With this list of embroidery and stitching shops all over the world, my intention is to create a carefully selected resource for fellow crafters seeking local needlepoint shops (LNS).
This collection lists a lot of traditional brick-and-mortar stores, but want to go beyond. It’s first of all a celebration of small businesses recommended by other crafters who share a passion for the art of needlework.
You’ll find not only charming physical shops, but also online-only sellers that deserve a special place in your crafting journey. Additionally, I’ll be featuring occasional gems, like annual fairs that bring together a vibrant community of craft enthusiasts.
Each entry comes with the personal touch of a recommendation, ensuring that you’re not just finding a store: you’re connecting with a trusted community of fellow craft enthusiasts. Take also a moment to check who’s behind each review: when available, you’ll find a link to a web page of the reviewer.
To make your journey even more accessible, there’s a complete map of the physical stores, ensuring you can find these crafting gems with ease.
Table of contents
About this ever growing list
This will be a never ending post. I’ll keep adding shops to the list as soon as I find them, or someone suggests them.
So if you know of an embroidery shop that’s worth visiting, jump to the comments section and let everyone know! I’ll add it to the list, with your name and personal link, if you like it.
All the shops
Countries: 16
Reviewers: 69
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Stitch Point on Friendly
This store carries every DMC shade.
One thing you get from this store besides lots of shades of thread is advice. The owner can tell you the difference between the different types of metallic threads and things that you cannot get at the big-b. Love local shops with local ladies!
She sells more for people doing crocheting, knitting, needle point and things like that.
Try to buy from the small shop owner whenever you can.
Knapp-Carlsson
This store is old, founded in 1910.
The most impressive sight is the button section. It reminded me of a huge box of buttons that belonged to an aunt of a friend of mine, we used to go hunting for treasures in there as children. Well, the buttons in this shop gave me the same treasure-hunting sensation!
Here you'll find primarily sewing supplies, though you can also find embroidery thread, tools or notions.
The don't have an online shop, but you could orderd over the phone or via email: they do ship worldwide.
Au Liseron
I visited this gorgeous little shop in Lyon France yesterday.
This shop stocks everything for needlework, sewing and knitting.
Such helpful staff too.
Le Bonheur des Dames
The shop is in the old Passage Verdeau in Paris, amidst art galleries and antique shops.
Embroideries, accessories, threads, small decorations, cross stitch kits and supplies
Thistle Needleworks
I've gotten embroidery thread (wool, silk, etc) at Thistle Needleworks in Wethersfield, CT (USA).
The people there are very nice and willing to make suggestions.
The people at the shop were pleasant & helpful.
Frau Tulpe Stoffe
This store has lots of yummy printed fabrics, like those from Japan.
They have an online shop and you can see more of the prints there.
Their affordable sewing courses are famous!
Forniture per sarte di Riccardo Rinaldi
A merceria which is a shop which carries embroidery threads, fabrics, buttons, ribbons, sewing notions and the like.
There was a table with discontinued Anchor threads on sale. I couldn't let that silk just sit there, or the pearl cotton either.
We had a delightful time going through all the drawers filled with threads.
This merceria is on the outskirts of Rome but in the case that you might be nearby on one of your travels to Italy, the store is in Via Millesimo no. 53 in the suburb called Torrevecchia.
Lenham Needlecraft
Lenham Needlecraft is an online shop worth knowing. It is run by Liz Tapper who was an Apprentice at the RSN. She is based in Somerset UK and also takes classes – some are online via Zoom so handy if you live a long distance away.
Some of the products she sells include Appleton’s wools (Tapestry and Crewel), canvas of various counts, MetalThreads, Mountmellick fabric and thread, other embroidery fabrics, needles, a sturdy hoop frame one of which I use myself.
Liz sells a selection of kits, some by herself (I have enjoyed doing many of these and found the instructions clear) and some by other embroiderers. She is knowledgeable and helpful. Please see her website for further information.
De Handwerk Boetiek
There is the online shop as well as a brick-and-mortar store. They and have been in business for over 20 years. English spoken.
Unique and very extensive collection of embroidery materials.
