June 16, 2026


NOW 60% Off! All IN STOCK items!


Wow...thank you for the amazing response to our new level of discount as we work towards closing our shop. Our very last day is only 2 weeks from today!



Our final day for accepting all orders will be Sunday, June 28th so that we can ship everything by our final day of June 30th. Our web site, telephone lines, credit card processing etc. will all be closed down at the end of the day June 30th.


We have little gifts for all in-store purchases...please ask for yours when you are checking out. The gift items that we have may change the postage charge for mail orders so aren't able to include them for orders being mailed.


Please note our new hours: we are open for in-store shopping ALL Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays up to and including Saturday June 27th. If those days don't work for you, please email or call and we can see about an appointment.



Please click here to read all of the details about how our sale works: Sale Details



Shop Models! We still have about 15 shop models that need to find new homes. Please visit our shop to have a look. All of our models are framed with glass so we aren't shipping them...in-store pick up only.



"Garage Sale" - in-store only - we've displayed some gently used items (floor and table stands, scroll rods etc.) in an area of our shop at very inexpensive prices. If you are coming to visit our shop, be sure to check them out.



Have you checked out our Master Product List instead of having to go in and out of each category on our web site? You can just click through all of our products page by page to see them all. The listings are in no particular order...enjoy browsing them At the time of writing, we've got about 1500 product listings on our web site so there is still tons of selection.


Master Product List


I've also now made a Master Fabric List where again, you can see them all in one place instead of

checking each category. As of the time of writing, there are fewer than 100 cuts of fabric available in our shop!


Master Fabric List



As I'm making notes for each newsletter, I think of a few things you might want to know about. Here is this weeks list:


  • Shop Fixtures - many are now available. If you haven't already emailed me to be put on our notification list and you are interested in some of our fixtures (DMC boxes, chart racks, book shelves, acrylic displays, mobile slat wall displays, slat wall on the walls, etc.) please do so and we can set a time for you to visit. We will not be shipping any of our fixtures. Our email address is janice@traditionalstitches.com


  • Kelmscott Designs - we still have about 25 different types and colors of scissors available as well as some of the Whimsical Edge wood thread keeps.


  • Cross Stitch Buddy Ultimate Tool - we've got good stock of these for now. Includes a built-in corner gauge, stitched and finishing size formulas, 17” ruler, a winder to cut your thread to 18”, 24” or 36” lengths, a strand and needle guide for different fabric counts, a fabric count gauge, and a hole to hang the tool on your wall. If you are looking for gifts for stitching friends, retreats, etc. these are a great idea.



  • Teresa Kogut - we have more than 30 of Teresa's tiles in stock


  • Stacy Nash - 15 different titles plus some of her collectible waxers and just 3 of her Pumpkin Needle Minders.


  • Rainbow Gallery - we still have a great selection of Splendor Silk and many different types of specialty threads in stock!


  • DMC Pearl Cotton #5, #8 and #12 are now all listed on our web site:


DMC Pearl Cotton #5 Balls - sent by parcel mail due to thickness of balls

DMC Pearl Cotton #5 Skeins

DMC Pearl Cotton #8 Balls - parcel mail

DMC Pearl Cotton #12 Balls - parcel mail



You are welcome to email us to say that you would like 1 each or that you would like all the stock available in a certain line of thread. Savvy stitchers are filling their stashes this way and now that the discount is 60% off, you can't go wrong!




  • Traditional Stitches Exclusives - still a great selection of charts available although accessories are getting low. See them all here: Traditional Stitches Exclusives



  • did you know that the all-ready-marked-down items on our Sale Table and in our Pre-cut fabrics sections are an additional 60% off? If, for example, the original price for a chart was $20, it is marked to at least 25% off which is $15 and then a further 40% off so only $6.40! Here are the links to view them:


Sale & Clearance Items


Pre-Cut Fabric - the fabrics in this section have little flaws or dye issues as noted in the list. The prices that are listed are 15% off and then we would apply a further 60% off when we manually process your order.



Time frames for your sale order:


  • complete orders - we are currently working at about a week to ship complete orders.


  • orders missing an item or two - depending on our staff levels, you will hear from us within a few days.




If you have a needlework shop or have intentions of opening one within Canada, you are welcome to reach out to me by email if you are interested in shop fixtures, slat wall, shop models or remaining stock: janice@traditionalstitches.com



You can read all of the details at the following page on our web site. These details are important to understand so that you get most benefit from our sale. You will be asked to agree to the terms prior to completing your order.


Traditional Stitches Inventory Clearance Sale Details



We are taking orders through our web site, by email and in our shop during our regular open hours.



