 Welcome to our Best Sellers Page! These are a few of our really fun things that keep selling time and time again! They may not be the newest... but they're definitely worth a visit. We were filling up our Products We Carry and Just Arrived pages, and were afraid they'd take too long to load. This solves the dilemma, and gives you something else fun to look through! Hope you find things you can't live without!!! | |
 Needle-SafeThese have been around 'since the beginning of time!' 2-1/4 x 4-1/2 x 5/8 an inch in size... they are pretty plain looking, but SUPER handy! Opening it up, you'll find both sides are lined with magnets to hold needles. I have my scissors with a little fob on them in there... needles, threaders,
a little highlighter sheet, a small crystal nail file...you can get a lot
of stuff on one of these! Now, the hinge is plastic. The minute you drop
this for the first time, it will break. There isn't a shopowner in sight at a class at Market that isn't carrying around one of these that broke in their shop! We all have 'em... complete with rubber band around them... 'cause they're still good -- even with a broken hinge! Kind of like a 'rite of passage!' I whip mine out of my stitching bag going thru the metal detectors as the airport, and it ALWAYS goes thru with no problems! Definitely an 'Old Faithful!' | |
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| Autumn Snapperland! from Bent Creek 'Autumn is a second Spring, when every leaf is a flower.' Bent Creek's final celebration of the Four Seasons -- in Snapper Card Designs! Presented in 4 small individual designs, Harvest Time is the first, with the barnyard and scarecrow outside. Autumn Walk is the second... the trees wander and follow the hikers a bit. Pumpkin Hunt and Turkey Farm finished it up!!! Each square design is a small 'Snapper' card, that includes a snap as its embellishment. Tying all these small squares together is the complimentary border chart and embellishment package... just like we have been treated to for Winter, Spring and Summer Snapperlands!!! A really cool series... we just finished an auto-ship for the rest of the cards in this set. You'll recall Snapperville... the set of 6 houses and businesses... a little town. Then, we were treated to Spring, Summer and Winter Snapperlands -- each of these containing 4 card designs, the border chart and embellishment packs. Quite a collection... each of the seasons or little town are charming, and definitely customer favorites!!! | |
 Punch It! from Lizzie*Kate It is very hard to pick a best seller among the punchneedle designs. But here's one of our favorites! If you're a PN fan, check out our Punchneedle Designs page, too. Lizzie Kate's new 2007 monthly set of small 3 x 3 punch needle designs has begun with February's design. Offered as the line drawing pre-stamped onto fabric, this one is full of pinks, buttermilk, and soft greens. Easy punching and great colors... our Mona finished the cover model! We've started an Auto-Ship on this new series. Each month we'll get a 3 x 3-ish design that'll take 2 to 3 hours -- tops -- to punch... always full of Lizzie Kate personality! | |
 A Needlework Garden and Needlebookfrom Olde Colonial Designs This is an endearing set of needlework 'things' that will be stunning in your collection of tiny stitchery cases and what-nots! A pretty little spot-motif design of traditional sampler elements, there are rabbits, the alphabet, a basket of plenty, and grand stylized florals. The needlebook sports smaller, matching versions of the main design. The set contains this main stitching basket -- complete with a tiny needlebook, and a matching Snip Basket. 
