Library
The Vancouver Guild of Embroiderers’ maintains a large collection of books on many styles of needlework from counted techniques to free style, historic to modern. Books can be signed out on a monthly basis. The library is organized into the following categories or library tags and then alphabetic in the category.
- Blue – Embroidery
- Gold – Historical
- Green – Ethnic
- Orange – A Step Beyond
- Red – Cross Stitch and Canvas Work
- Yellow – Technical and Design and Colour
You can access an online listing of the collection by clicking on https://www.librarything.com/catalog/vge
Guilds
Embroiderers’ Association of Canada
Embroiderers’ Guild of Victoria
North Shore Needle Arts
Embroiderers’ Guild of America
Local Shopping
The Cloth Shop, Granville Island
Diana Sanderson Silk Weaving Studio, Granville Island
Knit and Stitch Shoppe, 2460 Marine Drive, West Vancouver
Maiwa Supply, Granville Island
The Makehouse, Victoria
Quilter’s Dream, 2726 W.38th Ave, Vancouver (by appointment only)
Stitch & Bobbin, Gibson
The Stitcher’s Muse, Nanaimo & online
The Stitchery Studio, Port Moody
A Threaded Needle, Maple Ridge
Urban Source, 3126 Main Street, Vancouver
Online Shopping
Berlin Embroidery Designs, Alberta
Colour Complements, Comox, British Columbia
Dinkydoo’s, Pitt Meadows, British Columbia
Traditional Stitches, Alberta
Lacis, USA
Stitching Bits and Bobs, USA
The Wooly Thread, USA
Threadneedle Street, USA
Siesta Frames Ltd., UK
The Crewel Work Company, UK
Online Stitching Communities
Members Favourite Blogs & Resources
Baroque Embellishments – Blog
Di van Niekerk Silk Ribbon Embroidery – Blog and online shop
Italian Needlework – Blog
Luzine Happel – Schwalm – Blog, resources, and online shop
Mary Corbet’s Needle ‘N Thread – Blog and resources
Needleprint Gifts – Blog and online shop
Needlery! (formerly Nordic Needle)
Royal School of Needlework – Blog, learning, and online shop
San Fransisco School of Needlework & Design – needlework classes
Trish Burr – Needlepainting – Blog and online shop
The Unbroken Thread – Blog