I have a lot of things happening at the moment so most of my arachne emails are getting put in the 'when I've got time' box. My nephew has been diagnosed with advanced cancer, I'm kind of between jobs but also trying to start my own business and we only moved house 2 months ago. So, how emails are titled is important to me so I don't miss things, and I regularly go to the archives so I can quickly catch up in one place on my reading. Because of this, I would have missed Jeri's comment on Rosewood. However, I've gone off and done some reading on it. You will need to check CITES for your own country and any country you plan to visit / send things to, however as a starting point here is a link to the UK Government website and the EU regs on it. The ban on rosewood is not new, there has been chatter on the web about it for over 4 years, however more countries are cracking down on it. Endangered species: imports and exports and commercial use - GOV.UK
| | | | | | | | | | | Endangered species: imports and exports and commercial use - GOV.UK How to apply for a CITES permit to import and export endangered species and for commercial use. | | | | Basically, unless the item is over 50 years old and has been significantly worked it can be confiscated on crossing borders and in some instances even in your own country. I did initially have a quick panic which of course is silly as I have never taken my bobbins out of the UK nor do I actually have any rosewood bobbins but this makes clear and interesting reading if you have any antique bone / ivory bobbins too.  Perhaps a link to store in the archives. Kind Regards Liz Baker [email protected] My chronicle of my bobbins can be found at my website: http://www.thelacebee.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
