Rittenhouse Needlepoint

Thanks to all of you, we are busy busy busy! It’s time to add to our teams. We have new roles open in almost every department.

You don’t have to be a needlepoint or cross stitch expert, but you should have some experience with needlepoint, cross stitch, embroidery, knitting, crochet, spinning, or weaving, and be excited to learn more.

The most important thing is that you are a creative, bright, friendly, customer-focused person with lots of hustle! (Like we said, we are busy!)

These are in-person, in-house (not contractor/freelance) roles that can’t be done remotely, so we’re looking for candidates in the Philadelphia area.

Email resumes to [email protected] for more information.

The Doolittle Stitchery trunkshow is here!
Enjoy 20% Off In Stock Canvases

This needlepoint canvas line by artist Elizabeth Nagle is best known for outdoorsy ski and seaside themed designs, but there is a lot more to explore!

We love this line for the sense of movement and fun Elizabeth captures in her designs. Doolittle Stitchery is a great line for beginners, but more advanced stitchers will also enjoy adding special touches to the designs with fancy stitches and thread.

Stitch up your family’s favorite lakeside getaway spot, give yourself a “Happy Camper” merit badge, make your Pisces friend a pilllow!


Fine print: For a limited time. Discount applies automatically in cart, no code necessary. Good on in stock canvases from Doolittle Stitchery, not good on special / pre-orders.

When’s the last time you had a good look around the shop or site? So many great new arrivals and restocks have arrived in the past few weeks. Here are a few of many highlights! Link to new arrivals in bio.

1. Cheeky needlepoint canvases from Initial K Studio
2. Colorful needlepoint canvases just in from PLD Designs
3. Sip and Stitch needlepoint canvas from Wheelhaus Needlepoint plus restocks on some of their most popular designs
4. Lots of great new needlepoint kits in from Unwind Studio. This Portuguese tile design also comes in a pretty needle minder.
5. We’re loving these needle cases or notion boxes from Firefly Notes. These slide top tins feature lovely vintage-y designs and have a magnet in the bottom, so your needles, stitch markers, and other notions stay in place. They can also fit a little pair of small 3” embroidery scissors! Build yourself a little tool kit for your summer travel stitching.
6. Check out these new stitch kits from Chasing Threads. Stitch up your own eyeglass case, passport cover, luggage tag, tote bag, or apron.
7. Felt embroidery kits from Corinna Lapierre along with new colors of their felt bundles
8. Bright, mod cross stitch patterns from Satsuma Street
9. Limited edition embroidery doll kits from the Kiriki Press x Donna Wilson collab
10. Fabulous Houses series of cross stitch patterns from Cottage Garden Samplings

Hi Everyone! We will be closed this Thursday to celebrate the 4th of July. The rest of the week we will be open regular store hours:

Monday to Saturday – 10am to 6pm
Sunday – 11am to 5pm

Hope to see you soon!

(Great canvas by Anne Fisher)

We’re doing things a bit differently this year.

Instead of a Christmas in July promotion on stocking finishing, we’re giving you 20% off on all Christmas and Hanukkah needlepoint canvases, cross stitch patterns, and even a few kits!

For a limited time only!

This is a great time to pick up gifts, and still have time to stitch and finish them for the holidays.

Our finishing deadline for Christmas is mid October.

Get EXCITED! The East Coast’s Canvas Crawl is back for 2024 and starts next week!

There are a ton more participating stores this year, so hopefully you’ll find a few in your area. We’re lucky to be in a cluster of amazing shops! Make a fun weekend of it, jump on the ole Amtrack or carpool with your stitching friends. We’d love to see your faces!

We’ll have an extra table set up so that everyone can take a moment to stitch with us. Or just browse around the shop (you know you can get lost for days checking out all the thread and goodies in here). We’ll also have our normal coffee and tea, as well as some other goodies.

The crawl runs June 19th – 23rd, but please note that our shop will be closed on the 19th in observance of Juneteeth. We’ll be open normal hours June 20th-23rd.