The Silk Mill
I'd like to add The Silk Mill for beautiful stranded fine silk. It's based in France but the owners seem to be English.
Service is great (I'm in Australia) and they only charge a flat shipping rate of 5 Euros no matter how big the order or where you live.
I really like it to stitch with, it doesn't snag as much as some silks - and it comes in 700 shades. Now and then they have a good special where you get a free pack of skeins if you spend x amount - that's when I stock up!
Stitchery
California (United States)
Campolmi Filati
Via Folco Portinari, 19-r Firenze (Italy)
I tried to come there 3 times but I seemed to visit during the long lunch-breaks . They are also closed Saturday.
But this store has the largest collection of knitting yarns, including hand-dyed, which are my favorites. I only bought the variegated Madeira cotton threads, which are very affordable. But if I have more luggage space for the bulky yarns, I would have bought the hand-dyed yarns (both cotton and wool), which are not available in Berlin.
Their prices are generally cheaper than in most stores, I think. And they have lots of yarns to choose from.
If you are also a needlepoint kit lover, there are some which are affordable, including a stamped Aida design of Florence itself.
Salty Yarns
Ask to speak to Sara, she is great!
They are specialized in counted cross stitch supplies.
Homespun Samplar
A great Etsy shop.
The best choice of Samplers from Prairie Schooler, Blackbird, Plum Street Samplers and tons of materials, stitching needs!
I absolutely love the shop! And I had a couple questions about stitches on a chart and she was very easy and nice to answer my questions! A 10 in my book!
West Village Knit and Needle
Great selection. Helpful and knowledgeable staff.
They pay attention to the items they sell to be ethically sourced and and environment-friendly.
They offer classes, too.
Rita’s Needlepoint
Long running needlepoint store.
Staff is super helpful and polite.
They do workshop classes.
Annie & Company Needlepoint & Knitting
It's a a full service needlework store on two storeys on the Upper East Side of Manhattan.
You can find yarn, thread, cross-stitch patterns and craft accessories.
They also provide courses.
Rittenhouse Needlepoint
It's specialized in needlepoint, selling stitching supplies, patterns and books.
It also hosts classes.
Stitch
I have bought online from them. They advertise in the Australian magazine "Inspirations".
They have a wide range of products and brands.
Fobbles
My favourite needlework store is Fobbles located on the west coast of Cumbria in the north of England .
Beverley the owner is very knowledgeable and the shop though small carries a large amount of stock – including all Au Ver a Soie Soie D’Alger threads; Fine D’Aubusson; Gentle Arts Sampler threads; Weeks Dye Works; Classic Colorworks; Belle Soie; Painters Threads – Zweigart linens; patchwork fabrics ; Sue Spargo threads and fabrics ; embroidery books; cross stitch charts ; embroidery needles, pins, scissors and many accessories – literally a small Aladdin’s cave.
As well as the brick and mortar shop Beverley also supplies by mail order.
The brick and mortar store is not open full time – Beverley works alone – but it is easy to make contact and book a time to visit when mutually convenient with no obligation to buy but if you visit you’ll be doing well to get out without being tempted!
If you’re visiting the western Lake District do go for a visit
Hand & Lock
My experience has been as a location for classes and talks, but they have a selection of items for sale.
I would certainly recommend a visit when it is open to the public.
I think they are the last or one of very few commercial hand embroidery workshops operating in London, once a thriving trade.
They have mainly metal thread. Tours of the atelier require an appointment.
Tapisserie Ltd
It is located a stone’s throw from the V&A Museum.
They specialize in handpainted canvases for all kinds of needlework for smaller accessories to larger upholstered furnitures.
MacCulloch & Wallis Ltd
A glorious haberdashery and fabric store.
They have cotton, wool, fabric, sewing materials, patterns.
Knowledgeable staff.
StitchMakers
1295 Cameron Road, Greerton, Tauranga 3112 (New Zealand)
They stock DMC, wonderful threads.
A wide range of counted fabric - linens and evenweaves. Yet to get those onto the website. They are next.
The owner teaches Sue Spargo works and is slowly expanding the lines they carry of hers. She has all the enthusiasm of an over enthusiastic puppy dog!
