Voided Monograms is a 47-page PDF download offering the designs for both square and the round voided monogram alphabets for embroidery. The PDF...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
This is the decorative box used for the Garden Swirl Stitch Snippet stitch-along. These boxes will sell out! We have more coming in over the next 10 days, and we can notify you when the boxes arrive if you send us an email request for advanced notice. If you purchase a Garden Swirl kit today and want us to HOLD it until the boxes are restocked, you must request a hold either on your order or via email to mary(at)needlenthread(dot)com. This keepsake box with a hinged lid features an embossed d...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Materials kit for the Garden Swirl stitch-along on Needle 'n Thread. The kit includes a 9" x 9" piece of fine linen twill with the design pre-transferred for you, 10 colors of DMC embroidery floss organized by number on a card, and fine English embroidery needles. Please note: the instructions for this kit will develop on Needle 'n Thread as a stitch-along. There are no instructions included in the kit. You can find further details on the stitch-along and the kit here. Decorative Box During t...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
This whitework Coton a Broder sample set features four different sizes of Coton a Broder in B5200 (brilliant white). The set includes a skein each...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
In Bloom by Ana Mallah, published by Inspirations Studios, features 10 gorgeous floral dimensional embroidery projects. Ana's inventive...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Set of 3 cotton flour sack towels, each featuring a different French sampler motif for "stamped" cross stitch. They are lovely classic designs with a vintage vibe. The towels are approximately 27" x 27", white, hemmed on four sides, with a corner hanging loop. The designs are clear and easy to see. They will fade significantly after one laundering and continue to fade with subsequent laundering. Further tips for laundering and care for the pre-transferred towels are enclosed with each set. Th...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Set of 3 cotton flour sack towels, each with a different design depicting little gnomes celebrating the seasons. The towels are approximately 27" x 27", white, hemmed on four sides, with a corner hanging loop. The designs are clear and easy to see. They will fade significantly after one laundering and continue to fade with subsequent laundering. Further tips for laundering and care for the pre-transferred towels are enclosed with each set. Please note that the towel sets do not include instru...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
These lovely Sanderson eyeglass cases are sturdy tins with a matte-black soft molded lining. They are available in four distinct, attractive designs, with coordinating colored bases The lids are hinged and the cases open almost completely flat. These cases are ideal for holding & protecting eyeglasses. They will accommodate multiple pairs of readers. They are also a terrific accessory for holding your favorite needlework tools for easy packing and toting. With a little ingenuity, the inside o...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
These oh-so-adorable spool tins are ideal storage solutions for bits and bobs in your sewing and needlework space! Here in the studio, we use them for orts (thread scraps); small clips, tacks, and other small tools that come in quantities; and yes, even jelly beans! Ever since I got my first set of spool tins, they've been showing up in the backgrounds of many of my photos, because there's always at least one handy at my workstation. They are wonderful conversation starters when we have visit...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
We are happy to stock these beautiful tins that are available in a variety of sizes and designs! Tins make excellent decorative storage for all...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
A fabulous table top and lap stand, made of European hardwoods, beautifully finished in several stains and color options, with a small footprint, making it perfect for travel and ease of use. For a full description of this stand, its pros and cons, its uses and limitations, please read my review of the Potoky MODERN stand here. Shipping These stands ship in their own custom boxes. In some limited cases we can include small items in the box with the stand, to save shipping costs on additional ...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Volume 4 of the new Hand Picked series from Inspirations Studios includes twelve beautiful embroidery projects presented with stunning photography, detailed instruction and materials lists, and all the information you need to recreate the projects. The twelve projects range from simple to more complex, and they cover a wide variety of needlework techniques. There's something for everyone in this lovely volume! The works of many well-known needlework designers are included in this book - Jane ...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
A beautiful project and instructional book, The ABC of Padded Stitch by Elisabetta Sforza presents the reader with all the principles of padded monograms, with instructions and examples, a teaching sampler, and 11 complete alphabets to embroider. Using diagrams, step-by-step photos and text (in both Italian and English), the author demonstrates how to embroider high-relief, padded, satin stitched monograms, many of which are further decorated with other embroidery. If you love the art of mono...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Exquisite, superior quality Dovo embroidery scissors are available again! Dovo scissors are made in Solingen, Germany, world renowned for high quality scissors and knives. Dovo is a favorite brand of scissors among embroiderers. The scissors are sharp and fine, with butter-smooth mechanics. Each pair comes with a protective leather sheath. Anne - Dovo's most popular 3.5" embroidery scissors, brushed stainless steel, both blades pointed, perfect for every kind of fine surface embroidery, cutwo...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Enchanted Embroidery: features 9 exquisite embroidered masterpieces conceived by world-renowned embroidery artist, Jenny Adin-Christie. Published by Inspirations Studios, the book is its own beautiful masterpiece. Besides being a project and instructional book, it is a gorgeous book for display. You will truly be enchanted by Jenny's embroideries. Throughout the book, you'll learn techniques, nuances, and approaches to embroidery and finishing that are unique to Jenny's artistic style and to ...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
