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Stef Francis and Papershed kits, Oliver Twists threads and fibres. Natural papers. Silk fibres. Silk dyes. Mixed media exhibitions.

Opening hours:
Tues-Sat 10-5

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Embroidery and lacemaking tutor, willing to travel. Mail order supplier of threads, fabrics and Rajmahal goldwork products from Australia.

Tuition available

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GRILON - The thread that shrinks! Available from June Carroll - send an email.

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Sells water soluble film for supporting machine embroidery.

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The finest in historic British crewel embroidery kits and handpainted needlepoint canvases. Workshops and lectures, Elizabethan textile holiday week in Cumbria 6-12 May 2007.

Tuition available

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Thread specialist - Appletons, Anchor, DMC, Paterna, Madeira, Caron, Kreinik: crochet, lace, goldwork, machine embroidery. Embroidery fabrics cut to your requirements.

Opening hours:
Tues-Sat 10-5 Other times by arrangement

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Over 50 delightful needlepoint kits from Beth Russell, adapted from designs by Morris and others from the Arts & Crafts movement.

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Tapestry kits by Britain’s leading designers: Kaffe Fassett, Candace Bahouth, Elian McCready, Margaret Murton, Raymond Honeyman, Janet Haigh and many more.

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Suppliers of DMC, Anchor and Paterna threads. Many cross-stitch and tapestry kits available. Silk painting workshops and talks given.

Opening hours:
Mon-Fri 9-4.30, Sat 9-4

Tuition available

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Suppliers of exotic fabrics for embroidery, including chiffons, organdies, meshes, felts, hessian, metallics, raindrops, silks, taffetas, congress cloth and linings.

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