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Astrup BearsHi.
Even if I love Intercal, I can't afford to buy there anymore, our custom snap all parcels and put
25% on the price + ship + a high fee 
Where is a good place to buy in Europe???
I have seen some, but not as good as Intercal - they have a very good
website with nice photos and good prices, I have not found one as good in Europe yet 
Strange when you know most mohair is made in Europe 
Lisa Astrup
YorkshireHi Lisa,
there are a few suppliers I use here in the UK. They are not as large as Intercal or Edinburgh Imports but I have received a very good service from them:
www.bearbasics.co.uk/index.php
Also I know its not in Europe but the prices are good, have you tried www.loubear.com/
Hope this has given you some new ideas!
Emo BearsI have bought from all the above that Ali mentioned and they are great.
I also recommend ProBear in Germany -
http://www.probear.com/com/shop/index.html
The stuff came really quick and they have a great range 
Astrup BearsHi.
Thanks for the links, I'll go checking them out 
If you but from Intercal in UK, do the get those fees on top of the price too ?
25% on top of price+ship is a lot and then we get a custom fee too, I just don't like custom 
Emo Bearsif you buy from outside europe, then there is a certain amount that you are allowed customs free (it's not very much, i think about £18 - which certainly wouldn't buy much mohair).
Over that you get charged VAT at 17.5% (although VAT may be going up in January to around 20%) and a Handling fee from customs and the post office. if you spend over £135, there is also another charge on top. You never know quite what you are going to have to pay. I think last time I had one, the handling fee was about £8.
That's in the uk. Buying from Europe however is fine with no charge - hence probear. I love Intercals choice and quality. But I have only bought second hand from other people's clearouts for that reason.
puca bearsHi Lisa
I'd like to add my recommendation to Jaina's........Probaer has a huge range of fabrics, plus all the other bits and pieces. They are incredibly quick to fill orders - I normally receive mine the next day! I found it worthwhile to invest 20 euros for their sample cards - much better than trying to choose fabric from photos. They also take paypal, and have a tri-lingual website - Dutch, German and English.
Incidentally it's PROBAER, not BEAR (!)
Of course, you could always plan a trip to Germany and visit one of the big teddy shows........all the suppliers will be there!
big hugs
Maria
Astrup BearsHi.
Yes, Probaer is fine too, I have bought there one time I think - must visit them again :D
Through the years I have bought allmost all via Intercal, before the DK custom was so effective 
A trip to a big fair, that is a very nice ide too and then I'll bring a big suitcase for mohair 
Belper, DerbyshireYou could as the suppliers to split the order into a number of parcels, you may pay more in postage, but if each parcel is under the customs limit you will avoid the tax.
cheers, G
Astrup BearsYou could as the suppliers to split the order into a number of parcels, you may pay more in postage, but if each parcel is under the customs limit you will avoid the tax.
cheers, G
Yes, maybe I could try that 
BeauT BearsHi Lisa,
Here are some other sites you might want to visit:
http://www.baerenstuebchen.de/ this is the (German) website of Baerenstuebchen Bluemmel; they have a great range of Schulte Steiff mohair.
Edinburgh Imports is not a European but a US supplier; they have, however, a wide range of mainly Schulte fabrics. Since the US dollar vs European currencies is rather favorable it's worthwile having a look on this website. For special prices especially have a look in the Itsy Bitsy Room and also read the 'fine print' which a.o. mentions a 40% discount to the listed retail prices (only apply to FULL YARD or more cuts). You can find them on http://www.edinburghimports.com/
Special offers can be viewn on their Monthly Web Special.
And another US supplier I can recommend is Teddy Bear Mohair, http://www.teddybearmohair.com/ This site offers a limited but very nice mohair collection for very competitive prices!
And then a Dutch supplier, Berelijn, who sell a wide range of Helmbold mohair. For their complete collection you can order a sample card; costs for this card I (as far as I can recollect) deducted from your first order :dance:
Oh, and by the way, Maria, ProBär (or rather: ProBär GmbH / ProBeer vof / ProBear Int. BV) was originally based in Holland and was called ProBeer. They now have their shop in Gronau, just on the other side of the Dutch/German border. And the website is : http://www.probear.com/ So far for some history
Hope this will help you a bit.
Hugs from Holland,
Marianne
Astrup BearsThanks Marianne, very many nice links - I'll check them out.
Do you pay custom fees in Holland too ?
BeauT BearsHi Lisa,
For shipments from the US we do pay custom fees too in Holland; the fee is based on the amount which is mentioned on the customs invoice.
As you will probably know, when residing in an EU-member state ( like Denmark or Holland; ) you do NOT have to pay customs fees for shipments from other EU-countries ( complete list of EU member states can be found on http://europa.eu/abc/european_countries … dex_en.htm ).
I realize I forgot to mention the link to Berelijn in my earlier message. Here it is: http://www.berelijn.com/
Hugs,
Marianne
Astrup Bears
Hi.
Yes, I do know that we do not pay fee's inside EU that is why I'm hunting a good place in EU to buy
mohair from 
Darren sells a beautiful range of mohair and faux furs and will ship to you at cost only...
http://www.mohairbearmakingsupplies.co.uk
Hope this helps...
Kind regards
Lanie
