Hey, everyone! 

2025 has been…a year.

We lost Rowan Rowden, our studio co-founder and dearly missed friend. Our license with the Tamora Pierce team ended. And our warehouse unexpectedly closed. There’s also everything still ongoing with new tariffs on goods imported to the US, where our business is primarily based.

Despite the challenges this year, our team remains positive and optimistic about the future. 

We’re so excited to announce that our storefront has officially REOPENED! 🎉

We’ve found great, new partners in CRWN Studios to manage shipping and fulfillment. They’ve been wonderful so far in taking in our stock, cataloging and organizing it, and preparing everything for a seamless experience for both you and us!

Now that the store is reopening, we want to share a look ahead at the future:

DRAGON AGE

 

We are so excited to announce that we have asked our warehouse to start fulfilling the Dragon Age preorders!

The only products left to make it to the warehouse are the Solas Keychain Plush and the premium versions of the Solas and Rook prints.

As a reminder, prints will ship separately. If you ordered the Solas Keychain Plush, that will be sent once it's in and approved at no additional cost.

Thank you everyone for being so patient with us!

The extra stock of the other items are available to purchase:

• Dragon Age: Thedas Map Blanket
• Dragon Age: Blue Lyrium Dagger Enamel Pin
• Dragon Age: Red Lyrium Dagger Enamel Pin
• Dragon Age: Gloaming Lantern Enamel Pin
• Dragon Age: Solas Standard Print
• Dragon Age: Rook Standard Print
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard Companion Keychains
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard Companion Standees

We’ll have more products to come by early next year at the latest (if not sooner!), and we’re so excited to share them with y’all.

AMAZING ARTIST COLLABS

 

We’ve partnered with Kevin Jay Stanton to release a new capsule collection. More information to come in the next couple weeks, but trust that it’s absolutely beautiful and perfect for the chilly season to come.

 

IRON WIDOW

 

We appreciate all the love and support for our Iron Widow merch over the years! We’ve got more items in the production process, and we’ll share more as we get closer to 2026, the fifth anniversary of the book series!

 

PUTTING THE SPOTLIGHT ON PAST MERCHANDISE

 

You may notice when the storefront goes live some product that was previously available is no longer listed!

We want to give love to the amazing creators we’ve worked with and are going to relaunch select product to give them the highlight they deserve. 

Some merchandise will only be available at conventions moving forward, namely:

D20 Dice Bangle Design by Rowan Rowden	Snaek Attack Pin Design by Marie Enger
Shibari Hands Pin: Volume 2 Design by  Buboplague	Deadly Fungi Washi Tape Design by Gravity Doll
Be Gay, Do Crimes Washi Tape Design by Hannako Lambert	Pride Hearts Washi Tape - Dark Design by Gravity Doll
Pixel Planets Washi Tape Design by Geener/Regina Legaspi	Silver Foil Surfing Shark Washi Tape Design by Geener/Regina Legaspi
Underwater Coral Washi Tape Design by Geener/Regina Legaspi	Dual Wield Studio x Jayd Aït-Kaci: Zodiac Pin Collection Design by Jayd Aït-Kaci

We hope to have some convention presence in 2026–more soon!

UPDATES TO HANDLING COSTS

 

With the change to CRWN Studios for shipping and fulfillment, as well as *gestures tiredly* the general state of the world, we’re rolling out some updates to handling costs!

Working with CRWN, they charge Dual Wield Studio $5 for every order they handle, so:

• For smaller value domestic orders (under $15), we’re going to offer a $6.50 flat shipping rate, and Dual Wield Studio will cover most of the costs to keep shipping prices as low as possible for you
• For larger value domestic orders (over $15), we’re going to cover half of the handling fees ($2.50) and the other $2.50 will be added to your order
• For international orders, a flat $5 fee is added to account for handling

To use real world examples for domestic orders:

• You order one pin and the value of the order is under $15, that will ship at about 4 oz in a 6x4x1 inch box. Rates shipping from CRWN in Portland to New York would be about $4.85, but with the flat shipping rate you would pay $6.50.
  • As CRWN’s handling cost is $5, most companies would charge you $9.85 to cover the fee entirely.
• You order two pins and the value of the order is over $15, that would ship at about 6 oz in 6x4x1 inch box. Rates shipping from CRWN in Portland to New York would be about $5.20 via USPS Ground, so you would pay $7.70 total ($5.20 + $2.50).
  • As CRWN’s handling cost is $5, most companies would charge you $10.20 to cover the fee entirely.

For International Orders:

We’ve started using Managed Markets in Shopify, which will give our international customers more options for shipping! This should, hopefully, make it easier to receive product and choose the shipping carrier that works best for you.

For all international orders, regardless of value, a $5 charge will get added to the shipping costs of your order to account for handling.

 

PERSONNEL CHANGES

 

Dual Wield Studio is here for the long haul. Regardless of the challenges we’ve experienced this year, we’re still planning for 2026, 2027, and beyond. We have no plans to close and want to provide quality merch made by and made for fans for years to come.

We’ve had some personnel changes, and we’ve taken the time to update our Meet the Team page to showcase all our staff, past and present. 

GOODBYE TWITTER (YES, TWITTER)

 

Elon sucks, Twitter has become a cesspool for deeply troubling alt-right bigotry. We’re done posting there and will be showcasing all future announcements and posts on:

BlueSky

Facebook

Instagram

Dual Wield Studio has always been and continues to be a proudly-queer-owned-and-operated company. We stand against racism, sexism, transphobia, queerphobia, ableism, religious intolerance, and any other prejudice against protected and marginalized groups.

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Thank you all so much for your continued support and patience over the years! Keep an eye on this space for more updates about product launches, behind the scenes sneak peeks, and more!