For beginners and beyond, this is a full embroidery kit featuring a classic and festive sprig of holly and evergreen on a high quality cotton towel. This design has been featured on this popular three-towel Holly & Evergreen set from Needle 'n Thread for many years. Now, it is available as a complete kit! The kit includes: One pre-printed, ready to stitch, high quality cotton flour sack towel (27" x 27"), with a corner hanging tab Full skeins of DMC cotton embroidery floss High quality Englis...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
What a cute, fun needle minder from Kiriki Press! This large enamel needle minder will hold all your working needles in style, while you stitch away with a smile every time you look at it! If you're a cat lover and a stitcher, you can't go wrong! Shipping Needle Minders will ship Ground Advantage to US addresses. If combined with other items, any notable excess in shipping will be refunded when your package ships. This is a great add-on item to larger orders, because it won't increase your sh...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Ready to step up your embroidery tool game? Confused about what tools to invest in, to enhance your stitching experience? Looking for the perfect gift for a stitching friend? Then the Embroidery Essentials Tool Kit is for you! Whether you're new to stitching or a novice, you'll love this collection of high quality, practical, and beautiful needlework tools. These make perfect gifts for yourself or for new or advancing embroiderers in your life! The tool kit includes: 5" high quality embroider...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
These complete embroidery kits designed by Jessica Long are perfect for beginners and beyond! They make ideal gifts, as they include everything you need to work the project: cotton fabric with pre-printed design, embroidery floss, needles, hoop, instructions with beginner guide, and access to online video tutorials. The kits range in size, fitting in 4" - 6" hoops, depending on the design. At this time, we carry the following designs: 1. Winter Birds (6") 2. "Love Grows" Butterfly (5") 3. Aut...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
The Christmas Mitten Materials Kit contains all the materials you need to stitch a darling Christmas Mitten ornament that can also serve as a gift card holder. The Christmas Mitten is a stitch-along project on Needle 'n Thread. The kit does not include instructions. They are available on the blog as the project develops. The kit incudes the ground fabric for the embroidery (a beautiful pure linen from Italy); red 100% wool felt for the backing, cuff, and pocket; full skeins of DMC embroidery ...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Curated collections of shaded metallic threads for embroidery and other forms of needlework. Unlike many metallic threads on the market, Au Ver a Soie's metallics work well for surface embroidery. They pass through closely woven fabrics without the frustration and disappointment that accompany so many other metallics. While all metallics require certain care in stitching, Au Ver Soie's metallics hold up better than any other metallic threads on the market. If you're used to metallics that kno...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Harvest Hues is the a stitch-along project hosted on Needle 'n Thread focusing on creating embroidered and beaded decorative leaves that can be used for a variety of seasonal decor. Please Note: The instructions for Harvest Hues will be posted on Needle 'n Thread in installments. They are available for free to anyone who visits the website. This listing is for the materials kit. The materials kit contains everything you need to create three lavishly embroidered leaves: high quality embroidery...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
The Handpicked Collection books from Inspirations Studios offer a variety of beautiful and inspiring hand embroidery projects conceived by some of world's best needlework designers. Volume 3 from The Handpicked Collection features 12 gorgeous, new embroidery projects, never before published, from Inspirations Studios. You can see the individual projects in this collection in the product photos. Each project is presented with numerous up close, detailed photos, a materials list, designs on per...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
The Handpicked Collection books from Inspirations Studios offer a variety of beautiful and inspiring hand embroidery projects conceived by some of world's best needlework designers. Volume 2 from The Handpicked Collection features 12 gorgeous embroidery projects, specially curated from the "handpicked collections" projects previously only available individually from Inspirations Studios. You can see the individual projects in the product photos. Each project is presented with numerous up clos...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
The Handpicked Collection books from Inspirations Studios offer a variety of beautiful and inspiring hand embroidery projects conceived by some of world's best needlework designers. Volume 1 from The Handpicked Collection features 10 gorgeous embroidery projects, specially curated from the "handpicked collections" projects previously available individually from Inspirations Studios. You can see the individual projects in the product photos. Each project is presented with numerous up close, de...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Superior quality European linen embroidery blanks for hand embroidery, created from field to fabric with the "Masters of European Linen" guarantee. These linens are luxury goods that will withstand the test of time. If you want to embellish heirloom linens for your home or as gifts for loved ones, these are an excellent ground fabric for such projects. They are the best linen blanks available in the US needlework market today, made from the highest quality European linen. You can read more ab...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
