Needlework Retailer News

Mini Tote Burberry

Pack your tote with with a special giftcard. Use as an ornament or gift bag. 4½" x 9" on 13 mesh. From Stark Art Designs. Contact CBK Needlepoint Collections.

Razzle

One of the knitted soft toys from the new edition of Betty Lampen’s Knitted Bears & Dolls. Knit your own doll, clown, gnome or polar bear with the knitting and finishing instructions in this book. Beginning knitters easy bear & doll pattern. Contact Betty Lampen.

Charmes Scissors with Linen Case

These scissors are named after a village in the Haute-Marne region of France, the traditional home of scissor production. Apart from classic use, they can also be used for broderie anglaise or Richelieu embroidery. Presented in an orange floral motif box and bear a Sajou ribbon. The case is sized to match this petite but powerful pair of scissors. Size: 7cm. Retail $56.00. Contact Distributed in North America by BagSmith.

Ho Ho Ho!

Santa’s Watching! 13¾" x 13¾" on 18M canvas with stitch guide. Contact All About Stitching, Inc.

Sorority Nickname

School is back and that means sororities have new members! Get these cute nicknames for your customers to stitch for all the girls they know that have just pledged. Each of the canvases feature the nickname of each house. These are the perfect size for pillows or door hangers in the dorm. Contact Betsy B. Originals. 

Collapsible Lap Stands

Enhance your enjoyment of needlepoint, cross stitch, hand quilting, and other "close" work. Morgan Lap Stands are a combination of their No-Slip Hoops; available in combinations of 5"/7", 7"/9", 5"/7"/9", 7"/10", 10"/12", 10"/14", 12"/14", 7"/10"/14", and 10"/12"/14". Contact Morgan Quality Products.

Vegetable dye 6 Ply Silk

10 new 6-ply vegetable dye colors. Silk fibers for heirloom quality needlework. 6-ply—14 yds for all needlepoint, embroidery, cross stitch and quilting 160 distinct colors with incredible luster and sheen. Experience the easy of stitching with silk, no wrist drag. Contact Planet Earth Silk/Tilli Tomas.

Regal Painted Rose

From a large series of truly regal floral designs. Each design is 15" square on 13 mesh. Contact Jean Smith Designs.

Four New Colors from Weeks Dye Works

Weeks Dye Works introduces four new colors in their hand over-dyed floss collection: (from left) Swiss Chocolate, Grasshopper, Madison Rose and Blue Jeans. 5 yds. Retail $2.00 each. Contact Weeks Dye Works.

Degummed Throwsters Silk in “Fall Fair”

Degummed Throwsters Silk is a great way to add texture and colour to your art works. It is unlike any other fibre on the market and can contain threads, tightly bound fibres, kinky fibres and fibre that resembles stiff, straight hair. Fibre artists can use them in silk fusion, needlework, collage, paper arts and mixed media. Hand-dyed in an array of hues that reflect the colours of an Apple Festival they include reds, pinks, russets, yellows, greens and bark. Retails at $4.25 Cdn per 7g package. Contact Treenway Silks.