This is where you will find all the latest news about Norbeary Fabrics and some news about Barbara-Ann Bears too. Please keep checking back to see what's happening, it could be exciting new fabrics, special offers, new fair dates, website updates or anything really.
4th May 2008
The organisers at the show in Biggleswade tomorrow phoned us to suggest we didn't attend as there would not be many bear stands there, so we won't be going, we'll stay here and make bears instead.
We have just published our new stock of vintage mohair and some lovely boot button eyes, we also have some specials to add to the website next week, when we get back from Pudsey. Of course we'll have all this with us at Pudsey so why not come and see us there, the fair's on tomorrow from 10.30 to 4.00.
29th Feb 2008
We have finally got our internet connection up and running, although it is rather slow you can email us again and we look forward to hearing from you. Our new telephone number is 01303 870087, which you will find on every webpage (hoprfully), please let us know if it's missing anywhwere.
29th Jan 2008
We have just updated the Fair Dates page, the first one is at Kelham Hall on 17th February.
29th Jan 2008
Happy New Year! We're on the move, on 1st February we'll be in our new home, we'll update all the contact details once we have our internet connection up and running, which could take up to 2 weeks.
10th Nov 2007
We have just added a selection of mohair, viscose and art silk/mohair mixtures to the special offer section of our website, some of it is really plush and exciting while other pieces are extremely good value and of very good quality.
9th Nov 2007
We have just added a lot of genuine vintage German mohair to the Genuine Vintage Mohair page. This mohair dates from the late 19th and early 20th century.
7th Nov 2007
A new selection of hand dyed mohair has now been added to the website, some 1/8, 1/4 and 1/2 metre pieces. As some makes of larger bears have commented that we never have any half metre pieces we're no longer going to cut the half metre pieces, we'd really like to see some big bears in had dyed mohair too.
7th Nov 2007
We've been photographing a new selection of hand dyed mohair and this will appear on the website in the next couple of days. We will also be adding the genuine vintage mohair we recently found in Germany, we have made a couple of bears from this mohair which you can see on the genuine vintage mohair page.
9th Oct 2007
We've just been given two tables at the Rochester Teddy Bear show this Sunday, 14th October, our local show in Kent, we'll be bringing bears, kits and mohair. We're in Pudsey the day before and it would be great to see you at either show.
20th Sept 2007
We're off to fair in Wrexham and The Motorcycle Museum by the NEC at the weekend, we'll have plenty of mohair and other bear making supplies, if you live nearby why not come along and see and feel the mohair with your own hands, and eyes.
13th Sept 2007
We have just added all our hand dyed mohair to the website, you can see it by clicking here . There's lots of beautiful multicoloured and single coloured mohair in a rainbow of different shades.
4th Sept 2007
We have just updated our fairs page as we have added some new dates and clarified some of the information. We will be adding some new materials to the website in the next few days so stand by for more information.
31st July 2007
We've nearly completed all the mohair pages now, all the mohairs are there, we just need to improve the images on some of them. We have received a new delivery of alcantara and we will have this online soon, together with some new mohair from Germany.
26th July 2007
We have just added all the mohairs beginning with 'S' to the website, so it won't be long before it's all on there.
25th July 2007
Still working on completing the website, we've had a lot more stock in from Germany in readiness for the fairs at Exbury and Kensington, we're also due some more paw material soon stand by for more details. We're sorry to report that Loaf one of the Norton's mohair has now run out.
14th July 2007
Well, finally it is up and running, just one or two technical hitches along the way. There is a still a lot more to add, nearly all the mohair has it's own page and we should have these on the website next week together with the final few mohair photos. The hand dyed mohair is a pleasant problem in that it is almost all sold at the bear fairs as soon as it's created and this doesn't allow much time to get it photographed and put on the website. We have our early 20th century, German, mohair as well as some 1930s/1950s art silk to add to the genuine vintage pages too. Then there's the patterns, kits and components, all in all a fair bit of work to do. Please keep checking back here for progress reports.
17th May 2007
The website is taking shape and it should be up and running soon. It's going to take a few weeks to complete it, so please call or email us if you would like to know more about something that isn't there yet.
We cut all our mohair into 'fat' pieces not strips, these are the approximate sizes.
1 metre piece = 100cm x140 cm
1/2 metre piece = 50cm x140 cm
1/4 metre piece = 50cm x70 cm
1/8 metre piece = 50cm x35 cm
* standard postage and packing costs with insurance where necessary
You can contact us in a variety of ways to place an order, phoning is usually best, or you can email or write to us, of course if you see us at a fair or at home you can talk to us in person.
We can accept payments by Debit card and Credit Card over the phone or in person, by cheque (from a British Bank) or by PayPal for Overseas Customers (unless it's desparate)
