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The shop for all your stitching needs....
and wants!
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For more than 25 years, Village Stitches in Bloomington, Illinois, has provided superior service and supplies to stitchers from near and far, and our new owner is proud to carry on this tradition. With the largest selection of canvases and fibers in Central Illinois, you're sure to find just the right needlepoint project to suit your tastes. Don't see what you want? Our shop orders hand painted canvases from hundreds of designers, and offers custom painting for that one-of-a-kind masterpiece. And when your work of art is complete, trust Village Stitches to have it finished to your satisfaction.
For those that prefer charted work, we have expanded our inventory to include cross stitch charts and kits from your favorite designers. Fabric may be ordered and purchased by the square inch, and our selection is growing weekly. Stop by...new charts, fabrics and fibers arrive all the time, and we now offer Just Cross Stitch magazine!
Knitters too can choose from an array of yarns, patterns and excellent needle selections to complete a variety of fun projects. Stop in and view the scrumptious color palette and to-die-for pattern books of Mission Falls 1824 line. The Wool is a super-soft Super Wash, and the Cotton has a wonderful drape and feel for year round garments.
And gather all your goodies together in one of our totes. We carry a variety of styles to hold your needlework projects in fun, fanciful style.
Whether your passion is needlepoint, knitting, or cross stitch, our friendly staff is ready to assist you. So join us at Village Stitches, and bring your projects along. We love to see what you have been creating, and you are always welcome to sit and stitch!
Whew! We have returned from the TNNA Market in Columbus, Ohio and, as usual, we are exhausted but happy! This year, I was joined by the newest addition to the Village Stitches Family, Jackie. Market is a rather overwhelming initiation into the world of retail needlework, but she handled it like the seasoned stitcher that she is. We placed our initial order with Cascade yarns, starting with plenty of good old Cascade 220. I am looking forward to the addition of this line of fiber to our expanding yarn department! Dream in Color Smooshy will be joined by it's worsted weight sister, Classy, along with the fabulous Tulip sweater pattern. We placed an order for a great new pattern book with some awesome jackets and vests due out in October....a preview piece from this fashion forward collection will be in the shop before the summer is out. And, just before we left, I ordered some worsted weight in Chicken in the Woods! This yarn, dyed especially for Village Stitches by the very talented Ms. Stephanie, has caused quite a buzz. We are so proud and pleased to be able to offer such a wonderful product to our wonderful patrons!
In the Needlepoint department I am thrilled to announce the addition of the entire color selection of Paternayan wool in 8 yard skeins!!!!!! We will still provide the option of purchasing in 1 or 4 ounce hanks, but I think you will find the pull skeins a real treat when they arrive in July. In addition, the full color selection of Sprinkles, from Renaissance, should arrive around the same time. As for canvases, you know we can't pass up the Shelly Tribbey booth! I'll be hounding the UPS driver til these beauties arrive. Stitch-Its has a new addition to Georgette's Angel collection that we couldn't pass up, and Barb's translation of Prairie Schooler patterns to canvas are a delight. We are very excited to add these to our canvas selections!
It is such a treat to shop with the Village Stitches customers in mind. Whether you are old friends or new, we sure do enjoy finding just the right stitching projects to suit your fancy. Have fun! We sure do!
Happy Stitching!
Jennifer
 Our customers are always asking if our stitched models are for sale...and can you blame them? Sadly, for the most part, they are not available for purchase.
So naturally, we were thrilled to be accepted by Pure & Co. as retailers of their awesome handknit sweaters and wraps. Each piece is crafted out of 100% cotton, and comes in a bouquet of gorgeous colors. We are starting out by carrying their 3-button wrap.
We invite you to stop by the shop and have a look at this oh-so-welcome addition to our Knitting Department. And please, take a moment to visit the Pure & Co. website. This company is a breath of fresh air in a world of mass manufacturing.
Whats on Sale
With all the new stock coming in, I've run out of space so somethings gotta give! Here's the latest sale info at the shop:
All Worsted and Baby weight Utopia 40% off
All Love It and Love It Colors 30% off
We have created a 50% off shelf in the Yarn Dept. on the South wall which should be changing often
The $2.00 a ball shelf is now back by the Sale Canvas area near the North entrance
Remember....the early bird catches the best stash!
