The Busy Needle

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Over 1800 square feet of needlework heaven, offering handpainted needlepoint canvases, cross-stitch and Hardanger patterns, fibers, classes, finishing and fun! Try us for any of your needlework needs!

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Cross-Stitch, Needlepoint Canvases, Fabrics, Kits, Framing, Classes, Supplies, Finishing Open Tues. - Fri., 10 am - 5 pm
Sat., 10 am - 4 pm (Closed Sunday & Monday)

Visit us - - - - at the NE corner of Ina and Shannon
Map of 2840 W Ina Rd

8 th Anniversary SALE!
(Internet Sale Starts November 6!!)

November 13 - 20* (In-Store Sale Dates) (*Internet Sale Starts November 6!!) 25% off the regular price of
everything in the shop! (excluding finishing, framing, & special order items)
(Shop is closed Sunday and Monday)

HOLIDAY HOURS at The Busy Needle November 24th - Open 10:00-3:00
November 25th (Thanksgiving) - CLOSED
December 24th (Christmas Eve) - Open 10:00-3:00
December 25th (Christmas) - CLOSED
December 31st (New Year's Eve) - Open 10:00-3:00
January 1st (New Year's Day) - CLOSED

THE LATEST BUZZ
Fall 2010 The Busy Needle now has a TOLL-FREE ORDER LINE: 1-866-929-1977

Trunk Shows Please check again for next Trunk Show

QUICK LINKS: Needlepoint Cross Stitch Punchneedle Classes, Books, Accessories, etc. Designer Links

Here are just a few examples; follow the Menu links for more (click on picture for

Here are just a few examples; follow the Menu links for more (click on picture for larger image)

NEW! 70 New Needlepoint Canvases & related items
posted in November 265 New Needlepoint Canvases & related items
posted in October. (Click on "What's New" Link)

Designer Website Links
If you don't find what you're looking for on our site, or if you want to peruse a particular designer's complete offering, we have a pretty complete listing of designer website links on our Other Links page. When you find that perfect canvas you're looking for on a designer's website, just jot down the particulars and give us a call; we'll be happy to order it for you!
Here are just a few designer links from our Other Links page: Canvas Connection The Workbasket A Collection of Designs
CBK Needlepoint Collections (incl. Edie & Ginger)
Patt and Lee Designs

Julie Pischke Designs Robbyn's Nest Designs
Amanda Lawford Sundance Designs
Raymond Crawford Renaissance Designs
The Artists Collection

Here is a sample; follow the Menu links for more (click on picture for larger image)

Busy Needle (Special design chart w/thread pack)

Diane Williams (Little House Needleworks) is a local cross stitch designer who designed this pattern specifically for The Busy Needle. It is a chart w/thread pack (containing 5 full skeins of Crescent Colours Floss) for $10 plus postage and is only available thru our shop. Call or place your order online.

Welcome to The Busy Needle's easy online ordering system for cross stitch patterns! We have joined wi th Hoffman Distributing the largest cross-stitch distributor in the US - to bring you an easy way to browse and order cross stitch patterns. We can't carry every chart ever produced, but Hoffman carries almost every pattern! Hoffman boasts a catalog of over 300 designers and an inventory of over 12,000 charts as well as merchandise like Crescent Colours overdyed threads, stitching lamps from Dazor and Daylight and Mag-Eyes magnifiers.
Here's how to get started:

1. Just click on the Merchant Mall button below to start Hoffman Distributing; then select a search method. Now, you can search by category, designer, keyword or item number.
2. Your charts are put into a shopping cart that is linked directly to our shopping cart at Hoffman.
3. Your orders are processed by us here at The Busy Needle and sent to you directly from us after Hoffman notifies us of your pending order.
At this time, only credit card orders are being accepted at the Hoffman site, so if you would like to use another payment type, just email us for instructions as we also accept Check or Money Orders.
We sincerely hope you'll enjoy this new shopping experience!
Click on the button below

CLASSES, TRUNK SHOWS, ACCESSORIES, BOOKS, ETC.

The Busy Needle Open Needlepoint Classes with

Check out the latest information on Classes by clicking on our "Classes" link. We'll also post pictures from past classes on that page.

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December 2009 (click on photo for larger version)

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