All the supplies required to embroider and construct a beautiful scissor case adorned with bright cornflowers. Each kit contains a piece of fine Italian linen for the embroidery fabric, sumptuous "shot" silk dupioni for the lining, interfacing, full skeins of DMC stranded cotton, needles and a pearl button. Note: There are no instructions included in this kit. This kit is part of a stitch-along that will develop on Needle 'n Thread. You can follow along with the stitch-along for free. Details...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Tools for tambour embroidery, including a wooden handle with brass hardware and three stainless steel hooks in size 70, 100, and 120 (the common sizes in tambour hooks). This set is ideal for beginners and beyond. A tambour hook is the tool used for tambour embroidery, also known as Luneville embroidery. If you would like to learn more about tambour embroidery or see some examples, please visit my tambour embroidery index on Needle 'n Thread. Shipping Ships via Ground Select to US addresses. ...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Wildflowers in Wool is a full embroidery kit containing everything you need to embroider a vibrant bouquet on exquisite linen twill in crewel embroidery threads. The design is pre-transferred on a fine white Italian linen twill, newly introduced to the needlework market. Also included in the kit are 10 full skeins of DMC's Eco Vita naturally dyed crewel wool - enough to stitch this project and many others besides - and the needles. Finally, kit includes full-color printed instructions with th...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
These are the greatest little scissors to have on hand for all your projects, especially when you carry your needlework projects around with you. Small and sharp, the blades on these thread cutters handle all kinds of threads beautifully. They can even be used as your designated goldwork scissors, because they're affordable enough to replace. (Goldwork wires can damage scissors, so you don't want to use your best scissors for goldwork.) If you travel, these are perfect scissors to carry along...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
4" beautiful and functional scissors for fine hand embroidery with leather sheath. Made from drop-forged steel, these scissors feature a smooth mechanical movement; sharp, thin blades; and sharp tips. They have a nice, balanced weight in the hand, and the finger grips are comfortable. Gold Forge scissors are perfect for most varieties of surface embroidery, counted work, cutwork, drawn thread, Hardanger, and other techniques, and a worthy addition to your needlework tool collection. They are ...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
The Art of Bead Embroidery, Japanese-Style 2 by Margaret Lee is a project and instructional book focusing on the principles and techniques of Japanese-style bead embroidery. Nine gorgeous beaded projects featuring traditional and contemporary designs introduce a variety of bead embroidery techniques that will enrich your embroidery experience and enhance your stitching skills. Most of the projects are designed for practical use - handbags, small wallets and cases, book covers, folio covers, a...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
A limited-edition collection of 30 beautiful colors of Eco Vita organic, naturally dyed wool for embroidery. The thread collections comes in a high quality, ivory-colored, heavy duty cardboard gift box. This is a perfect way to sample a good range of the new Eco Vita wool thread line from DMC. This wool thread can be used for crewel embroidery and other wool stitching. It is roughly equivalent, when stitched, to working with three strands of DMC floss. The colors in the collection range from ...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Hardanger Filling Stitches - a step-by-step handbook - is the ultimate stitching guide for Hardanger and other gridded cutwork filling stitches (ie, Reticello). The book begins with basic Hardanger foundations. It features over 100 Hardanger fillings and their variations. The instruction is offered via precise diagrams, clear photos, and concise explanations. You can see the book up close and read more about it here, in my in-depth review. Shipping Ships to the US only, via Priority mail, ins...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Purple Posy, a Tape Measure Cozy, is the first 2024 Stitch Snippet stitch-along project on Needle 'n Thread. Learn how to create a retractable tape measure cover, from start to finish! We will embroider a colorful decorative band and two pretty floral motifs in bullion knots and other easy stitches; embellish the embroidery with beads; construct the cover with its decorative beaded edge; create a beaded pull fob for the tape measure using a variety of specialty beads and a charm; and assemble...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Life in Seasons vol 1: Winter / Spring by Nicola Jarvis is an embroidery project book that focuses on flora and fauna inspired by the changing seasons in the artist's world. The book offers eight projects to stitch, along with the story of their inspiration and other details about how these projects came to life. Each design reflects the connection of animal and plant life in Nicola's unique embroidered "ecosystem" of flowing lines and intricate patterns, balancing texture and color with wool...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
These fine bisque needle minders with a Christmas theme are at hand-crafted at Needle 'n Thread. They are a wonderful way to keep track of multiple needles while you have a project going. They also make excellent gifts for stitching friends and family. The Christmas designs are predominantly floral or botanical (evergreens, holly, trees), with some featuring other designs or whimsical touches like stockings, ornaments, outdoor Christmas cottages, bells, cookies, snowflakes, etc. Choose the sh...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Twelve Wreaths for Christmas is a downloadable PDF that features twelve beautiful wreath designs for hand embroidery (and two extra variations). The PDF offers all the designs, the materials lists, color guide, stitch guide, step-by-step finishing instructions, and a thorough stitch dictionary. At the end of the PDF you will find a lengthy pattern supplement, with all the wreath designs offered in four different sizes, from 3" up to 6", so that they can be used on other projects besides small...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
The materials kit for Twelve Wreaths for Christmas (which corresponds as well with the final Stitch Snippet stitch-along project for 2023) includes the materials you need to complete six beautiful hand embroidered ornaments for Christmas, except for DMC floss. Each kit contains: two types of fine linen embroidery fabric in natural and white, enough of each color to create three ornaments cotton batiste backing fabric for the white linen wool felt in two colors for finishing padding silk ribbo...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