Sommerfuglen
Vandkunsten 3, 1467 København K (Denmark)
Must visit for needlework crafters. I enjoy visiting craft shops when I visit a city, much more than visiting museums about crafts.
Sommerfuglen was wonderful, with a fine collection of fibers, kits and books. I purchased linen thread, two kits, and several books. The people there were fun and enthusiastic.
I made two visits while we in Copenhagen and will definitely visit again if we return.
Arco-Íris a Metro
Arco-Iris a Metro is a shop on the south bank of the river Tejo (Tagus). It’s a shop I’ve never personally visited but I’ve ordered online several times.
It has all you need for sewing and embroidery, knitting and crocheting. Fabrics, needles, threads, tools, you name it.
They also sell sewing machines and have knitting gatherings twice a week.
Website is https://www.arcoirisametro.com/ with both portuguese and english languages, Instagram is https://www.instagram.com/arcoirisametro/ and Facebook is https://www.facebook.com/lojaarcoirisametro/
Acorns & Threads
Expressions In NeedleArt
A shop selling needlepoint canvases, cross stitch, knitting supplies.
Au Ver a Soie, Pepper Pot, Rainbow Gallery, Threadworx, Weeks Dye Works, Gentle Arts, Picture This Plus, Miyuki, Malabrigo, Alpaca Yarn, and Cascade to name a few.
Golden Thread Needlearts & Custom Framing
Bispos Tecidos
Here’s my favourite shop, specially because it’s just a few streets down from me.
It’s called Bispos, and it has anything you can imagine related to sewing.
All kinds of fabrics: cotton, silk, felt, embroidered lace, tulle, sequined… whatever you need, they have. You get lost just looking.
They have a lower level with specialty heavy fabrics for curtains or rugs, for example.
There’s the haberdashery section with all the thread, needles, lace, cord and tools you need.
And there’s also a clothing section with skirts, trousers, coats, socks, hats and so on.
The website is https://bispos.eu/ but is currently on maintenance mode, and the instagram is https://www.instagram.com/bispostecidos/
Hobby House Needleworks
Great selection, excellent customer service.
They also have workshops that sound great. I've never attended, but a friend did, and she had a wonderful time.
They also have a quilt shop and I think knitting is on the way.
A Stitching Shop
4444 Morrison Road, Denver, Colorado 80219-2446 (USA)
The Stitching Shop has a ton of stuff.
From beads, silk ribbon, crystals, and buttons, to embroidery frames, Brazilian embroidery supplies, a ton of awesome threads like DMC, Accentuate metallics, Colour Steams, Dinky-Dyes, Glissen Gloss, a ton of Kreinik, Painters Threads Tentakulum, PurePallet, and so many other brands, I can’t list them all.
They have frames/hoops, needles, scissors and even Sudberry Boxes. It’s a beautiful shop. They have books, and magazines.
Stitch Boutique of Winchester
Needlepoint is their specialty.
(ED) This is the second location of the main shop in Boston.
Stitch Boutique of Boston
Needlepoint a specialty.
Downstairs full-service shop offers a large range of needlepoint supplies, fibers and weekly classes.
(ED) They opened a second location at 47A Church St, Winchester, MA
The World In Stitches
Cross stitch, hardanger, surface embroidery supplies and kits, needlepoint and painted canvases, knitting and crochet.
(ED) You may call for an appointment on the closing days.
Wellsley Needlepoint Collection
Stitchville USA
They have a huge selection of threads!
They also do framing. Over 4200 square feet of shop.
Threadneedle Street
485 Front Street North, Suite B, Issaquah, WA, 98027 (USA)
I like that the shop has a beautiful selection of threads, from standard DMC to wool to silk to hand-dyed specialty threads.
The store also has high quality fabric for different kinds of stitching, a good array of tools and needles, and a decent assortment of books and patterns.
Timeless Stitches
112 N Evans St # 3, Tecumseh, MI 49286 (USA)
The owner is friendly and knowledgeable, and a member of the Embroiderers Guild of America.
It is a small shop jam packed with goodies for embroidery, needlepoint, tatting, fine wool for knitting and other items.