Needlework Garden is the main design, and is featured as a lining in the bottom of the 6 x 8 x 2-1/2 woven Nantucket basket, due to be available at the end of January, 2006. The basket itself is a work of art, because it features a finished maple bottom and removable maple lid. Beautifully woven, the basket is heavy in your hands, and feels very substantial. The needlework graces the interior bottom of the basket, revealed when you lift the cover! Included with the pattern are the chart, finishing instructions that include the templates, heavy board to stabilize the needlework, a ladybug button, snap, lining fabric and hand-dyed Weeks wool for the attached needlebook. You'll add the 32ct Light Mocha Linen and bits of overdyed flosses. (Collards, Schneckley, Bark, Aged Pewter, Briar Rose and Sweet Pea.) Special Stitches include Smryna, Lazy Daisy, Eyelets, Queens, and lots of Satins -- fun ones to do! Very pretty, I think this is an excellent value, because of the charming design and the wonderful basket that's just essential!!! (Now you'll need that little Snip Basket, shown below, too!) | |
Nuts Stitch Here from Trail Creek Farm Oh my Gosh... this is the cutest little acorn pillow... and it even has a matching square-tasseled pillow companion! Nuts Stitch Here is one of Trail Creek Farm's new Plumper Pillows - you get the already made and stuffed little pillow with the four already-covered fabric buttons, the ribbon hanger, luscious hand-dyed Colorscapes Linen, fabric to line the back of your stitching, acorn charm, and chart for this appropriate design. All you add is an hour or two of stitching and the schnibblets of overyded floss. After you stitch, just button it onto the finished pillow, and your DONE!!! The acorn pillow measures approx 6 x 7 x 3, and features a hanger that's large enough to fit around a doorknob. Wonderful browns and greens... this is sooo fun! |
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 Character Tape Measures with Personality!Well, aren't these the silliest little gizmos! Plastic tape measures... pull their tales, noses, or hair, and you're treated to 5 feet of tape measure!!! Measuring 2-1/8 square and 1/2 an inch thick, pull the tape, and press the center button to retract it. The cow, and puppy are patterned on the backside with their backs -- the puppy's pull is a bone, and the cow's is that hairy tail! Pinocchio's face is featured on both sides, and of course, you pull his nose!!! The happy face is solid yellow on their back side, pull the egg out of the chicken's rear (!), and tug on the Happy Face's wild hair! Very fun and functional for your stitching bag or kitchen drawer!!! (Wouldn't a little person just learning numbers and how to measure things with Dad love these???) | |
 Buzzzy Bumble Bee Tape Measure Well, if this isn't the CUTEST little thing... It's a tape measure dressed up as a bumble bee!!! Bright yellow and crisp black velveteen make up his stripes... and he features wired mesh wings and beaded feelers!!! Measuring approx 2-1/2 inches round, pull on busy-bee's tail... and you'll get a 60-inch tape measure that retracts when you squeeze his tummy! You can even sculpt those little wings!!! So much fun for your stitching bag, desk at work, the kitchen tool drawer, cute perched by your sewing machine... stick him with your plants... so you always know where you have a tape measure! So Cute! | |
Sheep Tape Measure  Oh my gosh, this is THE cutest little guy!!! A little furry acrylic 'woolen' lamb is the secret hiding place for a very handy tape measure!!! Pull on his little tail... and a 60-inch/150cm tape measure comes out!!! Then, squeeze his belly a bit... and away it goes! Measuring approx 3 x 3, and about an inch thick, our little lambs have ultra-suede feet, ears and face, are just the thing for a stitching bag!!! What a fun little gift... he's just so cute! | |
Crystal Nail Files from DOVO A 'bonus' from my German scissor manufacturer, DOVO, this is a 3-1/4 inch long glass nail file, that is absolutely wonderful to use! Because it's crystal, the file side will never dull. The grind is very fine... but really does a nice job. Just a perfect size for your purse or stitching bag, or even needlecase... these are functional and elegant! (My manicurist is from Germany, and she buys these from me each year at Christmas to give to the rest of her favorite clients! How's that for a testimonial?) |
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Needle Nick From Lizzie*Kate Santa has arrived in time to get you ready for the Holidays!!! Needle Nick is Lizzie Kate's newest Stand-up figure... available in a kit... with lots of cool embellishment goodies! Nick is stitched on 14ct Sand Lincoln Cloth -- a very neat-looking fabric that looks like a cross between Tula, Aida, and Davos! He is holding a basket full of greenery, a tiny pair of stork scissors, and even a miniature stitched bell pull banner!!! Finishing approx 8-inches tall, and 5-inches wide, he's worked with Rainbow Gallery Wisper, a touch of metallic, and Weeks Burgundy red, cream and green overdyed flosses. Just charming, LK has included the matching Holly-covered fabric she's used to finish him -- enough for the base and back, along with pattern and complete finishing instructions, too!!! Your Needle Nick kit includes the Lincoln, green stitchband, gold jingle bells, touches of beads, the tiny stork scissors, hand-dyed coat buttons, star charms for Nick's tree, gold metallic and Wisper threads, the white wicker basket, greenery, needle and of course the chart! (Whew!) You add your stitching love and the overdyeds from your stash! |
 