This second book in The Design Collective series from Inspirations Studios focuses on Christmas. Within the 220 pages of this soft cover book with lift-out pattern sheets, you'll find a dozen projects by designers from around the world who were asked to stitch something that had a connection to Christmas for them. The result is a range of unique projects that include ornaments, decorations, gifts, and even a "cracker" for the Christmas table. Shipping These books are large and heavy. They wil...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
40 Premium French Needles in Vintage-Style Packaging Dive into the art of needlework with Bohin's meticulously crafted set of 40 hand-sewing needles, made in the heart of France. Bohin needles are among the world's best hand-sewing needles - and you will certainly feel the difference when you use them! Each package contains five types of needles - embroidery, tapestry, milliner (straw), darning, and sharps - in commonly appreciated sizes. The types & sizes are marked on the package for easy s...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
We began stocking needle felting kits at Needle 'n Thread because we use them in local classes and workshops. They're a great way to learn needle felting, a fun, relaxing, and creative craft. These kits come from Bear Creek Felting, in North Dakota, where they source their wool from their own sheep. These kits are perfect for beginners to needle felting. They come with everything you need to create your own needle felted project: wool, felting needles, a felting cushion, any necessary extras ...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Set of 3 cotton flour sack towels, each featuring a line of fun and friendly tropical fish ready to be embroidered in colors and stitches of your choice. The towels are approximately 27" x 27", white, hemmed on four sides, with a corner hanging loop. The set includes a small, medium, and large design, with a different number of fish in each design. The designs are clear and easy to see. They will fade significantly after one laundering and continue to fade with subsequent laundering. Further ...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Four 100% beeswax morsels to include in your needlework or sewing tool kit. Beeswax is used for strengthening threads in goldwork and other techniques. These petites are hand-crafted at Needle 'n Thread using locally sourced beeswax (specifically, we use the cap wax) that's been quadruple filtered. It is naturally fragrant, easy to use, and a beautiful, deep golden color. Unlike many commercially-produced wax products in the sewing industry, it is not prone to flaking. The petites are created...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
These fine bisque needle minders, hand-crafted at Needle 'n Thread, are perfect for adding to your tool box. They are a wonderful way to keep track of multiple needles while you have a project going. They also make excellent gifts for stitching friends. Because the needle minders are hand crafted, each one is different. Most of the designs are floral or botanical; occasionally, they may feature butterflies or dragonflies. Each needle minder is branded and dated on the back. Choose the shape a...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Sweet Marguerite is a Stitch Snippets stitch-along on Needle 'n Thread. The materials kit accompanies the stitch-along. The kit does not include instructions, which can be found for free on the website as the project progresses. Kit Contents The materials kit contains the supplies you need to embroider this project: one piece of high-quality Italian linen (choose your color below: celestial blue, spring green, buttery yellow, pink-violet); whitework thread, needle, tissue paper and design pri...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Cotton floche is a luxurious soft cotton embroidery thread with a beautiful sheen, used for fine embroidery, smocking, heirloom sewing, monogramming, cross stitch, and needlepoint. In stitched weight, floche is approximately equivalent to 1.5 single strands of DMC stranded cotton. The Floche Color Collections include all the currently available shades of floche. If you collect all the available collections here on Needle 'n Thread, you will have the entire range of cotton floche. While the co...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Gorgeous color-themed collections of high quality metallic threads to use for embellishing needlework and for finishing. The threads included in the metallic ensembles are suitable for all kinds of hand stitching, including surface embroidery. I've found that, of all the metallic threads currently on the market, the AVAS braids are the easiest to stitch with, when passing through fabric. They also work well as couched threads. The finer braids can be used for tambour embroidery as well. At th...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Little Blooms: a Mini Snap Purse is the first Stitch Snippets stitch-along for 2023. The project takes you step-by-step through creating a beautiful mini snap purse, perfect for small treasures. The embroidery is worked with floche, a soft cotton embroidery thread with a lovely sheen. The finished purse is lined with a coordinating cotton fabric. It features a small magnetic snap and a delicate scalloped trim hand stitched in perle cotton. The embroidery stitches are simple and accessible for...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Key to My Heart is a downloadable PDF instructional guide for creating a colorful and fun embroidered heart that can be finished as a hanging ornament or sachet. Give it as a gift, keep it for yourself, make a wedding keepsake, something for your sweetheart, something for your mom, your daughter, your friend! The front of the heart features a bright floral design stitched with a variety of techniques. The back of the heart features an embroidered line sampler that coordinates with the front o...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Flowers for Elizabeth by Susan O'Connor is a beautiful project and instructional book focusing on botanical motifs from the Elizabethan era. The original publication in 2010 has been updated with additional projects, including pinwheels for each pair of fruits and flowers, plus a needlebook and a scissor sheath to complete a set of needlework accessories featuring your favorite floral or fruit motifs from the book. You'll also find new photography throughout the book, highlighting the details...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
