Welcome!
At last, a local store for all your quilting, sewing, hand knitting, machine knitting, and fibercraft needs!
We have a dedicated yarn room with a huge selection of quality yarns! The picture shows just one corner of it:
Knitters - Our Design course has been a very popular addition to our courses. It will take a year and you will design and knit 4 items. Learn to be creative and not be tied to patterns. Phone the store for details. This class should help you use some of the fun new yarns that have very little pattern backup.
We now have a huge seleciton of Prism yarn. As well as all the basics, we now have some of the incredible, unusual yarns you see advertised in the American magazines, like Ironside, Berrocco, Hand Maiden, Fleece Artist, Tahki Charles, Trendsetter, etc.
Now we have much more hand-dyed yarn from Fleece Artist. These are blends of silk and cashmere, great for tops, cardigans, or shawls. Remember, ponchos are the new cardigans.
Quilters - Lots of new fabric for your inspiration! Stock up for those days at home...
Northcott is starting a new "Quest for a Cure" block challenge, supporting breast cancer research. Check out their site by clicking on the link. We are pleased to carry their fabric and will be sponsoring quilt groups to submit a finished quilt.
Our block of the month called a "Toonie a time" has also been popular. Come each month and for a toonie, taxes included, you will get the fabric and instructions for a block. This is a fun way to try different patterns which could be used for a whole quilt. All the blocks use thangles which is a fast efficient way to make 1/2 square triangles.
Everyone - If you're looking for accessories for your knitting and sewing, we have a nice selection of custom-designed and hand-made jewellery in the store, at very reasonable prices. Our designer, Tamara Snell, will even make variations to order if you want a different combination of semi-precious stones. Worth a look next time you're in.
Make a loopy scarf in an hour with our hairpin lace sets! A spectacular way of showing off unusual yarns. The standard hairpin limits you to one width. Now you can get a set of three different sizes of hairpins, hand-made to our specifications.
We carry tables for sewing and knitting machines. Most standard tables are too short, too wide, too flimsy and take up too much space. Our tables are designed especially for sewers and machine knitters. They have a smooth work surface, no rails (so you can clamp your knitting machine to them), and folding legs so you can stash them away when dinner guests arrive. They come in plain white, white with wood trim, or wood-veneer particleboard. And if you want a custom size, we can make it to order at no extra cost. Reasonably priced at $69.99 for the white model, and $90 for either of the other two.
Our elite email list remains very popular. Sign up (in person) and find out about our specials early on! Click here or on the 'Newsletter' tab above or the link below.
So many people have requested the Alt Character codes, that we've decided to offer them here as a download from Ruti's Needlebed. See the Projects page for the download options!