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| Flossie Claus Flossie Claus has arrived!!! Mrs Claus is here... complete with her basket of stitching! Just like Needle Nick, she's stitched on 14ct Lincoln fabric in red, green and cream overdyeds. Flossie's cape, collar and fir trim is stitched with Wisper thread from Rainbow Gallery -- an entire card is included in your kit. Flossie has a tiny 'JOY' bell pull in her basket, glasses around her neck, beads and buttons on her dress and apron, even greenery, and scissors for her stitching basket -- it's all included!!! Our Mona has written finishing instructions, and the pattern to construct Flossie just like the pic... and those are included in this kit, along with the red calico backing fabric!!! Such a cool deal!!! Flossie stands approx 8 inches tall... and your Nick NEEDS her!!! Note: Flossie's name was the result of a contest on Lizzie Kate's website a few weeks ago. Stitchers from all over the country suggested names, and then voted on the best ones. The winner, Rosalie -- from Maine -- who just happens to be one of our customers -- deserves a big, happy congratulations for her winning name!!! |
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Count Keepers from Jodie Ballou Here's a fun, functional new toy! A set of two needles, beautifully dressed and attached together with twisted cord, simply place one needle into the center of your fabric (or any other starting point). Count 10 or 20 squares/stitches and insert needle number two. Pick up the first needle to continue counting to wherever you want to end up... and you'll have counted correctly, and hopefully only once!!! Each Count Keeper is handmade and features a beautiful glass bead with elegant silver finding trims. They are all different, available in assorted colors, and sport a matching 3 to 4-inch twisted cord that attaches the bead to the needles. Very dressy and useful!!! Available in two needle sizes -- the #22 for larger fabrics, and the #28 for fine linens. |
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Scissor Blocks You saw these cool little butcher block wooden scissor holders last week... these are just like miniature knife blocks! Our Camp Wannasew Caretakers have been dabbling in woodworking... and during Camp this last spring, discovered we had a need for these... and presto! These are the results of their talents! Measuring approx 2 inches wide, and 3 inches high, each features two rectangular holes for scissors, and one round one for a laying tool or seam ripper (even the stylus for your sewing machine computer!). There is even a magnetic disc recessed into the right side to hold needles! Anyway, most 3 to 4-inch embroidery scissors fit the openings and stay perched ready for you to reach. Ours is pictured with two different scissors, along with one of our pewter laying tools. Very cool, very handy, and really quite a unique little gadget... these will make great gifts!!! |
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Mimi's Tape Measure from Olde Colonial Designs Quite the functional stitcher's gadget, this is an endearing stitching gadget -- a tape measure that is covered entirely in cross stitch!!! Your complete kit includes the retractable tape measure, linen, flosses, felt lining fabric, antiqued silver scissor charm, and wooden pull bead to stitch and assemble the most charming accessory your stitching tote has seen in some time! The picture shows it in my hand, so you can see the finished size... I just love it! The colors are soft taupes, raspberry, and moss green, it's stitched on 32ct creme linen... and truthfully, may be a challenge for some to finish. It's assembled entirely by hand... the instructions walk you through which pieces to assemble to which... and include actual sized templates for the felt interfacings. The tiny fob attached to the end of the measure is less than 1/2 x 1 inch... it's just enchanting! Available as the complete kit. |
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Fruit Pillows from Donna Vermillion Giampa This is a series of six beautifully detailed designs, each featuring a fruit of some sort. Stitched on various colors of 28ct linen, each measures 12 x 12 when finished, and will look fabulous on one of your chairs or couches! They are reminiscent of needlepoint designs... but charted for the cross-stitcher! Available as separate leaflets, they are charted for DMC floss, and contain only full cross stitches... no back stitching or quarter stitches! Linen cuts are available for each, as well. Click the image at right to see them all. |