This is a listing for damaged needlework books that are available at various discount levels. The books are listed by title and damage category. To see what the book is about, look for the shop listing for the individual book. These are offered on a first come, first serve basis. Damage Categories Level A Damage: this is cosmetic damage to the outside cover or spine, usually involving a bent corner or bent spine, but no tears. It does not affect the interior of the book. Level B Damage: This ...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Passion for Needlework 2 is the second book in the Passion for Needlework series from Inspirations Studios. This exquisite volume of embroidery photographed at Factoria VII, a rustic hide-away in Australia, features twelve beautiful hand embroidery projects by world-renowned needlework designers The 192-page publication features a hard cover with linen binding, gold foil, ribbon bookmark, premium quality print and a pocket for convenient storage of the pattern sheets. Inside, you'll find lavi...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Passion for Needlework 3 is the third book in the Passion for Needlework series from Inspirations Studio. An exquisite book featuring show-stopping hand embroidery projects, Passion for Needlework 3: Blakiston Creamery is both a showpiece coffee-table book and an instructional manual for twelve projects from top embroidery designers throughout the world. The 208-page publication features a hard cover with linen binding, gold foil, ribbon bookmark, premium quality print and a pocket for conven...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
These reticello kits were designed by Guiliana Buonpadre, and they are used in conjunction with her book, Il Reticello, available here (more stock coming soon). You can read my review and full description of these kits here. Kit Contents 60cm x 120cm (approx 24" x 48") piece of superior quality 38-count Italian linen (Note: the linen size is now larger than the linen size in the first run of kits; the additional linen allows for the creation of a pillow OR for creating two table-toppers appro...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
These beautiful metallic thread kits from Au Ver a Soie are perfect for adding some festive sparkle and excitement to your holiday needlework projects. With a variety of colors - golds, copper, silver, white, green, red, and black - you can add beautiful accents to all kinds of projects! Think: Snowflake ornaments! Christmas garland! Ornament edging! And much, more more. The threads are suitable for free-style surface embroidery, for cross stitch, and for needlepoint. If you're unfamiliar wit...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
This collection of 6" embroidery kits from Tamar Nahir-Yanai features medium-sized embroidery projects that are engrossing, colorful, and fun to stitch! Each kit includes pre-printed fabric, DMC floss, a needle, and an instructional booklet with stitching layout and guide, all beautifully packaged. You'll need a hoop (5 or 6") and scissors, and you'll have everything on hand, ready to start stitching right away! The kits are perfect for beginners and beyond, from youth to adult. While not sui...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
This collection of 4" embroidery kits from Tamar Nahir-Yanai features small embroidery projects that are super fun and relatively quick to stitch! Each kit includes pre-printed fabric, DMC floss, a needle, and an instructional booklet with stitching layout and guide, all beautifully packaged. You'll need a hoop (4") and scissors, and you'll have everything on hand, ready to start stitching right away! The kits are perfect for beginners and beyond, from youth to adult. While not suited for sma...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Christmas Tree by Tamar Nahir-Yanai is a 4" embroidery kit for a lovely seasonal fir tree bespeckled with red accents and falling snow. The embroidery kit for this project includes the preprinted fabric, DMC embroidery threads, a needle, and an instructional booklet with the stitch and color layout guide and stitching instructions. The embellishment & finishing kit to transform Christmas Tree into a sparkling hanging ornament includes extra embroidery floss, three types of Miyuki glass beads,...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
A Passion for Needlework 4: The Whitehouse Daylesford is the newest volume in the Passion for Needlework series from Inspirations Studios. It's also the largest volume in the series – an impressive tome of beautiful needlework and sumptuous photography in 240 pages sewn into a hard cover with linen binding, featuring gold foil, a ribbon bookmark, premium print quality, and a pocket for pattern storage. The book highlights and instructs on 12 gorgeous and unique needlework projects that cove...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Punti a Giorno (alternately titled Decorative Hemstitch) is volume 4 of Giuliana Buonpadre's collection of ten exquisite books devoted to forms of traditional Italian needlework. The focus of this volume is drawn thread embroidery, where the stitcher withdraws threads from the fabric and then works over the remaining threads with various ornamental patterns. Drawn threads, hemstitching, needle weaving, wrapped stitches, and knotting all work together to create the intricate lacy patterns of d...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
A Fili Contati (Counted Thread Work) is the second volume in Giuliana Buonpadre's collection of ten books devoted to exquisite, traditional forms of Italian needlework. This volume focuses on antique counted stitches and patterns used in Italian needlework for centuries. The book includes diagrams and images of finished projects for reference, to help the reader see how the stitches and stitch patterns can be combined into beautiful finished pieces. The counted work and the satin stitching pr...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Retina di Fondo (Pulled Thread Work) by Giuliana Buonpadre is the first volume in her collection of ten books devoted to exquisite needlework. This volume focuses on pulled thread embroidery techniques, with some drawn thread techniques and other stitches used to embellish pulled & drawn thread embroidery. Like Giuliana's other works, this book takes the reader through practicing the patterns of pulled thread embroidery, with diagrams and photos of finished samples, with details explanations ...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
