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To keeping you informed and inspired. In gratitude... Namaste, thank you, merci beaucoup! - Marion
C-Lon Bead Cord News + Box Sale Good News - Most of the C-Lon Bead Cord production is continuing as is. In the meantime, worldwide specialty products are getting phased out or discontinued.
Price Hike Due to Cost Increases In November 2024, the prices of C-Lon Bead Cord and Tex 400 went up by 40%, while Micro and Fine Weight rose by 20%. Our online store prices are going up by increments based on the percentage of newer stock versus older stock.
Future Outlook - As to prices.... As of Fall 2025, the factory manufacturing C-Lon has announced future price hikes due to tariffs. C-Lon is manufactured in the USA, but some of its components are imported.
More Good News: We recently bought all the C-Lon inventory from an online store that was closing. We have now integrated the new inventory. What does it mean for you? #1. We can maintain our low prices longer. #2. We now offer the widest selection, including items that were sold out and are no longer made. Some of these are only available in small amounts, and quantities are marked.
> Shop Now: C-Lon Micro Tex 70 | C-Lon Fine Weight Tex 135 | C-Lon Thread Size AA Black
Madeira Silk Floss is a high quality 100% pure Swiss Mountain silk made into a 4-strand floss with a beautiful sheen and no lint. The packaging design keeps the silk dust and tangle free.
This silk is not longer manufactured, however the factory in Germany still has lots of stock and so do we. Most colors are still available and our current full collection has 106 colors out of 108 original colors.
Washable in warm water. Iron on silk setting. Can be dry cleaned with extra care. Do not bleach or place in dryer.
Great news, we just got a large orders from Madeira in Germany and Kanagawa from Japan, so we are fully stocked. Check the box sets - They make wonderful gifts for anyone interested in fiberarts. Enjoy!
> Silkie Ribbon Mini-Skeins Regular Price $7.50
Mini-Skeins on Sale $5.00
Full Skeins Regular Price $24.00 Full Skein on Sale $18.00
Hand dyed silk ribbon perfect for kumihimo, 10 mm wide, with a center rib dividing the ribbon into two sides: one side is more shiny, the other more matte.
The colors shift and repeat around the skein, every 50-60 inches (1.25-1.5 m).
Nicolai Larsen Retrospective
at Chico Art Center, Chico CA
On view December 9 - January 16
• Tour Exhibit: Sunday, December 14, 2pm (Talk, Q&A, Refreshments)
• Reception: Friday, Jan 9 at 5-7pm
• Presentation of Nicolai’s Mural and Commercial Work:
– In-Person Saturday, January 10, 2pm at Chico Art Center
– On-Zoom Sunday, January 11, 2pm
You can view the online catalog of the exhibition here: More Info + Catalog at Chico Art Center. The online catalog is best viewed with a tablet or full screen computer.
My mother died at home in L'Abergement in Haute-Savoie in France in the very early hours of Sunday, August 3, 2025, at the age of 98.
I am incredibly grateful I was able to be by her side to accompany her during her final days and earlier to visit her for the two weeks in June while she was still well.
My mother was a remarkable woman. At three and a half years old she said: "When I grow up, I want to be a doctor." Words that carried her throughout her life, she became a dermatologist and an assistant professor, a pioneering woman for the time.
She worked as a clinician, researcher, and lecturer at the Hopital Cantonal of Geneva, and published many research works as well as a book in 1969 that was reprinted in 2012, so somehow it is still relevant. She worked until she was 75 opening a private practice after she retired from the hospital. She continued attending conferences and research groups for several more years. Her curiosity about new scientific advances and life never waned. Whenever she spoke about her work or met with colleagues and former students, her face would light up.
I am incredibly grateful to have had so many years with my mother from conception to her moving to the other side of the veil. She slipped gently and peacefully through.... We were allies throughout our lives although from a distance as an ocean and a continent separated us for all of my adult life. We often met in Mexico away from both our work for rest and recuperation. I will miss her, however 98 years of a meaningful life is something to celebrate and that leaves me hopeful somehow.
Kai Larsen, one of our sons, painted this watercolor. It is a winter scene from the Hudson River Valley in New York that he gifted to his grandmother the last time he visited her in France. Its luminiscity and sense of space and peace reminded my sister and I of how the space felt during and after my mother's transition.
FOR NICOLAI LARSEN (October 9, 1952 – April 24, 2025)
Nicolai, my husband, partner, best friend, and a talented and prolific artist, ended his journey on this earth on Thursday, April 24.
It was a conscious decision after a battle with double pneumonia and a month-long hospital stay. True to his character, he approached this final step with courage and humor. He leaves behind a strong family in awe of his bravery and the love he shared with us.
For more about Nicolai's art, visit the following:
> www.NicolaiLarsen.com showing some of the commissioned works and murals he created over his long career as a professional artist.
As a small business owner running an online store open 24/7, the last few months have been challenging as we were in the midst of my husband, partner, and best friend final journey on the terrestrial plane.
Since my husband hospitalization, the online orders still managed to be sent, but not much else was accomplished. I look forward to having again more time to develop more ideas, write tutorials, many are in the pipeline, soon ready to be published, and continue to serve my online store customers with the same dedication as in the past.
January 2025 > C-Lon Colors of the Year
The Color of the Year? Mocha Mousse by Pantone or Future Dusk by Coloro... Why are these colors important? Many items are already out this year in these colors or will be out soon. I matched Mocha Mousee with MB-Medium Brown, BLS-Blush, BR-Brown, and CHO-Chocolate. For Future Dusk, I went with PI-Persan Indigo, HYA-Hyacinth, and PKL-Periwinkle.
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Cleo, the official store mascot!
Cleo got renamed Kumihimo Cleo Cavandoli. She sits on my desk chair in the online store when I am working and keeps me company. She was born March 9th 2011, a triple rescue, we adopted January 2013. She is a 10 lb. foxy doxy with a bit of chihuahua maybe? - Marion
This gorgeous photo is courtesy of Paula's PhotoArt. As Paula says, every picture tells a story...
