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a bradley Needle Arts Unique and whimsical hand-painted needlepoint designs specializing in holiday ornaments, stocking cuffs and much more.
All About Stitching/dede's Needleworks Distributor for dede's designs and a large selection of starter kits
American Dream Products. Whether your passion is cross stitch, needlepoint, crewel, embroidery or quilting we have a frame to fit your project.
AppleCross Designs AppleCross Designs is pleased to provide a wide range of patterns depicting historical locations, traditional quilt patterns, sampler and seasonal designs, flowers and animals.
The BagSmith BagSmith providing tools, accessories and kits for knitting, crochet and other needle arts. We are the exclusive North American distributor of Sajou needlework products from France.
The Barrani Design Studios offer a unique blend of needlework kits in needlepoint, crewel embroidery, and counted work, as well as a wide array of hand painted canvases. Be sure to check out our elegant velvet bags to go along with our designs of initials on a variety of backgrounds and our unusual canvases which mimic stained glass, mosaic, and cloisonne.

Betty Lampen Betty Lampen Knitting books and patterns for doll clothes and bear clothes.
Boyd Enterprises Dazor magnifier lamps and accessories, cross stitch books and  Mighty Bright craft lights.
Brenda E. Kocher Elegant, original, canvaswork embroidery and silk gauze designs, showcasing a wide variety of specialty stitches and threads.
CBK Needlepoint Collections Distributor of handpainted needlepoint canvases by designers: Beth Cope, Bettieray Designs, Cecilia, Edie & Ginger, Keep Your Pants On, Kitty Burke, Get the Point, Janis Mattox, Melinda McAra, Stark Art Designs & Ciao Bella.
Calico Crossroads Welcome to Calico Crossroads, celebrating our 15th year of providing counted thread designs to stitchers worldwide! Home of the hugely popular Kats by Kelly series, we also have many other designs for every level of stitcher, ranging from whimsical to contemporary to elegant designs.
Cat’s Whiskers Studio Pty Ltd, The Janie Hubble, from Western Australia, specializes in fresh, fun, whimsical and traditional designs for the cross-stitch and specialty stitch enthusiast.
Charles Craft  Established in 1967, Charles Craft is a leading manufacturer of needlecraft fabrics and stitchable accessories including afghans, pillows, towels, totes, baby & toddler items, Scrapbook SlipCovers, aida, evenweave fabrics, Monk's Cloth, Royal Classic table linens, waste canvas, holiday items, and their new Carolina Linen and Bright Ideas aida.
Clover Needlecraft Inc.  Tools and accessories for a variety of needlework and craft techniques.
Crescent Colours  Home to fine hand dyed cottons and silks for needlework. Also, our framing 'branch', The Family Tree Frame Company, providing primitive and shabby chic frames for finishing your projects.
Dames of the Needle/Fingerwork Dames of the Needle/Finger Work has a diverse wholesale selection of designs in Counted Thread, Hand painted Canvases, Punch Needle and Wool Applique. Dames of the Needle also has a diverse teaching selection that includes Finishing Techniques, Counted Thread Techniques, Wool Applique, Needlepoint and other Needle Art Techniques.
DebBee’s Designs DebBee's Designs features charted needlework designs for canvas, cross stitch, Hardanger, and punch needle, with beaded accessories to provide a little excitement in the tool box! For 5 years we've been supplying innovative designs with clear instructions and diagrams; learn a new technique or rediscover a familiar one with DebBee's Designs.

Designing Dogs A large collection of needlepoint canvases for hounds and humans. Distributor for Diane Foster, Savannah Designs, The Painter and Jay Schmetz.
 
Dinky-Dyes Hand-dyed silk, cotton, and perle thread for needlework. Distributor for The Cat's Whiskers Design Studio, Heirloom Embroideries, Twisted Oaks Designs, Vetty Creations, and The Gift of Stitching magazine.