These lovely needle threaders are both beautiful and functional. They will add a special touch to your embroidery workbox, etui, or tool wallet, while making it a whole lot easier to thread your needles! The needle threaders are one piece, so that they don't accidentally pull apart when in use. Please note: the needle threaders are stainless steel with a brushed-type finish. They are not black. The smallest hooks especially require care in use, as they are more delicate and can bend. They are...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
These 4" scissors are indeed perfect for many uses! The blades are sharp, the mechanics are smooth, and the handles are comfortable. The green scissors feature a stainless steel micro-serrated blade. I use these scissors for goldwork, to cut real metal threads. I also use them (a second pair) for trimming small hexies and other small pieces of fabric on finish work. They work wonderfully with various types of fabric. They also work great for cutting embroidery thread! The seafoam (or peacock)...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Solid beechwood embroidery hoops, sanded smooth and finished, with sturdy brass hardware. Don't confuse these hoops with the cheaper bamboo hoops sold in craft stores! These high quality hoops will last a life time if used and cared for correctly. Presently, they are available here in 3", 4", 5”, and 6” sizes. The rings are 5/16" deep. The 4" hoops are ideal for working small ornaments and other projects. It is the perfect size for working Christmas Tree, for working most of my Snowflakes...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Materials kit for the 2022 Stitch Snippet Stitch-Along "Autumn Fire." This project focuses on embroidering a small autumn tree using simple stitches in silk and cotton threads, in an exercise on manipulating and controlling color. The finished embroidery is then prepared for framing using traditional blocking and lacing techniques. Kit contents: Linen ground fabric, micron pen for transfer, 2 colors of DMC cotton floss, 5 colors of Soie d'Alger (silk), needles, a full spool of linen thread fo...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
A beautiful, superb quality Italian even-weave linen in a collection of lovely, contemporary colors. With approximately 37 threads per inch in a plump, full weave, the linen is suitable for both counted embroidery techniques and surface embroidery. Unlike many even-weave fabrics, this weave is full enough to support surface embroidery techniques like free-style embroidery, crewel work, and more. Each piece of linen in the sample pack is 12" square, cut on the thread. There are four colors: a ...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Fine hand embroidery needles from Japan a variety of sizes. The needles listed here are my favorite sizes & types of Tulip needles. In embroidery needles (also called "crewel" needles), with sharp tips & medium-length eyes, you'll find the following sizes: Embroidery Assorted Thick: 2 each #3, 4, 5, & 6 Embroidery Assorted Thin: 2 each #7, 8, 9, & 10 Embroidery #5 Embroidery #7 Embroidery #8 Embroidery #9 Embroidery #10 Tapestry Assorted: (blunt tip, long eye) - Two of each: #22, 23 and one o...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Beautiful & sharp hand-crafting scissors, forged and hand-fitted by master craftsmen for a sharp edge and a smooth, hitch-free cutting experience. The handles are lacquer, hand painted with gold trim. The very tip of the scissor blades is straight (it is a small tip, so this is barely noticeable), so that the points don't snag fabric. The blades are very sharp. The cutting motion is smooth. The finger holes, though thicker than most finger holes on fine embroidery scissors, are comfortable an...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Stelle e Bordure a Reticello is Volume 8 in Giuliana Buonpadre's collection of instructional and project books on reticello and other forms of Italian needlelace and stitchery. In this volume, Giuliana explores colored reticello designs in a somewhat less complex level compared to her previous two volumes (Vol 6 & 7), which makes this book an excellent companion to Vol 3 Il Reticello and Vol 5 Fior di Reticello. The main focus of the book is a table runner in red on raw linen, explore ten dif...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Hardanger: Fiordaliso e Altri Fiori (cornflowers & other flowers) is Volume 10 in Giuliana Buonpadre's collection of instructional and project books on reticello and other forms of Italian needlelace and stitchery. Following Herbarium (Vol 9), Giuliana explored hardanger embroidery (which is quite similar to reticello), adapting floral elements to this type of embroidery. Fiordaliso is a 70 cm x 70 cm (27.5") sampler involving hardanger and flowers. In the book, she presents most of the stitc...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Lenzuola, Samplers a Punto Antico is Volume 7 in Giuliana Buonpadre's collection of instructional and project books on reticello and other forms of Italian needlelace and stitchery. The book focuses on sheets (bed linens) and samplers, continuing the theme of reticello in color explored in Volume 5, Fior de Reticello. Included here are detailed instructions with diagrams and photos for a pink sampler which abounds in reticello and punto antico elements. The album also features an alphabet in ...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Punto Antico in Veneto is Volume 6 in Giuliana Buonpadre's collection of instructional and project books on reticello and other forms of Italian needlelace and stitchery. This volume contains diagrams and instructions for several projects which combine punto antico with reticello. The text is in Italian, French, & English. "In this book I illustrate the creation of a sampler which is the culmination of a research project I carried out with a group of highly skilled and motivated students, and...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Il Reticello is the third book written by Giuliana Buonpadre. This volume is dedicated solely to traditional reticello, an Italian needlelace that employs drawn thread techniques, cutwork, needlelace fillings, and other embellishments. This is a great book for those who want to delve into reticello. You will learn how to prep your fabric, what supplies to use, and, through clear diagrams and photos, you will discover a wide array of reticello fillings and techniques. The book is written in It...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Fior di Reticello is Volume 5 in Giuliana Buonpadre's extensive collection of instructional books on Reticello, a form of Italian needlework that employs cutwork, drawn thread, and needle lace fillings, as well as other embellishments. In Fior di Reticello, Giuliana explores needle lace fillings and techniques to create floral elements to embellish traditional reticello foundations. She expands beyond traditional techniques, working beyond the standard boundaries of reticello, to enliven the ...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Herbarium is the 9th volume written by Giuliana Buonpadre, incorporating reticello techniques with some freestyle embroidery, to create beautiful Italian needle lace that combines classical techniques with a modern spin. Flowing floral elements break free of the more rigid drawn thread and cutwork areas that form the foundation of the designs. The text is in Italian, English, and French. Within, you will find a variety of different floral samples, with instructions on stitching the elements t...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