Curated yarns/patterns for knitting, excellent tatting thread/pattern selection, needlepoint canvases and large selection of Paternyan wool. Space for gathering, classes.
The owner can order any stitching product through her suppliers.
RNS Royal School of Needlework Shop
Hampton Court Palace, Surrey KT8 9AU (United Kingdom)
There is a school and shop at Hampton Court Palace.
Lots to buy and you can take classes. They also have schools throughout UK and Scotland.
Hampton Court is their main base so they have kits, threads and etc.
Stitch-It Central
1161 Hamilton Road East, London, ON N5W 1B1 (Canada)
Stitch-It Central - Quilting. It’s also embroidery oriented.
Never been yet but have ordered online. Great fast service and lots of variety.
Echizenya Handicraft Shop
Echizenya Building, 1 Chome-1-6 Kyobashi, Chuo City, Tokyo 104-0031 (Japan)
It’s a small shop packed with thread, needles and other tools and parts. There is also some fabric, and other tools for other kinds of handwork using thread. The thread is upstairs, not on street level.
The ladies working there are knowledgeable, but unfortunately, don’t speak much English.
It’s also located about a five-minute walk from Tokyo station, so it’s easy to reach.
QuiltParty
1 Chome-23-2 Ichikawa, Chiba 272-0034 (Japan)
Yoko Saitos is my go to guru. I met Yoko at the 2016 Tokyo Quilt Show. I have done several of her quilts.
She sells embroidery and sashiko items as well.
Most of her kits are in English now. It's fun to go "International!"
Embroidery Marketplace
322-315 Heritage Drive SE, Calgary, AB T2H 1N2, (Canada)
Embroidery Market Place has a bit of everything for embroidery, her shop is well stocked with fabrics, threads, kits, notions, books, stands, you name it…
I like the personal customer service experience. I also like it’s a small local businesse ran by a very knowledgeable lady.
(Monica Zerpa)
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It sells amazing threads, including Finca by Persencia, Sulky, Colorworks, DMC, Rainbow Gallery, The Gentle Arts, Valdani, Weeks Dye Works, etc.
They sells kits, fabrics and notions.
Amazing shop.
(Jessica Devin)
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(ED) Online store, shop on premise by appointment and temporary pop-up stores in Alberta
Lizzy B’s
39 St Anne’s Rd, Winnipeg, MB R2M 2Y2 (Canada)
Lizzy B’s has a great selection of kits and charts and the staff is very helpful and friendly.
Their main focus is cross stitch, but they also have a nice selection of designs in other types of needlework like blackwork, canvaswork and Hardanger embroidery, to name a few.
They offer some really fun classes and have a Wednesday evening stitch-in.
Lizzy B’s also does custom framing.
Needlepoint Place
113 Marion St, Winnipeg, MB R2H 0T2 (Canada)
Needlepoint Place carries a beautiful selection of printed canvases as well as exclusive designs hand painted by the owner.
Some are available as complete kits.
The shop also has a nice variety of DMC and specialty threads to complete the canvases.
Gdil (גדיל ירושלים)
Natan Strauss St 11, Jerusalem, 9514206 (Israel)
They have every DMC floss color and many tools and accessories. They also have a nice selection of yarns; they offer knitting lessons and service is very friendly.
They are located in 11 Strauss St., just beyond the intersection of King George and Jaffa St. in the center of town – (King George becomes Strauss when it crosses Jaffa)
Phone 02-5827618
A Stitch in Time
Lower Level 247 Sandy Bay Road, Sandy Bay, Tasmania 7005 (Australia)
I ordered linen from the UK and was so happy with their service as well as supplies.
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(ED) Fun fact: it has been described as the “LNS at the End of the World”
BeBe Bold
25 Elton Street Lismore NSW 2480 (Australia)
Sells actual Olympus stranded cotton, which could only be found in Japan.
It’s located in Australia, but ships worldwide.
They also have supplies for Sashiko, different fabrics, Kogin, embroidery kits and patterns, books, needles and accessories.
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Stitchers’ Corner
Shop 1/220 Balcatta Rd, Balcatta, Perth, WA 6021 (Australia)
They have a great range of threads, fabric, kits, hoops etc.