We will have a special treat for Canvas Crawl shoppers during the event:

Spend $150+, Get a Free Needle Minder - Your Choice
Spend $300+, Get a Free Needle Minder and Our Favorite Stitch Cards – Needlepoint: A Modern Stitch Directory in 50 Cards!

The fine print: In store only, not available on phone or on-line orders. Good on purchases of in stock products, not applicable to special orders or services. Limit one per person, while supplies last.

Visit or canvascrawl.com for more info.

It’s strawberry season! Time for some juicy summer stitching with projects big and small.

Sometimes, we just can’t get enough pink . . .

Come stitch with us!

We are excited to be a part of the Stitch Philly retreat this fall, August 16-18th. There are a few spaces still available.

This will be a fresh and modern retreat with:

-Gorgeous and historic stitching space at The Deacon. (First 3 pics). The space boasts beautiful light, vaulted ceiling, and lots of comfortable seating perfect for a stitching getaway. The Deacon is in the original location of the First African Baptist Church. Learn more about the history of the space – visit . Many of the top sights of Philadelphia are easily accessible from this location which is just south of Center City.

-An on-site pop-up with . Stock up on coastal chic canvases and accessories!

-Delicious lunch and dinner with wine and beer. Plus, coffee and beverages are available all day in the space. We’re talking good food here not like some soggy sandwich and cold coffee in a foam cup.

-Retreat Swag Bag. This is a swanky swag bag full of great stuff that you’ll actually want to use.

-On site finishing consultations. Members of our finishing team will be on hand to discuss options and pick up any projects you have ready to go into finishing. We’ll ship them back to you in 4-6 weeks.

-Group beading class. We’ll get you started on your beading journey with a class covering the basics with supplies included.

-Shuttle to and from our shop (4th pic features just a one part of our store). Just in case you run out of thread, we have lots and lots and lots of thread in our giant space. We’ll give you a full tour of the space and you can see the finishing and painting happening in person! Oh, and did we mention, we’re next to Reading Terminal Market (great place to grab a snack) and 2 blocks from City Hall (the most beautiful one in the country).

-Great people (5th pic from Stitch Philly event in our shop last fall). Stitch Philly brings together stitchers of all levels and ages – it’s always a fun time meeting everyone!

If you have any questions or want more info visit

Hope to see you at the retreat!

Bradley Needlepoint & Spider Spun trunkshows end tonight!
Last chance to save 20% off in stock Bradley Needlepoint styles and enjoy
free name additions on Spider Spun stockings and cuffs.

Explore the trunkshows – link in bio

Please note: the store is closed today, Monday, May 27th, in observance of Memorial Day.

Over 50 styles have been restocked in the Bradley trunkshow including travel rounds, hot air balloons, wise owls, and more!

Shop a great selection of styles from Burnett & Bradley, Needlepoint To Go, and Kirk & Bradley at 20% off

The trunkshow ends soon - snag your favorites before they’re gone! Link in bio.

Fine print: discount applies automatically in cart, no code needed. Good on in stock canvases from these brands only. Not good on special orders or thread pulls.

Some lovely new arrivals in the shop this week along with a nice restock on Gloriana Princess Perle and Silk Floss (silk floss in 191 peacock pictured). Here are a few of many highlights – click through the link in bio to browse many more new arrivals.

Pomegranate and dragonfruit set of coaster needlepoint canvases from Lizzie Clark for The Collection Designs

A hand made floral porcelain needle minder from the artist Mary Frances Carter for Spellbound Stitchery. If you are a lover of all things blue and white, you’ll love her beautiful work. Go check her out

100 Ladies created by Kazue Nakajimi, this fabric features the outline of one hundred different figures. Pop this pre-cut into an embroidery hoop, grab some floss, and let your imagination run wilding stitching them up some fun clothing.

Satsuma Street Funky Chickens cross stitch pattern, each chicken features a different cheeky phrase on the bottom: “What the cluck?!”, “Guess what? Chicken butt”, “For cluck’s sake”. Illustrated step-by-step finishing instructions are included.

