Welcome to The Woolen Needle

Welcome to our home away from home. The Woolen Needle specializes in hand-dyed wool and reproduction cotton. We offer kits for quilting, wool applique, rug hooking, and punch needle. One-on-one help is always available. Classes for beginning wool applique, quilting, rug hooking, and punch needle are scheduled at your convenience. Gather your friends and give us a call to book a date in our classroom for the class of your choice.  We invite you to shop the web-site, call or come and visit us in Williamsburg.

Hello Spring Stitch-A-Long

Hello Spring Quilt

$10.00 – $180.00

Hello Spring Quilt – designed by The Woolen Needle

  • Hello Spring is a 42″ x 52″ quilt, using wool applique on cotton homespun.
  • Consists of seven wool applique blocks with embroidery stitching, as well as a few pieced blocks, all in various sizes.  Project includes two borders and binding cotton for a complete quilt top.

Purchasing Options:

  • Kit/Pattern Combo (includes all 7 patterns, butterfly charm, cotton, and wool to complete the quilt top)
  • Hello Spring Thread Kit (includes 13 Eleganza perle cotton threads used in the quilt)
  • Pattern Bundle (includes all 7 patterns at a discount)
  • Birdhouse Pattern Only
  • Spring Nest Pattern Only (includes bird nest block and pinwheels instructions)
  • “Hello Spring” Words Pattern Only (includes “Hello Spring” words, star block, and border instructions)
  • Carrots Pattern Only (includes carrots block and wool pennies instructions)
  • Eggs Pattern Only (includes eggs and half-square triangle instructions)
  • Bunny Pattern Only
  • Boot Pattern Only (includes boot block and checkerboard block instructions)

To purchase the Eleganza Perle Cotton threads individually, the threads include: 02, 05, 06, 32, 33,  212, 406, 410, 414, 502, 722, 810, and 2134 (OR 04)

 

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We are currently finishing up our Hello Spring Stitch-a-Long.  The deadline has past to join the stitch-a-long.  However, for those interested, we now have the Hello Spring complete kit available for purchase, as well as the individual block patterns.  We are also offering a pattern bundle, which includes all seven patterns at a discount.  If you are needing threads or other items for the stitch-a-long, they can still be purchased by clicking on Hello Spring Quilt.  Thank you to all who joined us and continue to stitch with us.  We appreciate you!

Featured Kits

Welcome Spring

$2.75 – $69.00

“Welcome Spring” -16 x 30 1/2

Options:

  • Pattern Only
  • Kit Only (does NOT include pattern)  Please Note:  Our new kits have a background wool that is slightly warmer in color than the picture shown here.
  • Threads Used:  Size 8 Valdani perle cotton:  H204, M81, O31, O86, O120, O178, O196, O519

If you like our ” Welcome Spring”, you may also like to view “Welcome Autumn”,  Welcome Winter”, “Welcome Summer”, and “Welcome Home”.

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Welcome Summer Woolen Number Design

Welcome Summer

$2.75 – $64.95

“Welcome Summer” – 16″ x 32″ by The Woolen Needle

Wool applique door hanger featuring flowers and a birdhouse, designed by The Woolen Needle.  The kit includes all of the wool to complete this wall hanging, as well as the cotton backing.

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Kit only (does NOT include the pattern)

Eleganza Perle Cotton Threads Used: EZ07 (rich soil), EZM1008 (dark pine), EZM1100 (sweet baby), EZ33 (seagrass),, and EZM1088 (ranges)

You will need 2 1/2 yards of paper backed fusible to complete this project.  We like to use Heat n Bond Lite.  It is available in the drop down menu below if you need this item.  We also like to use the Gold Eye Chenille Needles No. 24.  If you need needles, they are available in the drop down menu as well.

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Welcome Home

$5.50 – $61.90

Welcome Home – 16 x 29

Pattern only – $10
Kit/Pattern Combo – $61.90
Thread Used:

Black Perle Cotton – size 8

Red Perle Cotton – size 8 (pineapple accent stitches)

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Sale!

Heritage Lone Star

$102.36

Heritage Lone Star
Finished size 78″ x 78″

The kit pattern combo includes the pattern and fabric to make this beautiful version of the Lone Star.

Kit Pattern Combo – $127.95

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Group Projects

Woolie Christmas Gnomes Stich-A-Long

Woolie Christmas Gnomes

$4.00 – $24.00

Woolie Christmas Gnomes – Mystery Stitch-A-Long

Join us for this mystery stitch-a-long!  Event runs September 12 – December 12, 2022.  The pattern for our project will be available as a FREE DOWNLOAD from October 3 – 9, 2022. You may pre-order kits, patterns, and thread kits.  We will ship orders beginning October 1, 2022.  You might like to join the Woolie Friends Facebook Group for event news, share photos, how-to videos, and more.  Be sure to check out the video posted below where Annette shares her tips for assembling and stitching the Christmas Gnome block.

Kit & Pattern Combo – includes wool, cotton, and pattern for project

Kit Only – includes wool and cotton for project

Pattern Only

Thread Kit – includes Eleganza Threads 05, 06,1009, and 1083.

If you need all four threads for this kit, order the thread kit.  The threads are also available individually in the drop down menu in case you already have some of them.

We find the Appli-Fuse Mats very helpful to applique wool pieces.  Check out our Appli-Fuse Mat for ordering information.  We also love the Famore Scissors to cut wool, as well as a chalk marker to mark the wool.

This pattern can also be used to make the gnome and holly into ornaments as shown in the photo and displayed on the green baskets.

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My Blue Door Wool Applique

My Blue Door

$2.75 – $24.50

My Blue Door

~Part of the Front Porch Holidays stitch-a-long with the Wooly Block Adventure~

Join us for this stitch-a-long!  The event runs October 1 – November 30, 2022.  You may order kits, patterns, and thread kits at any time.  You might like to join the Wooly Block Adventure Facebook Group for event news, share photos, watch how-to videos, and more.  Check out the video below where Annette shares her tips for assembling the My Blue Door block using an Appli-Fuse Mat.

Kit & Pattern Combo – includes wool, cotton, and pattern for project

Kit Only – includes wool and cotton for project

Pattern Only

Thread Kit – includes Eleganza Threads 05 and1094, and Valdani O578 (size 12)

If you need all three of the threads for this kit, order the thread kit.  The threads are also available individually in the drop down menu in case you already have some of them.  We like to use Clover Gold Eye Chenille Needles and Heat N Bond Lite with our wool applique projects.  They are both available in the drop down menu.

We find the Appli-Fuse Mats very helpful to applique wool pieces.  Check out our Appli-Fuse Mat for ordering information.  We also love the Famore Scissors to cut wool, as well as a chalk marker to mark the wool.

 

 

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The Woolen Needle was featured in the Fall 2010 issue of “Quilt Sampler” magazine, published by Better Homes and Gardens. Our “Bountiful Harvest” pattern was featured with the article. Please visit the Fall 2010 Quilt Sampler Project page for ordering details.

A Note from Annette…

Stitching takes me to my happy place! And I think about all the friends I have made over the past number of years. I look at these friendships as pieces of my Life Quilt. The goal at The Woolen Needle is to continue to inspire and share creativity with everyone who visits the website or walks through our door.  I would love to have you join us!