Retail Store Photo Gallery

Display photos from retail store The Classic Stitch in Illinois

The Classic Stitch has everything for the needlepointer. Exquisite hand painted canvases, exceptional custom design, an abundance of fibers, expert and creative finishing and an array of classes. The retail store is located at 549 Chestnut St., Winnetka, IL 60093. Phone: 847.881.2930 or visit http://theclassicstitch.com

Martha Stewart and her assistants shopped at The Classic Stitch on their way to a book signing in Winnetka.

We love our custom designer and all the wonderful things that she does and being such an integral part of my business, we had to include her fabulous designs.

 

Display photos from retail store The Stitching Post in Baltimore, MD

These photos are a small tour of The Stitching Post, a 3400 square foot shop in Baltimore, MD. The retail store carries counted thread, needlepoint, hardanger supplies and accessories.

 

 

 

"The Stitching Post provides services for custom framing as well as finishing for completed projects, classes, mail order and internet sales. Personal service is a top priority with the employees helping customers to find projects, choose fabrics and threads and custom frame their works.

 

 

 

This year, The Stitching Post celebrates 30 years in business and they would like to welcome everyone to the Needlearts Market in Baltimore this August. The store is only 10 minutes from BWI airport and 15 minutes from downtown Baltimore and the Inner Harbor area. There are currently two other unique retail stores, The Seminole Sampler for quilters and Clover Hill for knitters, in the same building complex, all within doors of each other!

 

 

We hope everyone is excited about TNNA’s Fall Market in August and we look forward to seeing many of you in Baltimore. We would love to see you at The Stitching Post while you are in town so stop in and browse if you get the chance!"

 

 

 

The Stitching Post is located at 67 Mellor Avenue and is open 10am—4pm Monday thru Saturday, 10am—8pm Thursday, and 1pm—4pm Sunday (the first of the month). Directions can be found on the website at www.the-stitching-post.com.

 

Display photos from retail store Sign of the Arrow in St. Louis, MO

These photos are a small tour of Sign of the Arrow, a 2300 square foot shop located in St. Louis, Missouri. The retail store is known for its extensive selection of designer needlepoint, including hand-painted canvases, custom designs, custom finishing, furniture, fibers, trunk shows, and classes.

Sign of the Arrow was established in 1966 by the St. Louis Alumnae Club of Pi Beta Phi to provide philanthropic support to the community. The shop is staffed by 90+ community volunteers who give 18,000+ hours annually to help run Sign of the Arrow. All shop proceeds benefit area agencies. Since its inception, Sign of the Arrow has donated more than $3.3 million to 150+ local charities. Shoppers truly impact the lives of St. Louisans by shopping at Sign of the Arrow.

Shoppers can visit http://www.signofthearrow.com to shop online, or contact the shop directly to place an order. Sign of the Arrow provides a mail order business to individuals and needlepoint shops country-wide. Services include finishing, stitching, choosing fibers and fabric for canvases, monogramming, blocking, and custom painting.

Sign of the Arrow has a variety of classes for stitchers of all ages and abilities, including specialty stitching classes, such as turkey work and other decorative stitches, as well as children’s classes, specialty fiber classes, and one-on-one classes. Classes are offered in person at Sign of the Arrow. In addition, expert stitchers are available to help with a specific question.

For more information on needlepoint products and services at Sign of the Arrow, please visit http://www.signofthearrow.com or call 1/877-869-7356 or 314/994-0606.

 

  

 

 

Antique Display Winners!

First place:Antique Displays from Cross Stitch Corner, Nashville, TN. Store owner Beverly Hamer. (Winner of The Gentle Art's Top 50 Best Sellers Thread Packet plus 30 new Simply Wools and 1 limited edition Jenny Bean's Halloween Sampler thread pack $210.00 approximate retail value).
 

Second place: Pie Safe Display at Needle Delights, Pensacola, FL. Store Owner Kathy Rees (Winner of The Gentle Art's Top 50 Best Sellers Thread Packet plus 1 Jenny Bean Halloween Sampler Thread Pack. $120.00 approximate retail value).
 