The Drawn Thread The Drawn Thread has been publishing fine needlework charts since 1994. They specialize in sophisticated, traditional designs that are fun and challenging to stitch.

 
Dream House Ventures Exclusive distributor of Soy Luster threads. Distributor for bongo, By Mindy, and Elements.
Dutch Treat Designs Dutch Treat Designs easy-to-stitch tabletopper doilies are great for your holiday and special occasion decorating. Our Victorian motto adaptations, worked on perforated paper or fabric, offer the charm of yesteryear for today's home.
Edmar Co. Brazilian embroidery kits, books, and videos. Premium quality hand-dyed rayon threads in seven weights and over 200 color combinations.
Elizabeth Bradley Celebrating 26 years in business, Elizabeth Bradley kits feature designs inspired by by historical needlework. Famous for their wreaths and garden flower series.
European Crosstitch European Crosstitch is the World Distributor for Chatelaine Designs by Martina Weber, Designs by Judy Dixon and European Crosstitch Collection and the U.S. Distributor for Passione Ricamo Designs by LGL, Der feine Faden and Papillon Creations. Come visit our site to see all of the beautiful designs available to you.
Evertite Stitchery Frames Evertite Stretcher Bars and Evertite Stitchery Frames, or “Evertites” as they are sometimes called, are wooden stretcher bars with a built in mechanism that enables you to adjust tension without removal of your canvas or linen. Slate Frames, Magnet Dock and Magnets also available.
F.A. Edmunds Manufacturing and Distributing fine needlework items for more than 55 years. We have Hoops, Frames, Stands, Stretcher Bars, Scroll Frames and accessories for all your stitching needs.
Fern Ridge Collections An exciting, often quirky, always different and fun, wholesale company with an eclectic mix of needlework accessories, unique laying tools, linen needlework kits, needlepoint kits, beaded peyote kits and more! Pat Cherry and Peggy Tipton, two friends with a love of needlework and beads, joined together to form this small company.
Fleur de Paris We carry the full line of Zweigart, DMC, Kreinik, Anchor floss and perles, Appleton velour yarn, tes knitting needles, European tassels, and Dazor lamps. Exclusive distributor of Trubey and Sandra Gilmore (Once in a Blue Moon) canvases.
The Gentle Art Purveyors of the gently hand over-dyed Sampler Threads that give needlework that antiqued, faded, folkart look. The original over-dyed company with colorfast colors, used in cross stitch, punchneedle, quilting and needlepoint.
Gloriana Threads Gloriana offers several lines of hand-dyed threads and ribbons for fine embroidery: Silk, Silk Ribbons, Princess Perle, Princess Perle Petite,  Luminescence, and Lorikeet.
Handblessings Designer of the popular "Hooked On" cross stitch series
 
Handy Caddy Handy Caddy, The Clear View Organizer features two sizes of Handy Caddies and Clear View Tote Bags. Original Handy Caddy: Stands (11” x 7” x 5”) 5 colors: Black, Red, Pink, Purple, Green. Long Caddy with Detachable Strap: (14” x 7” x 5”) 5 colors: in Red, Shocking Pink, Purple, Yellow, Turquoise. Clear View Tote Bags (18” x 14” x 6”) 8 colors: Black, Pink, Red, Shocking Pink, Purple, Yellow, Green, Turquoise.
Handy Hands We sell a full line of tatting supplies for needle and shuttle tatters. In business since 1990, Handy Hands carries books, patterns and inspirations for the both amateur and professionals.
Hoffman Distributing Co. Wholesale distributors of counted cross-stitch books and leaflets, Crescent Colours hand dyed threads, Dazor magnification lamps, punchneedle designs and more! We are also the exclusive distributor of the Limited Edition kits by Mirabilia Designs.
Images stitchery design Lap-stitch frames and other stitching accessories. Hand made in Wisconsin.

Imaginating, Inc. We have been in business since 1979 utilizing the talents of many designers which allows us to bring you a variety of unique designs. Please visit our website to see new items as well as older titles.