Also she has a great range of threads (cottons and silks), a good range of linens and AIDA fabrics, sampler charts ie HATS, hand dyed silks from Beautiful Stitches (a local girl’s wonderful silks), the usual hoops, needles, pins, haby etc.
Map of the shops listed
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If you are an avid Pinterest user like me, we also have a Board with all the shops!
How this list was born and what it's about
One morning I opened my email to find a message from a reader of this website, Deb, who kindly suggested a new topic for a special post: “Have you kept a growing list of embroidery shops in your travels?”
Well, yes, sort of. But it never occurred to me that I could write it down on the website and make a list of shops for anyone to enjoy!
In the Travelling crafters section of this website I like to talk about places that could interest fellow crafters, museums to visit, secret corners to discover, regional traditions, artisans worth discoverying… also shops!
One of the first posts of this kind is particularly dear to me, the one about Brittany and Normandy: it’s the first post that gave me the idea for the Travelling crafters section, and it tells of a trip that was all about embroidery!
So starting from that one, I began collecting all the shops I ever visited, plus the ones suggested by friends or fellow crafters, to give you a selected list of embroidery and stitching shops worth visiting.
This is not just a list; it’s a crafted guide to special spots that might be off the beaten path. A way to uncover the extraordinary places that make our crafting experiences truly exceptional: the small business owners who pour passion and love into each item they sell.
Whether you’re exploring your local area or planning a crafting journey, I invite you to discover these gems that go beyond being mere suppliers – they are the heart of our crafting community.
What I love most about this project is that it’s collaborative and ever growing. I want to thank you all the crafters that took their time to write down reviews in support of their favourite sellers. Each one of them deserves our love and attention.
Add your own contribution!
If you know of an embroidery shop worldwide that’s worth visiting, jump to the comments section and let everyone know! I’ll add it to the list, with your name and a link of yours if available.
And if you are a small needlepoint shop, don’t be shy, get in touch to be listed! (All for free!)
Local Needlework Shops (LNS): what they are and why they matter
In the fascinating world of embroidery, sewing and stitching crafts in general, LNS holds a significant place.
LNS is short for Local Needlepoint Shops. But Local Needlepoint Shops go beyond being mere suppliers of crafting materials. They are curated spaces, both physical and virtual, where fellow crafters find a community that shares their passion. These are not just places to buy supplies: they are crafting havens waiting to be discovered.
In most cases, they offer classes and courses, in person or online, and are owned by knowledgeable people who can give you precious advices and teach you not-to-be-forgotten skills. Physical shops are often a meeting place for fellow stitchers to craft together or share experiences, projects, ideas.
In this collection of shops, LNS represents more than just stores; it signifies a network of trusted recommendations from crafter to crafter. Each entry in this list you are browsing, whether a brick and mortar store, an online shop or an annual fair, embodies the spirit of LNS.
Changelog
List of major upgrades to the listing:
- August 2022: first list published
- 12th January 2024: added a map of all the shops
- 29th February 2024: added filters and information about supplies sold
- 7th March 2024: added a page for each shop, with map and related shops from the same country
- 22nd March 2024: added country page with map
- 5th April 2024: created a Pinterest Board
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This is just wonderful. I went to a ribbon store near Peter Jones in London that I will never get over. I wish I could remember the name .
Thanks a million! Oh, if you remember the name please come back, I’d love to have it listed, too!
It may be VVRouleaux. This is the website : http://www.vvrouleaux.com.
Thank you for your suggestion! Could you tell me what you find special in this shop, so I can add it to the list? Thank you again!
The Thread Studio in Perth Australia is an amazing Aladdin’s treasure cave of delectable threads, silks, hand dyed fabric, tools and lots more lovelies to tempt anyone who loves to create with textile art. https://www.thethreadstudio.com/catalogue/catfront.htm
And here in Toronto Canada I just found an embroidery tools crafter who makes the most wonderful half cones, couronne sticks and broche gold work tools. Tilted Workshop, richardpikul.com. My husband just picked them up for me this past weekend and I’m already working with them and love them.
Thanks a million! Could you please tell me more about it so I can add it to the list? Contact me privately if you prefer. Thank you again!