Third place: Gentle Arts Ladder at Kindred House in Grand Rapids, MN. Owner Wendy Johnson. (Winner of 16 Limited Edition Sampler Threads from The Gentle Art. Six Limited Edition Sampler Packs: Secret Garden, Backyard Blooms, Spring, Perle Cotton Size 5, Autumn & Christmas Bag Sets plus 1 Jenny Bean Halloween Sampler Thread Pack. $80.00 approximate retail value).

Thank you to all who entered. Stop back to find out about our next retail display contest.

Antique Displays from Cross Stitch Corner

 

Beverly Hammer, Cross Stitch Corner in Nashville, TN: "Only a few months shy of 30 years, my shop is still standing and I love my shop and still love to stitch. It's almost like Christmas every day when a delivery man brings us a package. After being in a strip mall for 18 years, 12 years ago I bought a commercial building and renovated it with hardwood flooring and tin ceiling. It is furnished with antique fixtures from 1800's. While there are a few wire racks, there are over 20 antique spool cabinets, ribbon cabinet, a hall tree (holding finished bell pulls and pillows), our 1826 front counter, bathroom pedestal basin and a fireplace mantle holding our Christmas stockings. While some cabinets are props and storage, we use most of them to display the models, patterns and threads. One cabinet, the Potter's Silk, is our museum. It is full of small antique sewing items. While some were purchased at antique shops, most was donated from customers to share with others. While we are a dedicated cross stitch shop, using antiques gives the shop a happy, homey feeling."  

The Mad Stitcher's Stitching Cabinet

 

The Mad Stitcher aka Kathy Bonham's stitching cabinet. "It was a gift from my late husband and is perfect for all my smalls. It is a lighted cherry cabinet with glass shelves. I have stitched a variety of designer boxes, necessaires, bookmarks, etc. and needed a safe place to display them."

Kathy  aka  The Mad Stitcher

 

The Mad Stitcher & Company http://themadstitchercompany.blogspot.com/
Diary of a Mad Stitcher http://madstitcher.blogspot.com/

Gigi Ries Antique Wooden Spools

 
"I live in this small village in the Belgian Ardennes (Battle of the Bulge World War 2 where so many americans fought is only a few kilometers away from my home And the famous "Nuts" in Bastogne is just as close).

This is a photo of antique wooden spools that are no reused for different purposes. I roll my ribbons around them and then put them neatly next to each other on a shelf

GIGI RIES

39 RUE CURVERS

4053 EMBOURG

BELGIUM

Pie Safe at Needle Delights

   
"I've attached a photo of an antique pie safe that we use as a display in our shop. We change it out every 4-6 weeks. This particular photo shows it displaying a trunk show of designs from Primitive Needle." 
 
Kathy, Needle Delights
1813 Creighton Rd Ste B
Pensacola FL  32504
850-478-8898
www.needledelights.com

Kindred House Company Ladder

 
"Above is a photo of how I display my Gentle Art threads in my store, Kindred House Company. It is an old ladder with lots of nails that my husband hammered into the rungs. It works great for display." 
 
Wendy Johnson
Kindred House Company
21813 US Hwy 169 South
Grand Rapids, MN 55744 
www.kindredhouseco.com 
218-327-1826

New Contest!

Antique Displays

Send us a photo of your favorite needlework displayed using an antique.

Retail businesses, designers and individuals are encouraged to enter. Multiple entries are encouraged. Email a digital photo along with a few words describing your entry. Include your contact information. Email entries to info@needleworkretailer.com Entries are due by December 15, 2009

Prizes For Current Contest include over $400 of The Gentle Art Threads!  Click here for contest details.

Winter Solstice

This scene celebrates Winter Solstice with patterns for a Santa stocking and
companion mini-sock tree ornament. Featured as the December pattern in The Sock Calendar series from HeartStrings FiberArts.

Here is a stocking to hold Santa's offerings and a wee look-alike ornament to keep it company on the tree.