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| Sitting Pretty from Valerie Pfeiffer One of many darling trios of fluffy baby birds, perched on a twig, just chirping away! Stitched on 28ct, they're teeny little things -- finishing approx 3 x 8." Beautiful colors, they are charted from Watercolor paintings by Valerie Pfeiffer. There are lots more in this series of Trios... click on the image to see the rest! Each is available as a single chart, from Heritage Stitchcraft of England! |
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Sampler Motifs and Symbolism By Hillside Samplings This is a beautifully done hardcover book that encompasses facinating info and 'trivia' about American and European sampler motifs found on works in the earlier centuries! There are 61 pages of 500 motifs listed alphabetically -- each with a brief description of it's meanings or history, and charts for 135 of them. At first, I thought... oh, these charts aren't something that I'd really use sometime... but upon reading through the pages... I couldn't put it down! Did you know that a crab is a symbol of deceipt and cruelty because of the way is was thought to prey on oysters? (I love crab dip... I'd never think anything bad about a crab!) Did you know that each of the 9 digits has specific meanings? And moths... they're frivoulous... they flutter around light, and are associated with the consumption of wealth, because they consume cloth!!! This book has pages and pages of cool things to learn! Following the dictionary, are five sampler charts that are full of those borders and motifs you've just learned so much about. I am really impressed with this book... if you ever want to design a family heirloom, or are simply a sampler-lover... you need this book! 95 Pages. |
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Vinyl Project Pouches These are the cool vinyl pouches that Bent Creek has used to package all their previous Zipper Kits! Available individually, without anything inside, these are great organizers! They're easy to open and close, see-through, and they come in a variety of great sizes -- something for every project you've got going! Soft, heavy plastic, they won't get brittle over time and will last and last! Choose from five sizes! |
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And They Sinned by Examplar Dames Design Co This is the story of Adam and Eve, stitched entirely in Sampler Threads of delicious, soft colors. While it looks normal, it is NOT! The stitch count of this is *only* 809 x 169! That's *only* 12 x 58 inches on 28ct!!! Signed by the designers on my birthday this year.. this is a lovely story about the Garden of Eden, and features hundreds of motifs, borders, and lots of alphabets and verses. The chart comes to you on 4 11x17 pages, and although it's done entirely in regular cross stitches... I challenge you to find a more endearing piece! It's been done for competitions already, and stitched over one thread on 40ct silk gauze. Esther remarked today that it would fit perfectly on her scroll frame... and we laughed about how she could carry it around 'forever' in her tote bag! This is truly one of the most remarkable needlework pieces I have ever seen... I took it home, and will probably start it! (A special note here... When I opened my teeny needlework shoppe in 1984, I knew there would be, and looked forward to, the days I would be able to sit behind my little sales counter and stitch for a few hours between customers. Well, since that quiet stitching time never came to be... and my evening stitching time has taken second place to book-keeping... I'm REALLY picky! I REALLY like this one... and right now, I intend to finish it!!! Give me 5 years!) Available as a chart... please don't pass this up... it's literally bigger than you! |
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The Star De-Tailor This is handy gadget, that helps you anchor short threads. Simply insert the long wire through the back of stitches, catch the too-short ends and pull them through! Great as a small needle threader, too! The star on the end is opalescent plastic, and has a tiny loop so you can attach it to something for safe keeping. |
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The Bench From K's Creations, this is a cool, collapsible foot stool that's just the right size for us stitchers! Raising your feet a little off the floor can take so much stress off your lower back... you'll be amazed! Easy to fold up and tuck into your tote
bag, this smoothly finished oak stool measures just 5 1/2 x 11, and 5" high. The legs fold up under it, and a fancy bolt fastens them in place, making a bundle that is only 3" thick! It takes 2 seconds to unfold... and is just the right size to tuck under your feet while you're stitching! Perfect for stitching weekends, traveling, whatever! |
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| Do You Have A Clover Yet? This is the coolest little gadget by the Clover Company! Availability is scarce these days for these... it's an antiqued gold thread cutter that feels heavy for it's teeny size! Look closely, there is a recessed, protected razor blade -- circular -- inside, and lots of slits around the edges to insert your thread and cut! No scissors!!!!! It's decorated with flowers on both sides and there is even a loop at the top to attach to a chain or to tie onto something. Just perfect for travelling! Every stitcher's Christmas stocking needs one, as well as every stitching bag in America!!! |
