Welcome to our Best Sellers Page!
These are a few of our really fun things that keep selling time and time again! They may not be the newest... but they're definitely worth a visit. We were filling up our Products We Carry and Just Arrived pages, and were afraid they'd take too long to load. This solves the dilemma, and gives you something else fun to look through! Hope you find things you can't live without!!! |
 Our complete line of Vera BradleyVera Bradley offers the most wonderful tote bags, handbags, and organizers! We have a shop full of all of it, and it's quickly become a customer favorite. We've devoted several pages of our site to it!
Vera Bradley Bags are known for their charming colors and patterns, as well as their practical bag styles. All the bags have sturdy straps that are in most cases, sewn all the way around the bag. (Nothing to pull off!) The zippers are all color-coordinated, and heavy duty. Every seam is finished so no raw edges, or serged edges, are exposed. The inside linings are always coordinating fabrics, and the decorative bandings on the bags also coordinate!
Each piece features a banded decorative trim, some are vinyl lined, and all are painstakingly inspected to make sure the seams, zippers, pockets, etc. are all sewn beautifully!
Enjoy looking through our Vera Bradley pages! We stock all of it, but if you happen to fall in love with something we're temporarily out of, we'll be happy to order it for you, and get it right to you. Questions? Just send an e-mail, or give us a call on the toll-free line! 888-543-7004. We just love helping you pick the perfect bag!
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 ABC Lessons from Lizzie*KateLizzie Kate has outdone herself with this alphabet lesson about LIFE!!! Stuffed with 26 different bits of wisdom... all of it is simply spelled out... but charmingly organized... and full of soft color! Stitched on 32ct Lambswool linen, this finishes approx 9 x 13. Linda says that any number of neutral fabrics will work, and the threads provided in the kit will be sufficient for almost any that you choose. (10ct would make it a 13 x 20 design -- a really cool, generous pillow -- but you WILL need more thread for that option)
Anyway, the chart comes with smatterings of DMC floss and 6 complete skeins of Crescent Colours hand-dyed flosses of soft brown, rose, lime, aqua, and buttery yellow. I love everything this says... it brings a smile to my mind!!! |
 Cinderella -- The Giggle Boxer
from Lizzie Kate'Cinderella is proof... a new pair of shoes can change your life!' Who can argue with that??? Lizzie Kate has released her 2nd design in the set of 4 silly and cheerful sayings of her Giggle Boxer series. Offered as the chart with 28ct linen cut and bitty button embellishments, this finishes approx 4 x 9.
It's PERFECT for anyone who wears shoes... sells them... collects them... or has a closet full of them!!! (know anyone like that?) Each of the Giggle Boxers are available individually, or you can join our auto for this one and the last two! |
Floral Fifteen from Just Nan Leave it to Nan to take the 'ordinary' biscornu to the next level... by adding 13 more sides!!!!! I know she wasn't a geometry major in school, but she's figured out the proportions to create an exquisite 15-sided pin cushion! Decorated with tiny motifs that are balanced, and placed to 'present well to your eye' from each of their respective angles, your 15-piece creation is just stunning!!! A vision of flowers, 13 different motifs, creating 15 different florals and medallions are stitched on 28ct Antique White and Mint Green Cashel linens in a garden rainbow of silks, each tiny section is stitched. Once you see Nan's actual construction photographs inside the pattern, you're going to be amazed!!! Finishes approx 4 x 4 x 1-1/2... offered as the leaflet with emb pack. The charming pins you are seeing poking out of the top are *something else special* -- a new line of Nan's Charm Garden Pins! Shipment for Floral Fifteen is due Late February 2009, we're taking reservations. Check out the little pins... we have those NOW! |
 Pere Noel - A Santa Scissor Keeper and Pin Holder
from Dessins DHCTHIS is darling! An Olde-Worlde Santa, stitched over one thread on 32ct, he is two-sided, and has a top and bottom! Stitched with DMC flosses, the charts are clear, and instructions to assemble (presented in both French and English) include actual finishing photos. Santa is approx 3 x 5. He stores your scissors inside... they are tied to that red ribbon coming out of the top. On Santa's back... is his sack full of 'toys' -- a darling set of Butterfly Couture hand-made clay-topped Christmas pins! The little 'basket' is a thimble sized piece that is stitched over two threads, cut out, stuffed and attached to the back. Pins stick in like a pin cushion. This is precious! It is so unique, on the large side for an ornament... I think it should hang on your tree every year anyway! What a fantastic way to hide scissors, pins, and maybe even a few needles!!!!!! CHARMING!!! Presented in chart format with Christmas Pins. |
 Little Stitchies from Bareroots
This is a set of miniature wool candle mats... all created with our Weeks Dye Works hand-dyed wools!!! NO Cross Stitches involved... no sewing machines... these are tiny 10-inch round mini-mats -- doilies -- if you will. Designed to be Straight Stitched out of wool pieces... think about Punch Needle for these! Offered as the line drawings, they are PERFECT for punch, as well as the wool!  Now, in most Primitive-Stitch wool projects, you Blanket Stitch everything together. Blanket gets confusing when you run out of thread and turn corners... but these aren't like that! These just use little TACK STITCHES to attach everything! Look at the little chicks -- you can really see what I mean on that one!
