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Just Nan embellishments (beads, charms, etc) are carefully
packaged and included with the specific design for which they are intended. Extra embellishment
packs are not available or sold separately. The contents of our embellishment packs are proprietary
and under no circumstances released to outside sources. Most are imported; we go out of our way to
provide special and interesting touches to our designs to make them unique to both you and
us.
For earlier designs where the leaflet and embellishment pack were once
separate purchases, Just Nan embellishment packs are no longer available separately from our
leaflets. We are very low on supplies for many items and are forced to coordinate what remains with
the leaflets we have available.
This policy results from one or more the following circumstances:
- Manufacturer discontinued or significantly altered embellishment
item
- Manufacturer out of business - major reason!
- Minumum purchase requirements too high - especially true for items over
2 years old.
We regret having to take this position, but we have no
choice. Shops were advised of our circumstances in early 2008 and alerted several times since
then to check their stock.
Internet Age Developments Affecting our Embellishments Policy
More recently, Eastern European and Chinese web sites encourage uploading
of copyrighted needlework patterns and designs and profit from reselling them. This
practice violates all international copyright agreements!
A Needlework Patrol Organization located in Europe, of which we are a member, monitors this
activity everyday. It is costly and time consuming. We have had good success working
with Eastern European craft and social websites; however, the Chinese sites continue to ignore our
requests to respect our copyrights and continue to promote the illegal resale of all designers'
copyrighted designs. Furthermore, dishonest individuals on sites such as eBay and etsy
continue to scan patterns and attempt to sell digital copies of copyrighted designs. These
infringements cannot be supported by a willingness to provide embellishments and other items
necessary to complete a design.
Given these unfortunate consequences of today's connected world, we find that limiting our
embellishments to only those products we physically kit and distribute provides our only
insurance and protection against this blatant shameful behavior.
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