Vintage Happy Home needle book from the 1950s, this vintage deadstock item features an assortment of 70 nickel needles along and a needle threader.

We’ve just launched a trunkshow with Bradley Needlepoint!

Shop a great selection of styles from Burnett & Bradley, Needlepoint To Go, and Kirk & Bradley at 20% off

You may know them for their colorful travel rounds and iconic leopard design, but there’s so much more to explore including charming Christmas styles, pretty florals, and much more.

Hurry to snag your favorites before they’re gone! Link in bio.

Fine print: discount applies automatically in cart, no code needed. Good on in stock canvases from these brands only. Not good on special orders or thread pulls.

Another little batch of newness with sweet woodsy cross stitch patterns and lovely floral needlepoint canvases. We’re excited to add Spellbound Stitchery and Oz Needle & Thread to the shop, as well as welcoming back The Collection, Kirk & Bradley and KCN Designers with fresh restocks.
 
Check them out at the new arrivals link in bio.

We are thrilled to bring you Spider Spun’s debut trunkshow exclusive to Rittenhouse Needlepoint!

Known for thoughtfully designed stockings, Spider Spun has a modern transitional style that bridges the gap between contemporary and traditional. Not just stockings, Spider Spun also has charming and cheeky pillow canvases like the Baah Humbug pillow featured.

Spider Spun’s designer, Sarah Neal Simpson, shares our passion for promoting traditional hand-craft applied to modern design, as well as a background in fashion.

Spider Spun needlepoint canvases are printed with colorfast, heirloom-quality ink on Zweigart canvas, offering a more accessible price point than hand painted styles.

Add a complementary name personalization to any stocking or stocking cuff with delivery in 2-3 weeks.

Just a reminder: our Christmas finishing deadline is Mid-October!

You do have time to get a stocking stitched and finished in time for the holidays this year!

Shop the trunk show - link in bio


*Please note: due to the special nature of this trunkshow, there is no discount. Kitting a canvas with threads is optional at an additional cost.

A host of pretty canvases and kits new to the shop!

Link in bio

So many popular styles and sunny new arrivals have hit the shop!

Don’t miss your chance to snap up It’s Sprinkles from Wheelhaus Needlepoint before it sells out again. If you’ve been thinking about trying your hand at beading, why not jump in on this ever-popular style. Check out this lovely beading done by .

The juicy Unwind Studio needlepoint kit, Agrumes, is back along with new styles including Blush Garden. Their wonderful kits are perfect for both beginner and advanced stitchers.

The Lowery workstand in Clementine is back in stock along with a new color for the shop - Saffron.

From Ponderosa Creative, we have 2 new scents in their thread gloss (Cascades and Solstice) along with their natural thread gloss with no added scent.

Our Funda Scully Trunkshow has begun:
Save 20% Off!

Known for her great boxes that are perfect for keepsakes, jewelry, and other treasures, Funda Scully offers signature hinged hardware with each box needlepoint canvas. Don’t miss her other styles such as elegant coasters, pretty rounds, and more!

These canvases stitch up so beautifully – when you’ve got yours done, we can finish it for you in 4-6 weeks. Visit our finishing page for pricing and more information.

Links in bio

Fine print: discount applies automatically in cart, no code needed. Good on in stock Funda Scully canvases only, not good on special orders. For a limited time only.

Oops! We got so excited about our new arrivals from Morgan Julia and Jean Smith that we missed making them all live before the email went out. Sorry!

They are all available now – click the link in bio and check them out

Jean Smith Designs is known for her florals, but we especially love her treatment of fruit and veg, and her antique inspired porcelains. Designing for over 25 years now, she has developed a distinctive style that is painterly with a masterful use of color.

On top of keeping our needlepoint stashes stocked with cocktails. Morgan Julia Designs has lots of other irresistible designs including this batch of new releases and restocks.