These are absolutely the most charming little things! You'll need a 1/4 cut of Weeks wool for your background piece... choose black, it's the 1/2-inch piece showing as the outside border. Then, we sell *millions* of Schnigglet pieces -- 8 x 8-ish in size -- and several of those are all you need for all the cut-outs! If you're going to punch instead... use a 3 strand needle... or even a 6 stand for the background!  Absolutely nothing to do with Cross Stitch... I fell in LOVE with these when I saw them... I couldn't help myself, and I bought them all!!! Offered as actual sized line drawings ready to be traced and cut out. Wool Combination 'recipe of colors' also included. 1/4 Yard wool cuts run $18 each... Schnigglet cuts $3.50 each.Use the Comments Box to tell us if you want wool... and for which pieces! Or just go to our Weeks Wool page and go for it! |
 Announcing: The Town Square!
from Forty Cross Stitch Designers
A darling set of 40 tiny shops, businesses and churches that together, make up an awesome Town Square and Village!!! A collaboration between different designers and vendors at our Summer 2006 Wholesale Needlework Market... everyone got together, and designed a particular building as part of the overall village.
I can't remember off the top of my head who did what... but I do remember that Shepherd's Bush had a Honey Shop, Mosey 'n Me did the bookstore, Crescent Colours had the saloon, Lizzie Kate did the Candy Shop, Sweetheart Tree had a Sweet-shop... there is a knitting shop, quilt shop, frame shop (East Side Moulding did that one!), a general store, haberdashery, bakery, a button shop -- done by Just Another Button Co!. The town hall, jail, fire station... Bent Creek did the fish shop... I could go on and on!
Anyway, offered as a set of 'freebie cross stitch charts' to those shops attending the show... Silver Needle is following Elegant Stitch's idea of loading all of these charts onto one CD for you... so you can have them all in one place, and print any or all... as many times as you wish! (We weren't sure our copier was up to all those thousands of copies anyhow... and nobody jumped up to baby-sit it while they ran!)
Because of the time and effort involved in producing the set and duplicating the CDs, we have them available for $5.00 each... with a Silver Needle purchase. No limit to the number of CDs... good inexpensive stitcher surprises here! Ready to print in .jpg format... this is such a treat!
Several of the designers had special embellishments on their houses... we have most all of it, so when you get your Village, and decide which you're going to stitch... you can order any necessary fabrics, threads, buttons and charms from us! Sorry we don't have a composite pic of the whole Village... nobody had stitched one for the show... but enjoy several of the individual pics we do have!
Don't miss the special sterling that has been released for the Shepherd's Bush and Bent Creek sections! |
Scream House!
A Needlework Etui from Just Nan'New on the Market, this one bedroom, one vat charmer features large broom closet, attic renters, and familial burial ground on premises! Located in fashionable Happy Hag Hollow, beautifully decorated with custom pumpkin furniture, and available for occupancy before Halloween, resident Netty Nightshade remains with the property!'
Presenting The Silver Needle's 2008
Just Nan Limited Edition Exclusive!!!
