Needlework Retailer News

Tumbling Rose

One of the five new designs that Rosewood Manor will release for Nashville! Fun and fast to stitch using Valdani silks. There will be thread packs available. Contact Rosewood Manor.

Retro Cars

This young designer, Madeleine Elizabeth, is just old enough for her driver’s permit and won’t be eligible for her driver’s license until summer! Her grandfather’s love of cars, however, is in her veins and your customers will have fun stitching all these retro cars for some of the new self-finishing wallets and purses! What is your favorite? Madeleine’s is the red Cadillac! Choose one for yourself and one for a friend! Contact Madeleine Elizabeth.

Nantucket Sampler

Nantucket Sampler is a beautiful design from Hello from Liz Mathews. This piece was previously released by Elizabeth’s Garden in 1999—a great project for anyone with an eye for ships. The stitch count is 63h x 126w. Contact Hoffman Distributing Company.

Princess of Prep

Honestly, we can all have a princess moment now and again! These new 4″ rounds from Kangaroo Paw Designs allow you to claim your kingdom, and they fit like a glass slipper in Planet Earth round jewelry cases and Beth Gantz wood ornament frames. Contact Kangaroo Paw Designs.

Multi-Patterned Menorah

Funky and bright! The new multi-patterned menorah from Kate Dickerson has 8 separate flames to stitch and finish with magnets. Fill the menorah by adding one flame to a candle each night during Hanukkah. All on 18 mesh, the menorah canvas measures 13 x 13½ The flames are each an inch high. Contact Kate Dickerson.

Lighthouse & Skiff

This new design from Permin will make you long for time to spend at the shore enjoying the waves and calming scenery. Stitched on 14ct white aida and measures approx. 6.8″ x 8.4″. Contact Wichelt Imports, Inc.

Quakers in France

The latest in Tempting Tangles’ “Impressions” series, Quakers in France is filled with Quaker medallions, French vineyards, and famous monuments including the Eiffel Tower: Design size is 168 x 168. Contact Dinky-Dyes.

Best Day Ever

Do you have that special day that was ‘the best day ever’? Well, here is the canvas for you. This design finishes into a picture frame that a 3″ x 5″ image will slide in from the top. This would make a darling graduation, wedding, or birthday gift. Contact Julia Snyder at & more.

Go For It

18 mesh
Tango and Chocolate. Contact Chris Lewis Distributing. 

Soie American

Painter’s Soie American is a silk thread with a pearl twist approximately the same size as a Pearl Cotton #8. It will fill the space completely on an 18 count canvas and gives a beautiful silk shine to the stitching. Available in the 30 Original Painter’s Thread Colors from Threadnuts.