New needlepoint thread at the Bristly Thistle Florida

I just finished unpacking the entire collection of Trebizond silk thread—all of the colors (over 190) with wonderful families for shading. Trebizond is a joy to stitch with—use it “as is” on 18 count canvas. The thread is a twisted filament silk with a very high sheen. Although you can use it as is, you can also separate it into 3 strands and lay it smooth and flat. For the colors, the sheen and the ease of use, Trebizond is one of my favorite threads to stitch with. 10 yard reels are $3.50 and available on our web site.

Needlepoint sale at the Bristly Thistle

We are chock full of canvases here in our Florida store—both Kathy Schenkel and Raymond Crawford trunk shows are here and ready go home with you at 20% off.

Kathy Schenkel’s wonderful designs are perfect for special stitches. In fact, many of her canvases come with her very own stitch guides. My favorites? The stand-up Santas, tiny cubes with bead accents and the mini-socks with critters. My favorite new mini-socks come with African critters–monkeys, tigers, hippos, elephants and more. The tiny cubes are wonderful gifts—they stitch up quickly, are adorable and you get the easy instructions to finish them yourself.

Raymond Crawford’s designs are full of bright color and also lend themselves to special stitches and threads. His Christmas designs hint at a bit of the days of Bing Crosby and Bob Hope yet look wonderfully modern.