Embroidery Supplies:
Valdani: pearl cottons, quilting cottons, cotton and silk embroidery flosses in beautiful solid and variegated colors
Weeks Dye Works: pearl cottons, quilting cottons, cotton and silk embroidery flosses in beautiful solid and variegated colors
Needle in a Haystack: great selection of fine embroidery threads and fabrics and slate frames
San Fransisco School of Needlework and Design: books and threads
Stitcher’s Paradise: great selection of frames and stands and embroidery threads
123 Stitch: great selection of threads and fabrics
Jenny Adin-Christie’s Shop: amazing kits, metal embroidery supplies, fine embroidery supplies, tools and frames
Golden Hinde: metal embroidery tools and supplies
Berlin Embroidery: kits, fine embroidery threads and supplies, and metal embroidery supplies
The Wooly Thread: wool threads and linen twill
Hobby Looby- variegated DMC colors and DMC Diamant
JoAnns- solid DMC
Michaels- solid DMC
Specialty and Fine Fabrics:
Thai Silks: lots of different types of silks
Dharma: ready to dye cottons and silks
B&J Fabrics: specialty fabrics of all kinds
The Silk Society: beautiful silks
The Silk Route: beautiful silks and specialty fabrics
The Cloth House: I especially love the printed fabrics here
Tools:
Kai- great scissors for metal and delicate embroidery
Ernest Wright: beautifully handmade scissors
Embroidery Tool and Color Guides:
Additional Resources:
Cleaning Tips and Tricks by Nordic Needle
Preserving Your Textiles by Nordic Needle
Stitch Dictionary by Nordic Needle