violafreckles wrote:
got mine too. Wish it was sold in shops though so you didn't have to subscribe and could buy the ones you wanted. I got a Joanna catalogue again as well. Does anyone know why it isn't sold in the shops in the normal way?

Ann xxx

Hi Ann, Magmaker, the company who publish Making Cards and Parchment Craft, are a small family run company, the titles have been going for quite a few years now and are going from strength to strength. Peter and his wife Ros are the owners and together with Liz and Carl the editors, believe that it is the crafts shops that have supported them throughout that time. To start selling to the huge stores would really be detrimental to the very people that helped the business to grow, i.e. the craft shop owners. Also, the huge stores are notoriously difficult to deal with and are a bit of a minefield for small companies.

I know that doesn't help you very much, but hopefully it gives you a bit more of an insight into why Peter and Ros have taken the decision not to supply the big stores at this point in time.

Hope that helps, and thank you everyone for the lovely comments, very, very much appreciated.

Nancy