Ink Circles Ink Circles brings to you a unique collection of original graphic samplers and Celtic designs. Ink Circles is also proud to distribute the designs of Alessandra Adelaide Needleworks (of Italy, Seba Designs (blackwork designs from Turkey), and Needlemania.

Jeanette Douglas Designs Canadian based company specializing in cross stitch and counted thread designs using specialty stitches.

Just Another Button Company Handmade polymer clay buttons, ideal for embellishing all types of needleart. Over 700 designs available.

Kreinik Metallic, silk, and iron-on threads plus embellishments. We also distribute Tokens & Trifles perforated paper, scissors, needles, needlework tools, real metal threads, silk gauze, garment canvas, and more.
The Marking Samplar For 10 years, The Marking Samplar has celebrated the wonderful history of marking samplers and needlework enthusiasts with a fabulous selection of charts, gift items, antique sewing tools, antique samplers, and sampler related out-of-print books.

Milady’s Needle Milady's Needle specializes in counted thread designs based on traditional and original sampler motifs & themes. Available in our collection are Samplers, Sampler Reproductions, Needlework Accessories including our popular ruler series and Holiday ornaments.

Needlework Show, The We are the only wholesale needlework show in the virtual world! Buyers pre-register and are verified as a business owner; vendors reserve "booth" space and sell directly to buyers), but...this is the little bit different part...unlike other tradeshows, we provide consumer viewing pages!

Norden Crafts Full line distributors for Zweigart, Weeks Dye Works, Kreinik, DMC, Anchor, R&R Reproductions, Graziano Linens, CTR Punchneedles, Morgan No-Slip Hoops, Gingher Scissors, Q-Snap, John James Needles, Piecemaker Needles, Daylight, 175+ designers represented, K's Creations, Handi Clamp, Just another Button Co., Mighty Bright Lights, and 100's of gadget items!

Nordic Needle Distributor of hundred of needlework tools and gadgets. Thousands of books, kits and accessories for counted canvaswork, cross-stitch, Hardanger, huck embroidery, tatting, Blackwork embroidery on paper and ribbon embroidery.

POS IM/Micro Solve Point of Sale and Inventory Management software for needleart retailers. Features include e-commerce, gift cards, and class management.

Pegasus Originals Cross stitch patterns including the popular Journeys with Jimanie series by Stephanie Seabrook Hedgepath, Popular Dogs designs, Marty Bell, wildlife and more!

Point of it All Designs The Point of it All Designs represents everything from the fun and most whimsical to the ultra sophisticated in handpainted needlepoint. Visit our website for Christmas Houses, Emma Ball, Squiggee, EBS, Dee Ross, Peas of Mind, Jenny Henry, Hyla H Hurley and The Point of it all Designs.

Punchneedle Marketplace All punchneedles brands, yarns, floss, weavers cloth, patterns, kits, books, rugs and more.

Presencia USA Distributor of Finca brand solid dyed perle cotton, Mouline stranded embroidery floss, cotton sewing threads, rayon machine and handy embroidery thread, crochet cotton and bobbin lace thread.

R&S Designs Welcome to the home of Easy-Count Guideline, a cross stitch product by R & S Designs, Inc. "Easy-Count Guideline" will assist the stitcher in locating the exact point to stitch on the fabric by forming boxes to match the cross stitch grid pattern.

River Silks 100% hand-dyed silk ribbon. 4mm, 7mm, 13mm available in many colors.

Raymond M. Crawford Needlepoint Whimsical and unique canvases for the stitcher who wants to have fun! Christmas from the past, Halloween, silly sayings, and lots of desserts for your sweet tooth.