A Flower Alphabet by Elisabetta Sforza is an instructional, design, and project book that features a sumptuous embroidered alphabet and ornamental elements to match. The book is written in English and Italian. It covers a multitude of classic hand embroidery stitches that are easy to work and that, when combined, make up realistic, beautiful floral elements. Elisabetta takes the embroiderer step by step through creating her lovely alphabet, and she also offers numerous color palettes to work ...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
From Rose to Rose (Di Rosa in Rosa is Elisabetta Sforza's latest instructional and project book, featuring beautiful rose and floral designs, an alphabet, and other motifs that can be adapted to all kinds of surface embroidery projects. To see the book in-depth, please refer to my review, which you will find here. Rose to Rose is written in Italian and English. The designs are a collaboration with watercolor artist Patrizia Silingardi. They express the lightness and beauty of Patrizia's delic...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Cotton Quartet is part of the Stitch Snippets series on Needle 'n Thread, where we work small embroidery projects from start to finish as a stitch-along on the blog. The end result of Cotton Quartet is a beautiful tool wallet - a needle book and scissor keep - made from a stitch sampler worked in a variety of white cotton threads and small pearl-luster glass beads on natural linen. The inside of the needle book & scissor keep is lined with yarn dyed gingham in periwinkle, with a touch of deco...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Where Meadows & Gardens Grow by Jo Butcher is a project and instructional book published by Inspirations Studios. The book features 12 lovely embroidery projects worked in Jo's unique style, capturing the beauty of sun-drenched meadows, seashore grasses, gentle gardens, and shaded woodlands. You'll learn how to layer simple stitches on watercolored ground fabric to create realistic landscape vignettes. You can read more about Jo's embroidery style and this book here on Needle 'n Thread. Shipp...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
The materials you need to stitch and construct the Bee-Jeweled Pincushion from the Stitch Snippets tutorial series on Needle 'n Thread. The Bee-Jeweled pincushion is a small (3") hexagon-shaped pincushion, embellished with surface embroidery, bead embroidery, and a special antiqued gold-tone bee charm. The project is suitable for determined beginners and beyond. Basic embroidery skills are required. You should be able to transfer a design, start and end threads, work simple stitches, and foll...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Design Collective: Pincushions is the first book in a new series published by Inspirations Studios in Australia. It is packed full of beautiful photography, clear instructions, and a whole lot of inspiration! The book includes pull out patterns, materials lists, and instructions to create a dozen beautiful embroidered pincushions from needlework designers around the globe. You can read more about the book here on Needle 'n Thread. ShippingDesign Collective: Pincushions will be shipped either ...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
The Mini Sampler Stockings Kit includes everything necessary to complete the ornaments (both red and blue), including all threads (metallics and cottons), beads, fabrics, and finishing supplies. The kit does not include patterns or instructions. (See below.) Each supply kit includes the following: Fine embroidery linen, 100% wool felt, interfacing, 9 full spools of Au Ver a Soie metallic threads, 8 full skeins of embroidery threads, 7 packages of Miyuki glass beads, two specialty Christmas ch...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Set of 3 cotton flour sack towels, each with a different design exclaiming the glad tidings of Christmas: Glad Tidings, Joy to the World, and Peace on Earth. The towels are approximately 27" x 27", white, hemmed on four sides, with a corner hanging loop. Each design is approximately 20 - 22" wide, centered at the lower hem of the towel. The designs are clear and easy to see. They will fade significantly after one laundering and continue to fade with subsequent laundering. Further tips for lau...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
This is a pre-order listing. The books are scheduled to arrive in Kansas on or before August 20, and will ship as soon as possible once they have arrived. Pre-order status is a service offered for those who want to combine shipping with the Willing Hands, so that you can place one order rather than multiple orders. Willing Hands 2: More Counted Thread Embroidery by Betsy Morgan is the follow-up to the very popular first book in this series, Willing Hands. Like the first book, Willing Hands 2 ...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Willing Hands: The Counted Thread Embroidery of Betsy Morgan overflows with fabulous ideas and instructions for a wide variety of finished counted thread projects. You can read my full review of Willing Hands by Betsy Morgan here. The book focuses on counted thread techniques that are cleverly finished into 8 different etuis (needlework tool boxes) and 36 coordinating accessories, such as needlebooks, mini button boxes, pin keeps, scissor covers, fobs, and so forth. Those who love counted thr...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
For those who wish to experience the joy of embroidering on the finest European linen, here are four specially curated white linens in 12" x 12" cuts suitable for stitching four small projects (if divided into 6" x 6" squares) or one medium project. The sampler pack includes four distinct linens: A very high thread count, closely woven, plain weave, lighter weight linen with a smooth hand, reminiscent of antique fine linens from days gone by, perfectly suited to every kind of fine surface emb...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
