On a personal note:

I have Multiple Sclerosis, and after tons of research, I found a remarkable protocol developed 20+ years ago in Brazil by Dr. Cicero Coimbra. (much less expensive than my co-pays would have been for the prescribed drugs) He's a brilliant, humble Neurologist/Scientist. He teaches other doctors for free how to administer the protocol and monitor patients for auto-immune diseases. (there are 100's of auto-immune diseases) He makes no money from the doctors or patients using the protocol worldwide. He only wants to help mankind. I've been on the protocol for 2+ years with great results. I tell people it is the best decision I ever made. Now my Brain MRIs show no new or active lesions. My newer symptoms are gone. I feel compelled to shout to the world about the Coimbra protocol because it has helped me and so many thousands of people get our lives back. To learn more, there is a site: "Coimbraprotocol.com" that talks about the protocol. You can also join the facebook group "Coimbra Protocol North America". It has over 13,000 members. You'll find lots of information, testimonials, and help from a truly wonderful, supportive bunch of people.

OK, that's my first and probably last public service announcement!.

Thanks,
Jean.

You'll notice Aurifil prices have gone up. I fought long and hard to not raise the price on Aurifil thread. The hard reality is, if I was going to stay in business, I had no choice. I think this is only the 2nd time I've raised Aurifil prices in the last 14 years so it was long overdue. In that time my bottom line kept diminishing while the manufacturers kept raising their prices. So my Aurifil prices were raised on 10/17. I will still offer free and reduced rate shipping, but the required threshold had to rise. Much to my chagrin, the U.S. Postal Service has been raising their prices every year.

Last fall, the U.S. Postal Service really hit a wall. Covid worker shortages plus a huge increase in online shopping overloaded them terribly. In November of 2020, most orders were received in a timely fashion. However I had about 7 orders that took up to 2 weeks (one was even 3 wks) to reach their destination. I don't know what to expect this year. The USPS has already instituted a holiday season surcharge till the end of the year. Maybe that will prevent what happened last year. Maybe not. If you're puchasing a hanger to be used on a Christmas present, BUY EARLY.

Also, please note that the USPS has temporarily suspended service to Australia and New Zealand. The reason given is the unavailabilty of transport. I apologize to my customers in these countries.