The Stitcher’s Muse Needleart in Nanaimo, BC, Canada
http://thestitchersmuse.com
Thanks a million! Would you tell what you like about this shop for other embroiderers? Thank you again!
Another one for your list:
Pontejos in Madrid
Has threads, fabric, wool, lace, sewing supplies, patterns, etc.
Madrid, Spain
Almacén de Pontejos
C. del Correo, 4, 28012
Madrid, Spain
http://www.pontejos.com
Thank you so much! Any additional comment about the shop and why you recommend it? Thank you again!
https://www.opusanglicanumembroidery.com/
unique medieval embroidery kits and goldwork supplies
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In the U.S.A. Needle in a Haystack in California. http://www.needlestack.com/
I have only used their online service, but a friend visited the shop and sent me video. I so wish I could spend some time there in person! They have a large variety of difficult to find fabrics and threads, beautiful patterns, all types of tools and notions and their customer service is excellent.
Wow, thank you so much for all your suggestions! I am adding every single shop you wrote about here to the listing. Thanks a million again! Please let me know how you want to be credited.
In Canada, Berlin Embroidery. There is no brick and mortar store. https://berlinembroidery.com/
Tanja Berlin carries fabrics, difficult to find embroidery tools, and supplies for Goldwork. She also offers online courses that are fantastic! She is a graduate of the RSN.
This seems lovely! Adding to the Online-Only listing, thank you!
In the USA, in California is Lacis Museum of Lace and Textiles. https://lacismuseum.org/
I have not been there, but I have contacted them for information and they have been very helpful. They offer courses too.
They also have a shop called Lacis. https://www.lacis.com/
Their shop has unique supplies for less well known styles of embroidery, they have lace making and weaving supplies, and have a large selection of books and pamphlets (many out of print) for sale on a myriad of types of embroidery. I was able to get booklets on Lagartera embroidery (a Spanish type of embroidery) which are impossible to find from them. They’re extremely knowledgeable and helpful.
That’s so unheard of! I love the connection between shop and museum! Thanks!
In the USA, Brooklyn, NY. The Blue Tatter Library. https://tatter.org/
It is a textile library with a collection of tools for all things textile that is beautiful. They sell some supplies and handmade objects. They have a collection of books about everything textile related that is heavenly. They offer courses online and they used to have in person courses too. You can visit by making an appointment.
Oh well about this place I’d like to post a full article! Not a needlework shop in the strict sense, but a haven for textile lovers!
Fabulous all around needlework shop. No handicap access though and it’s down a set of stairs. The proprietor, Patricia, is completely bilingual (French and English) so lots of help from her. LOVE this place and could spend hours here if my pocketbook would permit.
L’atelier de Pénélope
1368B, rue Saint-Jacques,
L’Ancienne-Lorette, Quebec
G2E 2X1 (Inside Plaza Saint-Jacques)
CANADA
418 634-0050
[email protected]
https://www.latelierdepenelope.com
Wow, thanks a million! I’m adding this to the listing, thank you again!
My fav embroidery supplies shop in Benoni, South Africa.
It’s called “d’Wolhuys”
https://spinnerin.co.za/Pages/Embroidery.asp
Here’s a link to their website.
Thanks a million for the suggestion! What do you find special about this shop? Thank you again!
A few of the ones in Massachusetts, USA
Stitch Boutique, Winchester, MA . Needlepoint a specialty.
https://stitchboutiqueofboston.com/index.html
World in Stitches, Litteton, MA. Cross stitch, hardanger, surface embroidery supplies and kits, needlepoint and painted canvases, knitting and crochet
http://facebook.com/twisinc
Wellsley Needlepoint Collection, Wellsley, MA. Needlepoint canvases, kits, and finishing services
https://www.wellesleyneedlepoint.com/
Thanks a million! Could you please tell us what you like about those shops? I’ll be glad to post your reviews! Thank you again!
Some Canadian shops:
Gitta’s Charted Petit Point, Mississauga Ontario (online and physical shop – wider selection than the name implies)
Kimat Designs , Whitby, Ontario (online and physical shop as well as a traveling shop in a trailer)
Sew Fancy, Guelph, Ontario (online and in person by appointment)
Thank you so much! Would you add other comments about those shops, for fellow stitchers? Thank you again!