Nan has outdone herself with our exquisite little Scream House Stitching Box!!! A bustling haunted house on the outside, it opens to reveal storage for your scissors and needles inside! Stitched on Weeks Dye Works hand-dyed 30ct Tin Roof and Peoria Purple Linens, you see Netty Nightshade's petite house being decorated by her friends for the upcoming Halloween festivities!  Each side of the house features a different scene of the commotion... even the roof is busy... but you can't see the little toad hiding in the crawlspace! Remove the Moon Vision charm from the wire roof spires, and Netty's 4 walls float down to reveal her charming decor! 30Ct Peoria Purple walls are stitched in DMCs, her handmade pumpkin cushions of Weeks hand-dyed wools are snapped in place, while her wool 'needle-hat' and ghost friends are ready to hold your scissors and pins. In a Nutshell... Scream House measures approx 2-1/2 inches square; it stands about 6 inches high, with the spires and Vision charm adding another
1-1/2 inches. It is stitched on ALL 18 sides... and is assembled by you! Offered as a complete kit... you'll get a color leaflet with
enchanting pictures of all 18 sides, a 12-page stitch guide, Nan's special
embellishments, hand-dyed Weeks Linens, and Pam's Final Touch's finishing kit that contains all the necessary wools and assembly instructions. Of special note is the *extra sheet* of Nan's personal notes 'The Behind The Scenes' she wrote to me that describe some of her 'imaginings' of the details on the exterior of the house. We just HAD to include it with your kit!!! So... I have lots of extra-fun details still to share. Click on Netty's little front door to see Scream House *Come Alive!!!* |
 Victorian Mourning PinsAKA Little black stick pins! I'd never seen these before, till they appeared in Netty Nightshade's Pumpkin Furniture!!! (Any good stitcher or seamstress has pins and needles stuck in her furniture!) Presented in a clear dish with a screw-top lid, 150 black straight pins measuring 1 inch x .85mm are nestled inside. Perfect for Halloween pin cushions and sewing cases, or something very 'antiquy'... they have a flat, matte black finish that matches our black scissors.
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My Stitching Album
from Jeannette DouglasJeannette's Stitching Album model arrived through our doors this week, for a quick shop 'visit!' I am so excited to tell you all about it! Due to begin releasing in September... here is the scoop! Jeannette has designed an 8-part set of samplers -- each installment featuring a particular stitch, and it's variations. Loaded with pretty threads, and fun original verses, the set is designed to be displayed in a stitching notebook -- kind of like a 'coffee table book.'
 Each page has a pocket on its backside to store your coveted stitching tools -- palettes, scissors, thread winders, rulers, just whatever you have. Friends and family can open your album and be dazzled by all your lovely stitching inside. (Of course, framing is also an option with any of these... especially if you don't have a coffee table to display your book!!!) Chapter One -- Mosaic Muse -- releases September 2008, with each subsequent design shipping 2 months later, until we are finished in November of 2009. Collect all 8 samplers, or choose just a few favorites, there are lots details and choices with this! Click the pic for more!
A lovely little book... stitch the cover, and then each subsequent sampler to store inside. Jeannette's designs are stuffed full of hand-dyed threads and those featured stitches, so each little page is different from the last. What a neat way to show off your talents!
 Chapter One 'Mosaic Muse' will feature the Mosaic stitch, and a lovely thread packet full of pretty roses, grays and antiqued golds, all hand-dyed threads, that are one of Jeannette's trademarks. Your sampler will use only that special stitch -- but it's manipulated in lots of different ways! Stitched on Lakeside Linens 32ct Light Examplar Linen, you'll need a generous 2/3 yd chunk for the entire book, so everything matches throughout. (If you buy the linen separately, here and there, the dye lots will NOT match. Not necessarily a problem for some... just a heads-up!) Jeannette has commissioned a little wooden thread palette that is an optional treat to use with each pattern, it can store safely in the booklets pockets till the next pattern comes out.
Chapter Two will be Milanese Moment Nov 2008 -- a rainbow of dusky rose, butterscotch, denim and soft greens.
#3 Is Scotch Switch Jan 2009 -- stunning lavenders, bronzes and soft browns.
#4 Will be Florentine Fancy March 2009 -- luscious jewel tones of purple, aqua, moss greens, bold and beautiful!
#5 Is Crossed Caper May 2009 (sounds like a murder mystery!) It features reds and golds.
#6 is Hungarian Harmony July 2009 -- all greens and lavenders!
#7 is Rhodes Rhapsody September 2009 -- Moss greens, aqua blue, and deep cinnamons.
Finally we'll finish with #8 Herringbone Hour in November of 2009-- golds and lavenders.
The 'Getting Started Package' (*GSP*) will include the charts and threads for the cover of the album. (I believe you need to purchase the metal rings to hold it together, separately.) You'll receive finishing instructions to assemble the samplers into the organizer and some cool journal pages to use as stitching logs. Jeannette does mention that the backs of each sampler page feature a pocket so you can store the extra left-over threads, cool scissors, anything fun you want to keep there. (Maybe even pictures of your stitching friends or special stitching weekends!) 