10th Anniversary Edition of Home Sweet Home: An Embroidered Workbox by Carolyn Pearce. This book published by Inspirations Studios takes the reader step-by-step through embroidering and constructing a charming cottage workbox and a gorgeous selection of needlework accessories for storing favorite tools. Besides learning myriad stitching techniques, the embroiderer will also discover how to construct and assemble embroidered pieces into a wide variety of usable needlework accessories. These fi...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Thread Drops (Original Drops and Hop Hop Thread Drops) are a great way to organize pre-cut embroidery threads for any project. Original Thread Drops are drop-shaped heavy, stiff card with a large thread hole, a small ring hole, and space for writing thread number and type. There are 30 drops in a set, held on a ring. Hop-Hop Thread Drops are bunny-shaped thread drops made of heavy, stiff card, with two thread holes, one ring hole, and space for writing thread number and type. There are 20 bun...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Set of 3 cotton flour sack towels, each with a variation of the Garden Party design, featuring floral elements, airy vines, leaves, and bugs. The towels are approximately 27" x 27", white, hemmed on four sides, with a corner hanging loop. Each towel in the Garden Party set features a different, but coordinating, design to embroider. The large design is centered at the lower hem of the towel, and is approximately 18" long. It is the only design in the set featuring a butterfly. The medium desi...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
7" x 5.5" wooden embroidery hoop in a unique shape, featuring extra-strong brass hardware, with 4 yds of 3/8" wide 100% cotton twill tape for binding if desired. The unique square-round shape of this hoop accommodates small to medium sized projects well, as well as large projects that work with a moveable hoop. The rings of the hoop are smooth and finished, and they fit exquisitely together. The brass hardware is sturdy and made for longevity. The hoop is comfortable to hold. It will also wor...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
This is a specially-selected collection of four types of natural-colored linen woven for hand embroidery. Each piece is 12" x 12", making it suitable for one medium-sized project or several small projects by dividing into 6" squares. With this sampler pack, you will experience four distinct types of linen that can be used for a number of hand embroidery applications, including various types of surface embroidery and counted work: A high-thread-count "shot" linen with a smooth hand, suitable f...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
A sumptuous embroidery book featuring 14 beautiful projects that reflect design styles ranging from the early 16th century through the late 19th century century. The book is full of detailed instructions, large gorgeous photos, step-by-step diagrams and stitch instructions (covering more than ninety embroidery stitches), along with finishing guides, and a full pull-out pattern section. You can read my detailed review of the book here for more information and to see what's inside! Shipping To ...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
In a Wheat Field by Elisabetta Sforza is a 32-page project book that offers an exquisite monogram alphabet (with supplemental design motifs) featuring poppies, wheat, cornflowers, bluebells, and Margherita daisies. It is a delicate, colorful alphabet that is accessible for beginners and beyond. Update, 2024:The book has been updated recently with a new cover and some new images. Within the book, you will find the designs for the alphabet and other decorative motifs in the same style, along wi...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Set of 3 pre-transferred cotton flour sack towels, approximately 27" x 27", white, hemmed on four sides, with corner hanging loop. Each towel features the "Let it Snow!" design from the Christmas Cheer towel set. There are no specific Christmas motifs on the set, so that it can be enjoyed all winter long. There are two 22"-long "Let it Snow!" designs, and one 18" long modified design. The designs are centered on the lower edge of the towel. The towels are frosty, festive, fun, and easy to sti...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Set of 3 pre-transferred cotton flour sack towels, approximately 27" x 27", white, hemmed on four sides, with corner hanging loop. Each towel features one of the three cheerful Christmas exclamations: Merry Christmas! Deck the Halls! and Let it Snow! The designs are centered on the lower edge of the towel, and each design is about 22" wide, so it takes up the whole edge. The towels are festive, fun, and easy to stitch! Please note that there are no instructions or threads with the ready-to-st...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Set of 3 pre-transferred, ready-to-stitch 100% cotton flour sack towels featuring winter-themed folk-style cross stitch designs: a line of evergreen trees, two harts and a heart, and two harts and a tree. Each towel is approximately 27" square, white, hemmed on all sides, with a corner hanging loop. The designs are situated at the lower center edge of the each towel. Each towel in the set features a different design that is easy and relaxing to stitch. These towels stitch up quite quickly, as...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
Mini Sampler Stockings is an instructional e-book that will help you create adorable embroidered stockings that are suitable for beginning stitchers and beyond. They offer a lot of scope for personalization and embellishment! The stockings would make perfect gifts, and perfect little receptacles for small gifts, like jewelry, a note, money, or miniature candies. They can also hold a pair of 4.5" embroidery scissors! E-Book Particulars The downloadable PDF for Mini Sampler Stockings will be de...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread
A Sea to Stitch is a project and instructional book featuring a beautiful sea-themed alphabet in two sizes, a variety of oceanic color schemes for interpreting the letters in embroidery, a collection of coordinating ornamental designs, and tips on adapting the designs to names and words that you create. The book is 88 pages of gorgeous inspiration and instruction! It is written in both English and Italian. Inside, you'll find step-by-step instructions, including the order of work and all stit...| Mary Corbet's Needle 'n Thread