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Fabric Updates: Modern Jersey Is Back! (and Kona is temporarily out)

October 17, 2014

T-shirts sewn from Modern Jersey using Colorful glasses by Katarina

We have great news to share this morning! Everyone's favorite new Spoonflower fabric, Modern Jersey, is back in stock. We had some sourcing issues with this fabric when it was introduced a couple of months ago and have been, until now, unsure we would be able to return it to the shelves. But all seems to be well and, as of this morning, you can order it again.

On a slightly more sour note, we are temporarily out of Kona cotton. We're hoping this outage is very temporary and that we'll be able to get it back on the site soon, so please stay tuned.

Important: Kona Cotton Price Increase

October 13, 2014

Peeps, we have an important announcement regarding the cost of our beloved Kona Cotton, the original fabric from Spoonflower's launch back in 2008. We've always charged $18 per yard for Kona (for Marketplace purchases), but are finally at a place where we need to raise our prices slightly for this lovely fabric.

On Wednesday, October 15, 2014, the price of Kona Cotton will increase from $18 to $19 per yard in the Marketplace. If you are ordering from your Design Library, rather than from the Marketplace, the designer discount price for a yard of Kona will go from $16.20 to $17.10. The price change is being driven by an increase in the cost of this fabric to Spoonflower.

Please accept our apologies for any inconvenience this may create for you! To view all of our available fabrics, visit our products and pricing page: www.spoonflower.com/spoonflower_fabrics

And enjoy a blast from the past: the Spoonflower homepage as it looked going into our first holiday season back in 2008.

New Batch Of Kona Cotton With Closed Selvage

October 10, 2014

We just wanted to post a quick update for those of you who love Spoonflower's version of the Kona® cotton produced by our friends at Robert Kaufman Fabrics. The latest batch of Kona® to arrive is, as usual, quite lovely fabric, perfect for quilting, but it is slightly different from previous lots in that the selvage is closed. Below, you can see the difference between the selvage on the old Kona® and our current batch:

We expect to start shipping from the new batch sometime next week (the week of October 13th). If you're in a pinch and desperately need to match the selvage on a previous order, please write and let our help team know. We expect to receive closed selvage Kona® for the foreseeable future.

A Whiter Shade Of Pale Kona

November 29, 2012

Pictured here is Elephant March fabric by endemic on Retired Kona (left)
and the Kona® cotton we will begin using on December 4, 2012 (right).

Regular Spoonflowerers are probably very familiar with the Kona® cotton we purchase from Robert Kaufman. It is, in fact, our most popular fabric. That's why we want to bring your attention to a small change to Kona starting on Tuesday, December 4, 2012. Orders for Kona placed on or after Tuesday morning will be printed using a slightly brighter shade of white Kona cotton. The difference is fairly subtle (see the photo above), but will be important for anyone who is trying to match a previous order on Kona with great exactness. While we'll be retiring the old Kona cotton, we will continue to make it available for a period of time to customers who have ordered it previously. For those existing Kona purchasers, that option will show up in your fabric choices as "Retired Kona®". If you have questions about the switch, please feel free to write to our help team.