Beautifully presented, you get pretty paper covers to insert inside the front and side panel of one of those clear-covered 1-inch binders from the office supply store. Next, can you see the pages with organizing tabs? Here are sheets and sheets of instructions for the actual stitched album -- colored photos of the assembly process, and all. A section for the front and back covers follows -- with its thread package, then another for the Mosaic Muze piece -- with its thread package, as well. (LOVELY hand-dyeds.) Because of the binder format, everything is so easy to follow, and so very organized! Each Chapter will ship to you in chart format with the thread package, and will be approximately the same price ($40-45-ish). We will be able to get each chapter 'open stock' so if the auto-ship isn't a good option for you right now... availability will be good for a while. We are in the middle of an auto-ship for this series... you can join that if you want... even beginning with THIS sampler... and picking up the previous parts as budget allows. Or, if you want it all, you can choose to start the Auto from the beginning, and we'll catch you up and then continue to send them as they come in! You have several options here... happy shopping! |
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The Mighty Bright Floor Lamp
Well... this is quite the little gem!!! Even before I tell you how great it is... you need to know its incredibly affordable price -- only $105.00!!!! A new floor-standing magnifying lamp, brought to us by the Mighty Bright people... this lamp features 12 teeny-weeny LED lights that surround a 5-inch glass (note glass -- vs plastic) 2X magnifying lens. The lens features a small 5X bi-focal area, for viewing extra-small stuff!!! It is powerful, very lightweight (I bet it isn't even 8 pounds), and so simple! Designed to be plugged into the wall, 6-foot AC power cord included, ***OR run on 3 size D batteries*** it has a flexible gooseneck so you can direct the light anywhere you want it.  It stands a mere 53 inches high, (27 inches is the stick, gooseneck is 18 inches, weighted base), so when you bend the neck, it really stands approx 36 inches high. It weighs almost nothing, so it BEGS to travel with you! It comes in a box that is only 16 x 16 x 5 inches -- so it ships to you as a regular-weight item!! (No oversize-box shipping charges!) If you're enjoying our teeny personal Mighty Bright Lights -- the $5.99 ones, or the $30 clip-on lights, you'll understand the intensity of the LED lights this piece offers! They are astonishing! The LED bulbs never need replacing, either! Next to my incandescent desk lamp, the light from this looks 'purple-ish' to me. It is VERY bright directly in the area that my needlework fabric is... and since the lights are in the lens casing... there is no light glare that will show up on the TV screen across a dark room! Lots of info here... remember the key info; Small and simple; lightweight, battery or wall powered, LED bulbs, 5-inch glass lens. It is smaller than the Daylight floor lamps... so don't expect a huge fixture. It is fabulous, and you'll LOVE it! Definitely a Definite!!!!! (you might want two... because when your family sees it, it's going to 'disappear!') |
 Micro-Mini-Mighty Brights!
Well... these are *the coolest* LITTLE lights!!! Brought to us by the Mighty Bright people, these are tiny LED lights that measure only 1/2 an inch thick, an inch wide, and a whopping 1-3/4 inches long!  They weigh an ounce, they clip onto a book, papers, whatever, and have a tiny light that actually swivels to be directed down (like into a book, or to see the sidewalk) or out! Available in 5 different colors -- silver, purple, blue, apple green or rosy pink -- press that big button, and you'll get the brightest little light -- it's absolutely unbelievable! One belongs in your stitching bag, another in your purse, another in the car for maps, another beside your bed to read with, or just use as a tiny night light, another to clip to the phone book... are you getting the picture??? They are cute and very powerful little things! The best part, is that they are only $5.99 each! AND... since they are so fun and functional... we're doing a Baker's Dozen Deal on them!!! (That means that when you buy 12 of these... you'll get a 13th FREE!!! It saves the stress of color selection, and you'll have enough to share with everyone else!) WAY TOO CUTE, NEAT, AND COOL! |
 The Florentine Borders Sewing Chest
from Primitive TraditionsOnce again, Cathy Campbell of Primitive Traditions has out-done herself with a stunning sewing chest design! Originally offered as a teaching piece, I've been waiting 3 years for her to release this!!!! (every market... my plea persisted...!) Your hand-painted 9 x 6 x 6 faux-finished chest features little ball feet and a lift-off lid. The Florentine Borders
cover the entire outside top (solid stitching), and are worked in Crosses and Flame Stitch.  Next, the interior of the top features the Needles and Pins verse with little sampler beside the words. A pin cushion and scissor pocket! Inside the chest, all the sides are decorated with more Flame and flower borders. Bottom piece features a sampler motif with room for your initials. Cathy gives you pages and pages of extra alphabets and motifs in
here, in case you want something else in the bottom of your exquisite little chest. The entire thing is stitched on 36ct Lakeside Linens Light Examplar Linen (piece placement guide is included) in 11 different shades of Needlepoint silks of yellow, blue, green taupe and brown. (If those colors aren't your favorite, you can change them... but wait till you get the chart to study the stitch patterns.) You will need to enlarge the graphs to see all the tightly packed symbols that give this piece so much movement, pattern and awesome impact!!! |
Sarah Elliott, The Sewing Chest of a Nantucket Sister Sailor
from Primitive Traditions A STUNNING piece... a sewing chest inspired by the diaries of women who went whaling with their husbands in the early 1800's. Called 'Sailing Sisters,' they endured years at sea away from their families accompanying their husbands on the long, arduous voyages of whale hunting around Cape Horn, into the South Pacific, around the Hawaiian Islands, up to Alaska and on to China! Although Sarah Elliott is a fictional lady... her chest is steeped in rich history of the day.
