of the Polymer Clay and Silver Pit. You can see the products by visiting the web site and we're currently working on a paper catalogue which we hope to have available by April.

The polymer clays are much like a smooth, but superior, plasticine. They can be worked into detailed models, colourful beads, unique buttons, dolls and more. Once oven baked, the clay becomes hard, strong and durable. The exciting and precious Art Clay Silver clay can be fired with a blow torch or on a gas hob. It can be used to make unique pure silver items such as jewellery, beads and more.

Solve your Christmas Gift Problems

It's on its way and most of us are running around like headless chickens trying to find that perfect gift for Mum, Dad and Aunty Flo. New socks, bubble bath and chocolates are definitely a treat but we've got something even better!

The FIBRECRAFTS Explorer Packs include materials, equipment and instructions for learning all about Knitting, Batik, Silk Painting, Weaving, Hand Spindling, Papermaking, Silk Papermaking, Glass Painting and Feltmaking.

Other present ideas include the FIBRECRAFTS gift voucher which can be bought in multiples of £1.00 and can be redeemed up to one year after purchase or a Magazine Subscription which is guaranteed to give the recipient a present to look forward to all year round!

The Big Heave-Ho! (or the FIBRECRAFTS Picnic)

What a great time we had at the FIBRECRAFTS annual Summer Munch. Plied with food and drink and moments of sunshine, it didn't take long for us to relax and let our hair down.

Little did we know that we were being primed for labour.

'Umm, you wouldn't mind just giving me a hand with the mower?' Ian asked sheepishly.

A regular occurrence on Ian and Susan's homestead is the ditching of the mower. Of course the many hands made light work and we had it on level ground in no time at all.

Thanks Ian for the entertainment!

Happy Retirement Howard

Howard left us on Tuesday and I forgot to bring the camera to 'tea and cake'! Nonetheless, the cake was lovely as usual (thanks Sylvia) and we enjoyed a pleasant break wishing Howard well for the future.

Howard, we hope you find time to indulge yourself at the bowls club and with your art group.

Wishing you every happiness in your retirement, from the Team at Fibrecrafts.

Here's One for the Album!

The Surrey Business Awards have kindly sent us a photo of Ian and Jo receiving a certificate confirming FIBRECRAFTS place as a finalist for the Small Business Award.


Jo first began working for Fibrecrafts as a picker and packer. Nine years on, she is now Sales Manager and responsible for the smooth running of the sales department and dispatch. Thanks to Jo, the team runs like clock-work to deliver your orders within 24 hours.

Pics and Cake

Here is a photograph we had taken today in readiness for the Surrey Business Awards!


We are almost complete except for Howard who wasn't working today (click here to meet the team and to see Howard's pic). The photograph includes (back row) Allison, Susan, Ruth, Jo, Julie, Ian, (front row) Sharon, Dave and Sylvia.

Sylvia retired two years ago after working for Fibrecrafts for more than 15 years. She still maintains a welcome link by performing the role of 'House Mother' which involves providing us with essential supplies.

Sylvia also keeps a close eye on the Birthday Diary which triggers the delights of tea-time chocolate cake. Todays tea-time chocolate cake was eagerly received by Ian who is celebrating his 21st birthday today - for the 45th time!

HAPPY NEW YEAR!

The new year of 2008 has tip-toed in behind the hustle and bustle of Christmas and brings with it the promise of resolution.

Wikipedia defines it as 'a commitment that an individual makes to a project or a habit, often a lifestyle change that is generally interpreted as advantageous.'

Whatever it is that you have decided to commit to or change, the staff here at Fibrecrafts take this opportunity to wish you every success and happiness for the coming year

A Christmas Tree! A Christmas Tree!

A Christmas tree! A Christmas tree!
With dark green needled memories
Of childhood dreams and mysteries
Wrapped present-like in front of me.

A Christmas tree! A Christmas tree!
I glimpse a past wherein i see
The child that then grew into me
Not forward fast but haltingly.

A Christmas tree! A Christmas tree!
A time for being with family
A time that's gone so fleetingly
Yet lives for always deep in me.

A Christmas tree! A Christmas tree!
When twelfth night comes whole hauntingly
One lingered look and then i see
No Christmas tree where it would be.

A Christmas tree! A Christmas tree!
With feelings now felt longingly
No corner in my house to see
The magic of that Christmas tree.

by David Keig

And here is our tree at FIBRECRAFTS surrounded by some of the many Christmas cards we have received! Thank you all for your festive messages.

We should have taken the photo a couple of days ago when we still had the 'Secret Santa' presents underneath it. They've all been given out now (as has the wine!) and we've eaten all the mince pies. We're in the spirit and hope you are too.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!