Like many other businesses, Henrietta Glass has been sorely affected by the covid-induced labor shortage. For the past six months we have been running with just half the staff needed for ‘normal’ operation. The natural result of less staff is less glass being blown. So much less glass than usual that we found ourselves sold out for 2021… in August. 

Turning away 100's of holiday orders was incredibly difficult, but I’m glad we stopped accepting orders when we did because it would have been even more upsetting to have to contact customers with the news that we were unable to fill orders that we had previously confirmed. 

Despite a rigorous search for additional glass blowers, we currently have no prospects to fill our open positions. We are therefore closing the studio to normal operations for a few weeks in order to reorganize to maximize productivity with the limited staff we have, and to craft a rational plan for how to operate in 2022 if the staffing shortage persists.

What does this reorganizational closure mean for our customers?

• We are not accepting orders while we are closed.       
• Our current goal is to reopen sometime in February, and to resume shipping orders sometime in March.
• When we are ready to reopen we will send an email with a comprehensive update covering:  designs available in 2022, 2022 pricing, and 2022 ordering procedures. 

• If you contacted us to place an order in 2021 after we’d stopped accepting new orders, let me repeat  how much I regret that we were not able to accept and fill your order. Please understand that  we need to start this year fresh, and are not carrying over 2021 order requests into 2022. 

• Henrietta Glass will not be attending/exhibiting at American Handcrafted in Philadelphia. 

Thank you very much for your patience and understanding as we navigate these very strange times.

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