Offered charts, Sarah's sewing chest consists of an exquisite harbor scene on the chest top -- you can see the checkerboard water and the tall ship. (Lovely blues, teals, bricks, greys and whitewashed sands...) It speaks of the sailor leaving his home, remembering family 'with a tear.' Next, there is a lining to the interior top of the chest -- 'Forget Me Not.' Each of the four interior sides features stitching -- the two longer sides feature pockets with stitched fronts that hold precious locks of hair or needlework tools. (I think one of our pics shows the pockets very well.) There are coordinating needle pages, a Biscornu pin cushion -- inspired by Sarah's Quaker upbringing -- a scissor fob and case -- all decorated with mermaids and seaside motifs to match the box top. 
All the stitched pieces are assembled either into the accessories or actual lining and topping pieces for the handpainted 9 x 6 x 5-1/2 matte black box. Decorated with charming metal loop-rings on the sides, and a faux lock on the front, the top piece comes off. So you can 'fit' the interior of the box, and line both the top and underside of the lid. (There is even a piece of felt included to glue onto the underside of the box!) Notice the engraved Olde Colonial Brass Ruler -- 6 inches -- included, as well as the EXQUISITE scrimshaw piece -- A Busk Bookmark -- that is decorated with a scallop shell, ropes, tall ships, the sun, a mermaid, sea monsters, Nantucket baskets and a mariner's star. There is so much detail in here... that even on the scissor pocket piece, the three sailors all have different haircuts!!! (French Knots and little Straight Stitches!!!)  There are finishing instructions throughout... I love the page telling the story of the piece... you get the placement guide for all the stitched pieces on the main linen cut, and since everything is stitched in DMC, Crescent Colours and Sampler Threads... your stash is waiting with the threads!!! Lots of chart enlargements, great finishing steps and hints... we are even treated to a bibliography of resource and historical reading about whaling!!!
Package includes the charts and finishing instructions, the hand-painted chest, the scrimshaw piece (the size of a tongue depressor!), the engraved brass ruler, a sterling whale charm, button (an antique circa 1850 bone button!) and felt for the trunk bottom. Available separately is the 1/2 yard cut of Lakeside Linens 36ct Mourning Dove Linen, and any flosses you don't already own.  This piece is simply stunning! I have a hard time describing its charm! The colors are what you'd expect from a seaside, distressed and weathered scenario... and together with the antiqued loops on either side of the trunk... it presents itself as a miniature, historic picture -- preserved through your needlework -- a glimpse into the past -- a glimpse into the life of another needlewoman. (Although the linen is listed as a reservation... we expect most of our shipments to arrive within these first 3 weeks of pattern release.) |
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Christmas Eve Couriers from MirabiliaMay we present a most charming set of Santa's Reindeer??? By Mirabilia's Nora Corbett, this is an exquisite set of 8 charts -- each of one of Santa's devoted reindeer -- dressed and ready for Christmas Eve's Special Deliveries!!! 'On Dasher, On Dancer, On Prancer and Vixen... On Comet, On Cupid, On Donner and Blitzen...' Comet, Prancer finish the set!
