shops
Pocket Full of Stitches to Remain Open
The popular Lubbock needlepoint shop (and website) Pocket Full of Stitches will remain ope under the new owners after April 1, 2010. The current owners are retiring and have sold the shop. Business will continue as usual. Social Bookmarking »
On the Road Again — Shop Memories While Traveling
One of the happiest things I know about traveling is visiting needlepoint stores. Today I want to salute a few stores that I visited for the wonderful things I found there. – In Ann Arbor, on a business trip, I saw Watercolours for the first time. Amazingly enough I only bought one skein,... »
Crewel World – Past LNS
When I moved to California in 1980, I was sort of lost for needlepoint. Yes, there were some stores in San Francisco, but I didn’t have time on my lunch hour to get to them. There was a knitting and needlepoint store on my way home from work, but it was not too exciting.... »
The Pine Needle — My First LNS
Isn’t that name just too cute? It was my first needlepoint shop and I started going there in 1980. The shop was in Wexford, PA (Pine Township), right next to Wexford Antiques. Looking like a little 40’s cottage on the outside, it had 4 rooms and was, I think, the Wexford Post... »
August Winner & Let’s Salute the Shops!
The winner of August’s contest is Melissa. Congratulations to her, she’ll be getting five skeins of thread. The theme for September’s contest will be “My Favorite Needlepoint Shop.” Needlepoint shops are often the unsung heroes of the stitching world. You visit them when you have run out of thread. I’m spending time in one near my... »