If you want to see more of the production process, check out our photo album on Facebook here.

March is coming to an end, and we’re still in the the thick of production. Things are moving along — a few weeks slower than expected — and we wanted to give you guys a peek into the process and what’s happening on our end.  

Our fabric and buttons are at the cut ‘n sew shop in North Carolina, ready to be sewn. The hold up right now is in the details — the drawstrings, labels, and care instructions. 

Julie is in charge of hand-dyeing our drawstrings with fiberactive dyes. We ordered the drawstrings (GOTS organic-certified cotton from Turkey, manufactured in the USA) back in early January, but demand for them is insanely high right now. We’ve been getting a few spools at a time, and are waiting for our last batch to come through. Luckily, Julie is rolling with the punches (along with us!) and we’re slowly dyeing everything in small batches.

Another detail is our labels. Tracy from The Dancing Needle in Austin is embroidering a small {r} onto organic cotton fabric for us, that will be sewn onto a corner of the Versalette. We’re expecting those to be finished in the coming week!

The printing for our heat transfer labels (done in the USA) takes a few weeks, and we haven’t been given an end date for those yet.
 
We’re trying to wrap everything up and push the process along as best we can, but the biggest thing we’ve learned is that this simply takes time. We’re constantly at the mercy of others which is incredibly difficult (because we are the type of people who always want to deliver on time, and never want to disappoint).
 
But, we’re learning to roll with the good and the bad, and keep with our beliefs that the wait is worth it.
 
So that’s where we stand — we’ll be shipping out our Kickstarter Versalettes (and pre-orders!) as soon as humanly possible! We are so, incredibly apologetic for the delay — and hope that all of our backers understand that we’re absolutely doing our best.
 
We also wanted to compile a “FAQ” for some of the questions we’ve been getting lately!   

Frequently Asked Questions

When will Versalettes for Kickstarter Backers and pre-orders be shipped out?  

It’s looking like production will be finished towards the end of April. We plan to keep everyone posted via blog as the process comes together!  

When will you be offering new colors?  

We’re going to be working on our new color profile in May, so we’re hoping to have those out in very late summer or early fall. We can only choose a few colors, so we’re going to get opinions before we make a final choice — please leave us your feedback when we get the options ready!  

Why aren’t you offering plum, black, or neutral in your current color profile?  

In order to offer a variety of colors for our small quantity order, a price we could afford, we had to “piggyback” off of another company’s fabric order — so we were at the mercy of their color selection. We are working on new colors and want to get a few more earth tones (and black!) in the mix.  

We don’t plan to offer the neutral color shown in the prototype in the future, and we explain our reasoning for that here.  

Where can I order a Versalette?  

We’ve closed our pre-sales as we revamp our entire website and get our “shopping site” prepped. We’ll be opening that up in mid-April, when anyone can put in their order for immediate shipping!  

Will the price of the Versalette go up?  

It will most likely go up a few dollars from the original price offered on Kickstarter ($75). Now that our production cost is more solidified, it’s necessary to adjust things accordingly. Also, shipping will no longer be included — which is standard for most retail purchases.  

How can I stay up-to-date on the process and the official store launch?  

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Will you send out an email when the Versalettes are shipped?  

Nope! We’ll keep everyone updated through the blog, so check back (or subscribe to our weekly newsletter) for shipping announcements!