Nora has designed this lovely set of reindeer, that each share the same stitch count, so therefore, the same finished size of approx 5 x 6-1/4 on 32ct. Beautiful DMC colors, each features some Rainbow Gallery Wisper thread -- for deer tails, bits of metallic, and Mill Hill glass beads and treasure embellishments for some extra sparkle! Choose Twilight
Blue as your fabric... we have it in several counts.
The little reindeer are colorful and charming... very festive! In my minds eye, I see Dasher and Donner as a set, Dancer and Blitzen as a pair -- because of their trees, and Vixen and Cupid together. Of course, you can choose any that you want, and certainly all 8! They are elegant... wouldn't they be pretty pillows on your chairs this year? Offered as charts with embellishments (intact packages of the beads, treasures and whole spools of the metallics) offered separately. Just put your cursor over each image to see its name. |
 Needle-Safe
These have been around 'since the beginning of time!' 2-1/4 x 4-1/2 x 5/8 an inch in size... they are pretty plain looking, but SUPER handy! Opening it up, you'll find both sides are lined with magnets to hold needles. I have my scissors with a little fob on them in there... needles, threaders, a little highlighter sheet, a small crystal nail file...you can get a lot of stuff on one of these! Now, the hinge is plastic. The minute you drop
this for the first time, it will break.
There isn't a shopowner in sight at a class at Market that isn't carrying around one of these that broke in their shop! We all have 'em... complete with rubber band around them... 'cause they're still good -- even with a broken hinge! Kind of like a 'rite of passage!' I whip mine out of my stitching bag going thru the metal detectors as the airport, and it ALWAYS goes thru with no problems! Definitely an 'Old Faithful!' |
Autumn Snapperland! from Bent Creek
 'Autumn is a second Spring, when every leaf is a flower.' Bent Creek's final celebration of the Four Seasons -- in Snapper Card Designs! Presented in 4 small individual designs, Harvest Time is the first, with the barnyard and scarecrow outside. Autumn Walk is the second... the trees wander and follow the hikers a bit. Pumpkin Hunt and Turkey Farm finished it up!!! Each square design is a small 'Snapper' card, that includes a snap as its embellishment. Tying all these small squares together is the complimentary border chart and embellishment package... just like we have been treated to for Winter, Spring and Summer Snapperlands!!!
A really cool series... we just finished an auto-ship for the rest of the cards in this set. You'll recall Snapperville... the set of 6 houses and businesses... a little town. Then, we were treated to Spring, Summer and Winter Snapperlands -- each of these containing 4 card designs, the border chart and embellishment packs. Quite a collection... each of the seasons or little town are charming, and definitely customer favorites!!! |
 A Needlework Garden and Needlebook
from Olde Colonial Designs
This is an endearing set of needlework 'things' that will be stunning in your collection of tiny stitchery cases and what-nots! A pretty little spot-motif design of traditional sampler elements, there are rabbits, the alphabet, a basket of plenty, and grand stylized florals. The needlebook sports smaller, matching versions of the main design. The set contains this main stitching basket -- complete with a tiny needlebook, and a matching Snip Basket.
Needlework Garden is the main design, and is featured as a lining in the bottom of the 6 x 8 x 2-1/2 woven Nantucket basket, due to be available at the end of January, 2006. The basket itself is a work of art, because it features a finished maple bottom and removable maple lid. Beautifully woven, the basket is heavy in your hands, and feels very substantial. The needlework graces the interior bottom of the basket, revealed when you lift the cover!
Included with the pattern are the chart, finishing instructions that include the templates, heavy board to stabilize the needlework, a ladybug button, snap, lining fabric and hand-dyed Weeks wool for the attached needlebook. You'll add the 32ct Light Mocha Linen and bits of overdyed flosses. (Collards, Schneckley, Bark, Aged Pewter, Briar Rose and Sweet Pea.) Special Stitches include Smryna, Lazy Daisy, Eyelets, Queens, and lots of Satins -- fun ones to do! Very pretty, I think this is an excellent value, because of the charming design and the wonderful basket that's just essential!!! (Now you'll need that little Snip Basket, shown below, too!) |
The Christmas Needlework Shop and Holiday Carols! from Mill HillMill Hill has released the 2008 set of Christmas Button & Bead kits... we've been treated to these for years and years, and this set is one of the BEST! We have two new additions to the 12-pc Christmas Village Series -- Carolers and the Needlework Shop! The four new Carols are stunning!!! Jingle Bells, Deck the Halls, Silent Night and Joy to the World are very eye-catching, and so full of bold design element.