We couldn’t relaunch our house line of needlepoint canvases and cross stitch patterns without new Philly designs! Canvases will arrive in a fee weeks and cross stitch patterns will follow shortly after.

Pre-order is open now on needlepoint canvases. Link in bio.

Here are new designs and Philly fun facts!

• Just down the block from Rittenhouse Needlepoint, Reading Terminal Market is one of the most popular attractions in the city. Opened in 1893, the market is filled with great food vendors and is always bustling with customers.
• Philly’s unique pretzel is doughier and softer than the standard soft pretzel, and has a unique elongated shape. It is made in rows of several pretzels baked together that are pulled apart when finished. Philadelphians are said to eat twelve times the national average of pretzels annually!
• Philadelphia has one of the nation’s largest collections of public art with over 1500 statues and monuments. This sweet little goat lives in our shop’s namesake, Rittenhouse Square. He has been so popular, especially with children who pet him, that he had to be recast in 2018. Originally made by Albert Laessle in 1914.
• Also found in Rittenhouse Square, Duck Girl feeds one of her ducks in the middle of a fountain. Paul Manship, 1911.
• Friendship Gate is located near our shop in Philadelphia’s Chinatown. Sabrina Soong, 1984.
• This statue of William Penn can be found at the top of Philadelphia’s City Hall, just a few blocks from our shop. Alexander Milne Calder, 1892.
• Reading Terminal Market’s beloved Pig, Philbert, was made by Eric Berg in 1995. It serves as a giant piggy bank for donations to several Philly food banks.
• This statue of Joan of Arc made by Emmanuel Frémiet in 1890 wasn’t given its gilt finish until 1959.
• Since the creation of South Philly’s outdoor Italian Market in the 1880s, vendors have used burning barrels to keep business booming in the winter. The image has come to symbolize South Philly in part due to burn barrels shown in the movie “Rocky”.
• Rittenhouse Square has hosted farmers markets for decades, and you can still find flower markets popping up every Saturday.

Another batch of fresh needlepoint canvases dropped yesterday!

We’re excited to add designers to the shop including: Goodpoint Needlepoint, Prepsetter, Frances Abel Studio, Mimi in Stitches, Spruce St Studio, Love MHB Studio, and Saturnalia Stitching. You’ll also find a nice group of new and restocks from favorites like Alice & Blue, Anne Fisher, Elizabeth Crane Swartz, Fire and Iris, J. Child, Labors of Love, Mopsey, Pip & Roo, Rachel Barri, Rebecca Wood, Stitch Style, The Meredith Collection and Zecca.

Want to get first dibs on new goodies – join our email list!

Link in bio

There’s a fun crop of fresh new arrivals in the shop!

We’ve put out the first batch of our expanded selection of cross stitch goods with gorgeous linens from Lapin Loops, and wonderful cross stitch patterns from The Artsy Housewife, Plum Street Samplers, Hello from Liz Mathews, Tiny Modernist, Sambrie Stitches Designs, The Blue Flower, and Blueberry Ridge Designs.

We also have a batch of beautiful needlepoint canvases from The Plum Stitchery, more cute felt embroidery kits from Corinne Lapierre, and lots more!

Link in bio.

Who’s hungry? This next new group of designs from our house line that we’re relaunching is all about food. We’re kicking off this collection with Mexican and Jewish favorites including burritos, elote, cervezas preparadas, matzah ball soup, challah, potato latkes and more.

Pre-orders are open now and designs will ship in 3-5 weeks. Link in bio.

Cross stitch charts are in the works and will launch soon, so stay tuned.

In case you missed it, a host of new fabrics have just arrived ranging from bright and bold to classically elegant, including designs from Kaffe Fassett, Tula Pink, William Morris, and more. In a nice medium weight cotton, they can be used in a wide variety of projects.

Add these new fabrics to your needlework finishing at no additional cost. Just include the pattern name on your finishing form.

Or purchase these fabrics in full yards, half yards, or fat quarters for use in your own projects.

