First off I just wanted to say a huge thank you again for everyone being so patient with this campaign, I was unexpectedly about 6 weeks behind on the sampling stage which has had a bit of a snowball effect, but the final samples have arrived and there are now only minimal changes to make, so surveys will be going out soon!
The material types are a little different for each cardigan, as I had to change things around to get the most accurate colour matches. My manufacturer sent me their thread books for each, and colours were much more limited than I hoped for some shades.
The Resting Fox
Material: Cotton & Acrylic Mix Embroidered Fabric Logo
The logo sits a little too high up and close under the armpit - so this will be moved down and made smaller for mass production.
Resting Fox Final Sample
Lunar Dragons
Material: 100% Acrylic
Lunar Dragons Final Sample
Lunar Fox
Material: 100% Acrylic
Lunar Fox Final Sample
Tiger Sweater
Material: 100% Acrylic
Tiger Sweater Final Sample
Socks
Colours of the dragon socks are subject to change to match the updated cardigan! And I will swap them to be mirrored, so the moon will be on the outside of each foot - same as the resting fox socks.
Socks socks socks
Possible Stretch Goals
I am waiting to hear back for a quote from my manufacturer, so at the moment I am unsure if these will be unlocked or added as further stretch goals in the pre-orders. I am really hoping I can just have them as pre-orders.
Black Dragon
Material: Cotton & Acrylic Mix
Black Dragon Cardigan
Pink Lunar Dragons?
Material: Cotton & Acrylic Mix Some of you mentioned you liked this colour combination more than the one in the campaign, so I'm wondering if it's something I might be able to add as a stretch goal with enough interest.
Lunar Dragons Pink
Socks
More socks!
More socks socks socks socks socks yum
Tariffs - USA
As many of you may know, without warning president Trump got rid of the de minimis rule, and with a 30 day notice period implemented tariff charges to every imported item coming into the United States. While EU customers are able to pay import charges when a package arrives, the USA is rejecting all packages which arrive without the tariff charges already paid. This was not something I had accounted for when setting up the campaign, as this was not supposed to happen until 2027.
Unfortunately, it is not a cost I can absorb either, so I will need to charge the 10% UK tariff before shipping your packages or they will be rejected. Luckily Backerkit have a tariff system added to their backend so it will make all charges clear, and I am hoping to reduce other costs to at least soften the charges.
I think that's about it, hoping to sort surveys very soon!