Wonderful color, the words are plain, each design is full of pretty stitch and bead detail... and I think you could even stitch the middles of each design as individual ornaments! Always offered as complete kits of 14ct perforated paper, the chart, flosses, lots of beads and a Mill Hill hand-made button, each finishes approx 5 x 5. Our shop models will be presented on 28ct linen, like always, so we've chosen fabric colors that match the original paper background colors. You're going to need all of these!!! |
Winter Greetings Kits from Mill HillThe third new set of 2008 winter designs to join the Mill Hill line, these tiny words of wisdom will look great on your tree... or pinned to a bulletin board at work... or hanging over a cabinet knob... or as gift tags... greeting cards...or scrapbook decor! Each 2-1/2 x 3-1/2 piece is full of glisteny glass beads, and brilliant color.
Offered as complete kits of chart, 14ct perforated paper, all the necessary beads and flosses... there are bells and whatnots embellishing them, too! Very different from Mill Hill's previous Holiday offerings... these are a pleasant addition to our collection! |
 Nuts Stitch Here and AAH NUTS!
from Trail Creek Farm
Oh my Gosh... this is the cutest little acorn pillow... and it even has a matching square-tasseled pillow companion! Nuts Stitch Here is one of Trail Creek Farm's new Plumper Pillows - you get the already made and stuffed little pillow with the four already-covered fabric buttons, the ribbon hanger, luscious hand-dyed Colorscapes Linen, fabric to line the back of your stitching, acorn charm, and chart for this appropriate design. All you add is an hour or two of stitching and the schnibblets of overyded floss. After you stitch, just button it onto the finished pillow, and your DONE!!! The acorn pillow measures approx 6 x 7 x 3, and features a hanger that's large enough to fit around a doorknob. Wonderful browns and greens... this is sooo fun! |
Sheep Tape Measure
 Oh my gosh, this is THE cutest little guy!!! A little furry acrylic 'woolen' lamb is the secret hiding place for a very handy tape measure!!! Pull on his little tail... and a 60-inch/150cm tape measure comes out!!! Then, squeeze his belly a bit... and away it goes! Measuring approx 3 x 3, and about an inch thick, our little lambs have ultra-suede feet, ears and face, are just the thing for a stitching bag!!! What a fun little gift... he's just so cute! |
Crystal Nail Files
from DOVO
A 'bonus' from my German scissor manufacturer, DOVO, this is a 3-1/4 inch long glass nail file, that is absolutely wonderful to use! Because it's crystal, the file side will never dull. The grind is very fine... but really does a nice job. Just a perfect size for your purse or stitching bag, or even needlecase... these are functional and elegant! (My manicurist is from Germany, and she buys these from me each year at Christmas to give to the rest of her favorite clients! How's that for a testimonial?) |
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 Mimi's Tape Measure
from Olde Colonial Designs
Quite the functional stitcher's gadget, this is an endearing stitching gadget -- a tape measure that is covered entirely in cross stitch!!! Your complete kit includes the retractable tape measure, linen, flosses, felt lining fabric, antiqued silver scissor charm, and wooden pull bead to stitch and assemble the most charming accessory your stitching tote has seen in some time! The picture shows it in my hand, so you can see the finished size... I just love it! The colors are soft taupes, raspberry, and moss green, it's stitched on 32ct creme linen... and truthfully, may be a challenge for some to finish. It's assembled entirely by hand... the instructions walk you through which pieces to assemble to which... and include actual sized templates for the felt interfacings. The tiny fob attached to the end of the measure is less than 1/2 x 1 inch... it's just enchanting! Available as the complete kit. |
Vinyl Project Pouches
These are the cool vinyl pouches that Bent Creek has used to package all their previous Zipper Kits! Available individually, without anything inside, these are great organizers! They're easy to open and close, see-through, and they come in a variety of great sizes -- something for every project you've got going! Soft, heavy plastic, they won't get brittle over time and will last and last! Choose from 8 sizes! |
And They Sinned
by Examplar Dames Design Co
This is the story of Adam and Eve, stitched entirely in Sampler Threads of delicious, soft colors. While it looks normal, it is NOT! The stitch count of this is *only* 809 x 169! That's *only* 12 x 58 inches on 28ct!!! Signed by the designers on my birthday this year.. this is a lovely story about the Garden of Eden, and features hundreds of motifs, borders, and lots of alphabets and verses.