Our finishing options continue to grow! We have more fabrics coming soon in classics like ginghams, swiss dots, and ticking stripes. Our experienced, in-house finishing team can turnaround almost all projects in 4-6 weeks.

See links in bio for more information on finishing and fabrics.

We’re re-launching our house line of needlepoint canvases with fresh and delicious designs that draw from favorite people, places, food, and more!

Pre-orders are open now and designs will ship in 4-6 weeks. Link in bio.

Cross stitch charts are in the works and will launch next month, so stay tuned.

We have lots to share, but let’s kick off with what has been the early favorite in pre-orders: the Iconic Eyewear collection. These two-sided eyeglass cases feature the eyewear of musicians, fashionistas, and other favorite characters on one side, and a pattern on the other side inspired by imagery associated with them. We hope you’ll find one of your favorites in this bunch, but if not, let us know who you think should be added to the collection next!

The Philadelphia Flower Show may be drawing to a close, but you can keep the flower fun going with our flower needlepoint kits and fresh finds from The Fabric Workshop and Museum.

For our flower kits, we referenced the tradition of Victorian Floriography which was particularly popular in the mid 1800s. Floriography is a way of communicating through flowers that assigns meanings to the flowers and colors used. For example, a sunflower would have been used to express loyalty, longevity, and adoration. Explore them all!

FWM has an incredible history of pattern and printmaking, nurturing both established and up-and-coming artists in a variety of mediums, as well as extensive work in the community. Learn more about our amazing neighbor - click through the link in the bio. Come by to see their current show by the artist Risa Puno, then visit us after.

Consider becoming a FWM member and enjoy discounts at other museums as well as at our shop. Stay tuned for more events and partnerships between The Fabric Workshop and Museum and Rittenhouse Needlepoint coming soon.

Now through Monday, Pick Up a Thread Party Pack!

These packs are stuffed full of interesting threads that can push you out of your comfort zone and add new effects to your stitching. Each pack contains a minimum of 12 different threads and a handy thread scrap bin. Or try the Wild Party Park to receive 12 threads and 6 embellishments such as beads, charms, or gimp for couching. Choose from either needlepoint or cross stitch/embroidery focused picks.

Here's some examples of what you might receive. Each pack will include a mix of soft, sparkly, variegated, and solid threads in a variety of sizes for different needlepoint mesh or linen/aida counts. The Wild Party Pack (example on bottom right) includes both warm and cool colors.

Sorry, no special requests - just surprises. Available on-line only. Link in bio.

They had us at cheese…and butter and mustard! We are happy to add Stitch Style to the shop.
So many great canvases, but the first thing that caught our eye were their 3D cheeses. I mean, who doesn’t need a 3D needlepointed wedge of cheese?

Of course, they have lots of other great styles including quirky Christmas dinosaurs, sweet pink designs from Emily Quigley, and so much more.

As a cherry on top, many of their canvases come with great stitch guides. Some of the stitch examples are shown here.

To explore, click below
https://rittenhouseneedlepoint.com/collections/new-arrivals

Thanks for showing so much love for Coco Frank! The trunkshow is nearly sold out, but there’s still a few great styles left. Here’s some of Coco’s stitched samples for inspiration on the lovely pieces you can make with these canvases.

The trunkshow will run through tomorrow – Sunday 2/4.
Shop now to enjoy 20% off Coco Frank items

We have other fun things coming your way throughout February, so stay tuned!

Link in bio.

Discount applies automatically, no code needed. Good on in stock Coco Frank items only, not good on special orders. Not combinable with other offers.

Thanks for showing so much love for Coco Frank! The trunkshow is nearly sold out, but there’s still a few great styles left. Here’s some of Coco’s lovely stitched samples for inspiration on the lovely pieces you can make with these canvases.

The trunkshow will run through tomorrow – Sunday 2/4.
Shop now to enjoy 20% off Coco Frank items

We have other fun things coming your way throughout February, so stay tuned!

Link in bio.

Discount applies automatically, no code needed. Good on in stock Coco Frank items only, not good on special orders. Not combinable with other offers.