Hi, I would like to suggest you include https://www.goldeneedle.com/
The store is in Texas now but used to be our wonderful local store in Port Charlotte, Florida. Lisa, who owns the store has an encyclopedic knowledge of needlecraft and stocks a huge number of kits, patterns and supplies. I miss that store but can order online for my needs.
Thanks a million! I’ll add it to the listing right away!
Please include Acorns & Threads, 4475 SW Scholls Ferry Rd #158, Portland, OR 97225
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Greetings.
Here’s my favourite shop, specially because it’s just a few streets down from me.
It’s called Bispos, and it has anything you can imagine related to sewing.
All kinds of fabrics: cotton, silk, felt, embroidered lace, tulle, sequined… whatever you need, they have. You get lost just looking. They have a lower level with specialty heavy fabrics for curtains or rugs, for example. There’s the haberdashery section with all the thread, needles, lace, cord and tools you need. And there’s also a clothing section with skirts, trousers, coats, socks, hats and so on.
The website is https://bispos.eu/ but is currently on maintenance mode, and the instagram is https://www.instagram.com/bispostecidos/
Thanks a lot! I’m adding the shop to the listing right away!
I forgot to leave the address: R. Luís de Camões 4, 2775-235 Parede, Portugal
Thank you again!
Arco-Iris a Metro is a shop on the south bank of the river Tejo (Tagus). It’s a shop I’ve never personally visited but I’ve ordered online several times.
It has all you need for sewing and embroidery, knitting and crocheting. Fabrics, needles, threads, tools, you name it.
They also sell sewing machines and have knitting gatherings twice a week.
Website is https://www.arcoirisametro.com/ with both portuguese and english languages, Instagram is https://www.instagram.com/arcoirisametro/ and Facebook is https://www.facebook.com/lojaarcoirisametro/
Address: Alameda de Guerra Junqueiro 34A, 2810-072 Laranjeiro, Portugal
You are a wonderful source of information! I’m adding this also, thank you again.
Oh, thank you. I’m just sharing the services I’ve used successfully and I think there’s not much info for our little country out there 🙂
That is really useful. I hope we can help the LNS businesses in your country with this little shop list!
My favourite needlework store is Fobbles located on the west coast of Cumbria in the north of England . Beverley the owner is very knowledgeable and the shop though small carries a large amount of stock – including all Au Ver a Soie Soie D’Alger threads; Fine D’Aubusson; Gentle Arts Sampler threads; Weeks Dye Works; Classic Colorworks; Belle Soie; Painters Threads – Zweigart linens; patchwork fabrics ; Sue Spargo threads and fabrics ; embroidery books; cross stitch charts ; embroidery needles, pins, scissors and many accessories – literally a small Aladdin’s cave .
As well as the brick and mortar shop Beverley also supplies by mail order. The brick and mortar store is not open full time – Beverley works alone – but it is easy to make contact and book a time to visit when mutually convenient with no obligation to buy but if you visit you’ll be doing well to get out without being tempted!
If you’re visiting the western Lake District do go for a visit http://www.fobbles.co.uk Tel: 019467 24764
Thanks a million! I’m adding it to the list!
Lenham Needlecraft is an online shop worth knowing. It is run by Liz Tapper who was an Apprentice at the RSN. She is based in Somerset UK and also takes classes – some are online via Zoom so handy if you live a long distance away. Some of the products she sells include Appleton’s wools (Tapestry and Crewel), canvas of various counts, MetalThreads, Mountmellick fabric and thread, other embroidery fabrics, needles, a sturdy hoop frame one of which I use myself. Liz sells a selection of kits, some by herself (I have enjoyed doing many of these and found the instructions clear) and some by other embroiderers. She is knowledgeable and helpful. Please see her website for further information.
Thank you so much! I’ll add it to the list!
Bonhuer Des Dames in Paris – https://www.bonheurdesdames.com/fr/
Thank you! Would you please tell me what do you like about this shop to be added to the list? Thank you again!