The chart comes to you on 4 11x17 pages, and although it's done entirely in regular cross stitches... I challenge you to find a more endearing piece! It's been done for competitions already, and stitched over one thread on 40ct silk gauze. Esther remarked today that it would fit perfectly on her scroll frame... and we laughed about how she could carry it around 'forever' in her tote bag! This is truly one of the most remarkable needlework pieces I have ever seen... I took it home, and will probably start it!
(A special note here... When I opened my teeny needlework shoppe in 1984, I knew there would be, and looked forward to, the days I would be able to sit behind my little sales counter and stitch for a few hours between customers. Well, since that quiet stitching time never came to be... and my evening stitching time has taken second place to book-keeping... I'm REALLY picky! I REALLY like this one... and right now, I intend to finish it!!! Give me 5 years!)
Available as a chart... please don't pass this up... it's literally bigger than you! |
 The Star De-Tailor
This is handy gadget, that helps you anchor short threads. Simply insert the long wire through the back of stitches, catch the too-short ends and pull them through! Great as a small needle threader, too! The star on the end is opalescent plastic, and has a tiny loop so you can attach it to something for safe keeping. |
The Bench
 From K's Creations, this is a cool, collapsible foot stool that's just the right size for us stitchers! Raising your feet a little off the floor can take so much stress off your lower back... you'll be amazed! Easy to fold up and tuck into your tote
bag, this smoothly finished oak stool measures just 5 1/2 x 11, and 5" high. The legs fold up under it, and a fancy bolt fastens them in place, making a bundle that is only 3" thick! It takes 2 seconds to unfold... and is just the right size to tuck under your feet while you're stitching! Perfect for stitching weekends, traveling, whatever! |
 Do You Have A Clover Yet?
This is the coolest little gadget by the Clover Company! Availability is scarce these days for these... it's an antiqued gold thread cutter that feels heavy for it's teeny size! Look closely, there is a recessed, protected razor blade -- circular -- inside, and lots of slits around the edges to insert your thread and cut! No scissors!!!!! It's decorated with flowers on both sides and there is even a loop at the top to attach to a chain or to tie onto something. Just perfect for travelling! Every stitcher's Christmas stocking needs one, as well as every stitching bag in America!!! |
 Q-SNAPS
Cool little gadgets, Q-Snaps are INDISPENSIBLE! They are a very lightweight frame, designed to hold your needlework fabric tight, and straight on the grain...for neater and easier stitching. There are several sizes available... and
each set in interchangeable with the others... but the newest is this teeny little one, which is pictured. Sometimes you just need a LITTLE something!
Hard to decide on the best combination of sizes!!! Available are: |
 
PILLOW KITS
from Pine Mountain:
The cutest little pre-finished pillow kits! Even though they are new, they made our Best Seller List almost immediately. In fact, they are going out the door so fast we are having to reorder weekly! These complete kits include a pretty PRE-FINISHED pillow -- I think all of them use Debbie Mumm fabrics -- the stitching fabric, chart, floss, needle and a cute ceramic button, or handmade clay attachment.
The designs are really simple, yet so cute... TOPS, 2 - 3 hours of stitching, each! Some have little electronic music buttons in them... but most, just fun quick and easy designs. Choose from TONS of occasions and holidays: Birthday; 4th Of July; Christmas; Halloween; Each of the Four Seasons; Baby; Sports; Noah; Gardening; Mom; Dogs and Cats; School. It's going to be hard for you to decide on only a few!!! Click on the images at right to see the entire collection. |
Sterling Silver Stitches and Needlework Tools
Designed by Charland Designs
These sterling silver charms are the coolest! They are tiny silver stitches that are perfect on a necklace, charm bracelet, a sampler, a special stitching basket or needle case... just anywhere! So fun to collect, because they're affordable, and make great gifts for your stitching friends.
We have a framed display in the shop, and have photographed them on our display to show you. Click the large image at right to see a full page of them. The images there are very close to the actual size! Kind of hard to decide on only one or two... so get a bunch! Maybe treat yourself to one a month??? |
Uncle Bills Tweezers
These have been customer favorites for years! 1 1/2" Silver Grippers, these are wonderful little tweezers. They are perfect for grabbing errant threads on your work, and picking out the cut threads in your Hardanger Embroidery work. The tips are super sharp, and the sides are strong heavy gauge stainless. They are very easy to grip and hold, and just the slightest pinch pressure gets you what you're trying to grab! Great for your first-aid kit, too, if you have a sliver! They come in the coolest little clear plastic tube, with a screw-off cover, too! Every stitching bag should have a pair! |
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