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 The Zipper SeriesComplete kits, these are packaged in a plastic pouch with a zipper across the top -- hence the name: Zippers! Always stitched on 18ct linen, usually with #5 perle cottons, most of the designs each time include overdyed colors, or hand-made embellishments. All of the previous kits are still available, so take a look at them here. | |
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| Holiday Pin Series 13 Santa is one of the six new ornament/pin-sized Mill Hill Holiday kits. A really nice assortment this year, each is available as a complete kit of the chart, flosses, beads and Treasure embellishments. Cute on the Christmas Tree, too, they finish approx 2 x 3. Follow our links to see the previous sets! 2002 Christmas Pins Holiday Pins XI Holiday Pins X | |
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| Medieval Santa Ornaments For the 8th year, Mill Hill has released a trio of Olde World Santa designs, stitched mostly in floss, with touches of beads. Each Santa is stitched on 14ct brown perforated paper, and finishes approx 3 x 4-1/2 inches. Number 22, 23 and 24 in the set now... they ALL go together... and have always been popular every year! Joining the Polars, Musicals, Mountaineers, Alpines... all are still available... and pictured on our Mill Hill Kits Pages! Offered as complete kits of 14ct paper, flosses, beads and instructions... these are a steal at $6.00 each! | |
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| Santa's Closet! Santa's Sack is something you'll find if you have the chance to peek into Santa's closet! Mill Hill's new 2006 set of small beaded ornament kits features a set of Santa's clothes!!! Very fun to stitch and hang each close-by each other on the tree, this is a great idea! The set includes his hat, mittens, the sack, stockings, coat and boots. So cute... you could split the mittens, boots and stockings into smaller individual gifts if you want... even stitch the tiny presents from the sack as mini-ornaments! Complete kits of the paper, beads, and embellishments, these finish approx 2 x 3... and are a really good value, because of all the good 'stuff' you get in them! Pick your favorites, or get the whole set! | |
Q-SNAPS Cool little gadgets, Q-Snaps
are INDISPENSIBLE! They are a very lightweight frame, designed to hold your needlework fabric tight, and straight on the grain...for neater and easier stitching. There are several sizes available... and
each set in interchangeable with the others... but the newest is this teeny little one, which is pictured. Sometimes you just need a LITTLE something! Hard to decide on the best combination of sizes!!! Available are: |
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PILLOW KITS from Pine Mountain: The cutest little pre-finished pillow kits! Even though they are new, they made our Best Seller List almost immediately. In fact, they are going out the door so fast we are having to reorder weekly! These complete kits include a pretty PRE-FINISHED pillow -- I think all of them use Debbie Mumm fabrics -- the stitching fabric, chart, floss, needle and a cute ceramic button, or handmade clay attachment. The designs are really simple, yet so cute... TOPS, 2 - 3 hours of stitching, each! Some have little electronic music buttons in them... but most, just fun quick and easy designs. Choose from TONS of occasions and holidays: Birthday; 4th Of July; Christmas; Halloween; Each of the Four Seasons; Baby; Sports; Noah; Gardening; Mom; Dogs and Cats; School. It's going to be hard for you to decide on only a few!!! Click here or on the image at right to see the entire collection. Kits: $15.95 each |
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Sterling Silver Stitches, and Needlework Tools Designed by: Charland Designs These sterling silver charms are the coolest! They are tiny silver stitches that are perfect on a necklace, charm bracelet, a sampler, a special stitching basket or needle case... just anywhere! So fun to collect, because they're affordable, and make great gifts for your stitching friends. We have a framed display in the shop, and have photographed them on our display to show you. Click the large image at right to see a full page of them. The images there are very close to the actual size! Kind of hard to decide on only one or two... so get a bunch! Maybe treat yourself to one a month??? |
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Uncle Bills Tweezers These have been customer favorites for years! 1 1/2" Silver Grippers, these are wonderful little tweezers. They are perfect for grabbing errant threads on your work, and picking out the cut threads in your Hardanger Embroidery work. The tips are super sharp, and the sides are strong heavy gauge stainless. They are very easy to grip and hold, and just the slightest pinch pressure gets you what you're trying to grab! Great for your first-aid kit, too, if you have a sliver! They come in the coolest little clear plastic tube, with a screw-off cover, too! Every stitching bag should have a pair! |
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