You do NOT need a coupon code for this sale. ALL orders that we receive will automatically have the discount applied when we manually process your order. Postage and any applicable tariffs will not be discounted.


We are working hard to manage our inventory and to remove items from our web site as soon as we realize that they are sold out. This is not a perfect process so please be aware of that since we accept orders in several ways: customers shopping in our store, web site orders, email orders and telephone orders.


I would say that our web site inventory is about 90% accurate with the exception of the threads that we haven't been able to count out in drop-down lists as yet.



If you poke around our web site, you will see that we are working on counting down our inventory on hand. You will see notes like "~ 1 only" on many items or if you click into a particular linen, you will see that we have limited the cut sizes that we are offering.



Please note that if you put something in your cart or on your Wish List, it doesn't hold that item for you. We aren't notified to pull an item and remove it from our web site until your order is completed and you have received an order confirmation email.



We are currently open for everyone to visit during our NEW hours as follows:


Thursday and Friday 10am to 5pm

Saturday 10am to 3pm


We are closed for the lunch hour every day (noon to 1pm).


We are currently closed all Sundays, Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays.

Ann Jonson Thread Beds - we had a limited number of these custom Thread Beds made for us by Cory at Crafty Cory Stitches...they turned out so beautifully!


The Thread Beds were our complimentary gift for advance orders (placed before Decemeber 18th, 2023) of complete kits. To my surprise, we've got a few of them left that we are offering on our web site. You can find them on Ann Jonson's page on our web site:


https://www.traditionalstitches.com/p_hatsaj.html

Jeannette Douglas Designs ~ Special Kit for Traditional Stitches


Traditional Stitches is thrilled to share our 20th Anniversary Exclusive design from Jeannette Douglas Designs!


Please watch our Special Edition FlossTube video with Jeannette Douglas for more information:


https://youtu.be/scW1RYTIGEg


Chart pack includes: 5 different charts for the smalls shown in the photo above with lots of options for mixing and matching elements, enough threads to stitch 2 (TWO) of the designs, 2 large buttons and 6 smaller buttons, full skein of hand dyed silk ribbon for finishing and a packet of beads for attaching the ribbon to the edge of your pincushion.


The threads are a combination of DMC, and Weeks Dye Works and Classic Colorworks hand dyed cotton floss.




Please let us know if you have any questions!

Please meet Esther Blackwood ~ what a beauty!


You can read about this very special sampler on our web site here:


Esther Blackwood ~ Hands Across the Sea Samplers


If you missed out on our completely sold-out Ann Morison Exclusive sampler, you will not want to miss Esther!


In the weeks leading up to the pandemic, Nicola and I had been making plans for her to teach at our shop. As part of Nicola's plans to visit Canada, she went on a search for a beautiful Canadian sampler.



Esther's sampler is Exclusive to Traditional Stitches. It isn't available from any other shop or even from Nicola's Hand's Across the Sea web site. Please use the following link to order this wonderful Canadian sampler:


Esther Blackwood Sampler


Please see the section below for some pictures of the thread and linen choices for Esther's sampler...just in case you need a bit more temptation ;-)

 

Nicola has posted wonderful FlossTube videos about the Esther Blackwood Sampler. Here are the direct links to those videos:

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D452uc7ru44

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dhlSlqPbbiU

 

The SAL was held in our Facebook group. Everyone is welcome to join...even if you haven't ordered the sampler. The link is:


https://www.facebook.com/groups/596616414323945


Our hashtag for Instagram is #estherblackwoodSAL


This sampler was an Exclusive to our shop for our 20th Anniversary celebrations for the first year. It has now been made available to all needlework shops but remains our exceptionally special sampler.

We currently have charts and your choice of 32, 36 and 40 count hand dyed linen from Weeks Dye Works in stock and ready to go. We also have hand dyed cotton thread packs and our Exclusive hand dyed silk conversion from Amy Mitten of Fibers to Dye For available.
Ladonna of Sampling of Memories created these beautiful thread rings for our sampler. They have a lovely peacock charm that goes perfectly with the peacock on the sampler.

The What Remains is Love thread rings are Limited Edition...once this batch is gone, we won't be having more made so please get them while you can!

To view all of the information about this sampler, supplies and the thread rings, please visit this link:



 
Events in Needlework

Deerely Wrought Sampler Guild - we meet at 7 pm on the 3rd Monday of each month in Calgary, currently offering both in-person and Zoom meeting options for members. Membership is $50 per year. Distance members are welcome. Please email me for more information and I can put you in touch with our membership ladies. 


Alberta Council for the Ukrainian Arts - offers Zoom events and workshops on Ukrainian textiles and embroidery. https://acuarts.ca/projects-events/

 

Please email us if you know of a needlework related event that you would like to see here.

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