Rosewood Manor Award winning cross stitch designs by Karen Kluba, specializing in quilted look designs, unique samplers, bell pulls and bell pull rods.
Sammann Co Inc. (Peepers) Reading eye glasses in fun styles and colors. Peepers glasses including reading, reading sunglasses, computer, and bifocals.
Satin Stitches Hardangersom designs are never out of date! From large to small almost two hundred patterns are available as chart packs. Contact for a thumbnail catalog of selected designs.
Stitching Pretty Distributor of fantastic count cross stitch designs by Michelle Ink Needlework Designs, ByGone Stitches, Chen Designs and Carol's Needle Sketches.
Stitchin'spiration Welcome to the colorful world of Blackwork! Needlework designs by Sally Rudkin. Specializing in blackwork, cross stitch, notecards, and the Year of Blackwork Series.
Sudberry House Footstools, lined oak boxes, trays, book-ends, coasters and trivets in many sizes and finishes for mounting needlework.
Sullivans USA Introducing 486 colors of 100% Egyptian cotton embroidery floss. Now also carrying embroidery, knitting and crochet accessories.
Sweetheart Tree, The The Sweetheart Tree, founded in 1984 by designer Sandra Cox Vanosdall, is well known & respected in the industry & provides a complete selection of high quality cross stitch designs to stitchery enthusiasts across the United States and abroad. Over 800 designs are now available in leaflet, kit and card formats and represent a multitude of different styles from whimsical to traditional to contemporary often using a variety of added stitches with explicit diagrams and clearly written directions to help expand the needle worker's repertoire.

Tamsco Precision Tools
Manufacturer of needlepoint scissors & precision stainless steel tools. Custom-manufacturing & private-label available.
Treenway Silks Treenway Silks fills all your creative needlework needs with 100 hand-dyed solid colours in silk ribbons and threads. 74 hand-painted variegated colour schemes available in the Montano Series; the Canadiana Series is composed of 30 colour schemes and the Gulf Islands Series with 17 colour schemes.
Valdani Threads Manufacturer of unique and absolutely stunning hand over-dyed colorfast threads for all techniques. Also, being the creator of the 3-strand floss, Valdani offers you No Work, Just Fun ball-wound floss for punchneedle, in the most exquisite Designer collections.
Victoria Sampler, The The Victoria Sampler mainly distributes Sampler Designs and Accessory Packs by Thea Dueck, as well as Cathy Jean's Designs and Lisa Archer's Finishing techniques. The VS Website has many features: including Trunk Show and Teaching schedules, Stitch Animations, Cyberclasses, online Boutique, VSRetreats, Newsletter, and many Free Patterns.
Voila! C’est Fini! Handpainted canvases for belts, shoes and handbags. Finishing and stitching service.
Westminster Fibers Distributor for Glorafilia and Anchor needleart products
Wichelt Imports Your complete distributor of fabric, books, kits and accessories including: Mill Hill, Permin, Jobelan, Heritage Stitchcraft, Eva Rosenstand, Debbie Mumm, Gingher, Thea Gouveneur, DMC, Rico, YLI, and Kreinik.
Yarn Craft Supplies Supplier for knitting, crochet and needleart accessories; pattern designers; Christmas stockings, Dovo and Tooltron Scissors, and African reed baskets.
Yarn Tree Your store's best source for counted cross stitch! We have many of our own products including Stitcher's Lotion, perforated paper, glass paperweights, journals, Olde Time Santas and Snow Folks kits, Stitcher's Watches and Earrings, plus Zweigart, Charles Craft, Gingher, American Dream, Dohler, John James, books from your favorite designers and more!
Zweigart A large manufacturer of fine quality cross-stitch and needlepoint products. We offer afghan fabrics, linens, plainweaves, patterned fabrics, pre-finished items, fancy weaves, table linens, stitch bands, needlepoint canvas, and a new consumer publication "At Home With Needlework."
 

Needlework Retailer,117 Alexander Avenue PO Box 2438, Ames, Iowa 50010. Phone: 800-561-5380 or 515-232-6507. Fax 515-232-0789. email info@needleworkretailer.com

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