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What's Happening
What's On Sale
We have the first of our free classes scheduled so check the Class Schedule page for the particulars of this class and many other opportunities to pump up your stitching!
read A Note from Jennifer to find out about MARKET
Sit and Stitch Nights!
Along with our extra hours, we've added some sit and stitch evenings for some extra fun! Check out the Class Schedule page for the details.
Tons of new yarn! I can't even find room for everything! We are now carrying beautiful hand-dyes from Dream In Color starting with Smooshy. Classy is next. Just arrived: Chicken in the Woods from the workshop of one of our very talented local artists!!!!! Check it out here. A nice selection of Tatamy Tweed from Kraemer, and we've got a start on their cotton/acrylic sock yarn, Saucon. Lots of additions to the Comfort line, plus a ton of new colors of Poems....I know I've left a bunch out, but this is a start!
Market is fast approaching and we always find such beautiful canvases and fibers during our visit to Columbus. Look for these lovlies to start adorning our walls and shelves shortly. In the meantime, there are still plenty of new canvases, charts, and fibers to delight the senses!
Dont forget to check out the Pure & Co. link and view the gorgeous 3-button wraps we now carry in our shop.
Now in new spring colors!
Plus, we've added the cutest shrug for those of you that like the look of "Shrug Your Shoulders" but don't have time to knit one for yourself...or just because they are too cute!
We have almost all of our canvases (boy are there alot!) out for viewing now...no more dragging them out of the back room, hooray!
New New New
Serendipity Needles
Beautiful hand crafted knitting needles and scarf pins with decorative finials that just scream "gotta have that!"
Just in: a bunch of size 11's for our shop favorite One Skein Easy Scarf
Don't forget a needlework mystery for your reading enjoyment. We have Monica Ferris and Jack Oleskar plus a few others that sneak in from time to time.
baby steps...we're starting to carry perle cotton in size 8 a little bit at a time
Punchneedle!
Supplies and patterns for this quick and easy needle sport! The patterns are so cute they are irresistable!
Canvases: Shelly Tribbey; Beth Russell; Amanda Lawford; Voila; Lee; Kelly Clark; Alice Peterson; Ewe and Eye, Village Stitches, and many more....
Cross Stitch: new fabrics and charts; a few kits; fibers galore; plus whatever we need to order to help your stash!
Fibers: A beautiful needlepoint fiber of 100% Suri Alpaca. We have 16 gorgeous shades perfect for stitching animals, beards, and any place you'd like to add a touch of "soft" |
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Did you know we have...
-Books.....How-to's, patterns, even stitching fiction.
-Awesome totes
-Stretcher frames & hoops
-Just Cross Stitch magazine
-a great blending filament for a touch of sparkle in your stitching
-Interchangeable needle kits that
are best described as GREAT!
-Buttons, buttons, who's got
buttons? We do!!
-A collection of simple patterns for that fit the busy lifestyles of today's knitters
-Super-fast circular needles with extra flexible cables for those of you that like to turbo charge your knitting! In sizes 0 - 10.5 and lengths from 9" to 60".
Cross Stitchers...You asked and we listened!
Village Stitches is happy to order patterns, kits, and fabrics from Norden Crafts , Wichelt Imports and Hoffman Distributing. And we are pleased to add your favorite fibers from Weeks Dye Works to our family of fibers, as well as the complete color selection of The Gentle Art Sampler Threads and Shaker Colors.
Speaking of fiber...
New colors are arriving all the time in both Silk & Ivory, and Trio. These fibers are a dream blend of silk and wool in the most delicious shades. Silk & Ivory is perfect on 13 and 14 count canvas, and Trio is plyable for optimum use on 18 through 10 count canvas, as well as cross stitch. Once you try stitching with these beauties, you will wonder what you did without them!
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| Appleton is here! | | | Village Stitches is proud to stock all 421 colors of this fabulous needlepoint wool. Come see our Wall of Wool! | |
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