The
Busy Needle
2840 W. Ina Rd. #156
Tucson, AZ 85741
Phone 520-229-1977
ORDERS:  866-929-1977
Fax 520-229-1978
BusyNeedle85741@yahoo.com

Over 1800 square feet of needlework heaven, offering handpainted needlepoint canvases, cross-stitch and Hardanger patterns, fibers, classes, finishing and fun!  Try us for any of your needlework needs!

Cross-Stitch, Needlepoint Canvases, Fabrics, Kits, Framing, Classes, Supplies, Finishing
 Open Tues. - Fri., 10 am - 5 pm
Sat., 10 am - 4 pm
 (Closed Sunday & Monday)
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The Busy Needle’s

 farewell Sale

Take 30 % off
any item in-stock

Yes, we are closing the brick and mortar part of the shop, but we look forward to serving you online!

 

  Summer 2011 (07/15/2011)

THE LATEST BUZZ
Summer 2011
 The Busy Needle now has a
TOLL-FREE ORDER LINE:
 1-866-929-1977

QUICK LINKS:
 Needlepoint  Cross Stitch  Punchneedle  Classes, Books, Accessories, etc.  Designer Links 

NEEDLEPOINT

 
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NEW in April
NEW in March
Angels
Animals
Baby
Beginning Needlepoint
Belts/ Purse Straps
Children
Garden/ Floral
Holidays:
  Christmas:
    Stockings
    All Other Christmas
  Easter
  Halloween
  4th of July/ Patriotic
  St. Patrick's Day
  Thanksgiving
  Valentine's Day
Kitchen
Miscellaneous:
  Apparel
  Brick Covers
  Counted Needlepoint
  Dog Collars
  Fairies
  Jewelry Cases
  Key Fobs/ Luggage Tags
  Porcelain Boxes
  Sports
  States
  Toppers
  Wedding
  Other
Needlework
Oriental
Patriotic
People
Purses
Religious/ Judaic
Sayings
Seashore
Seasons:
  Spring
  Summer
  Autumn
  Winter
Snow People
Southwest

Here are just a few examples; follow the Menu links for more
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Belts
 

Patriotic
 

Children
 

People


Here are just a few examples; follow the Menu links for more
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Brick Covers

Animals
 

Halloween

Beginning Needlepoint

Stockings
 

 Seashore

Purses

Sayings


 

 Southwest

Dog Collars

Judaic

Christmas


 

Oriental
 

 Garden - Floral
 		Miscellaneous/Other
Thanksgiving
 		 Valentine

 		Angels
Kitchen
 Counted Needlepoint

 		 Jewelry Cases
Key Fobs
 		 Snow People

 

 Misc./Wedding
 
Southwest
 		Easter

 		Miscellaneous/Sports
 

Purses

Christmas

Halloween

NEW!
19 New Needlepoint Canvases & related items
posted in April
 87 New Needlepoint Canvases & related items
posted in March
 (Click on "What's New" Link)

Designer Website Links

If you don't find what you're looking for on our site, or if you want to peruse a particular designer's complete offering, we have a pretty complete listing of designer website links on our
Other Links page.  When you find that perfect canvas you're looking for on a designer's website, just jot down the particulars and give us a call; we'll be happy to order it for you!

Here are just a few designer links from our Other Links page:
 Pischke Pockets
 Canvas Connection
The Workbasket
A Collection of Designs
CBK Needlepoint Collections (incl. Edie & Ginger)
Patt and Lee Designs
Squiggee Designs
The Workbasket
In Good Company
DeDe's Needleworks
HP Designs
Julie Pischke Designs
 Robbyn's Nest Designs
Amanda Lawford
 Sundance Designs
Raymond Crawford
 Renaissance Designs
The Artists Collection
Patti Mann
Lani's Needlepoint
A Collection of Designs
Ewe & Eye and Friends
Painted Pony
Earth and Sky Designs



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Needlework

 

Seasons
 

Baby

Apparel


 
CROSS STITCH
 
MENU

Southwest
Miscellaneous
Univ. of AZ

MORE DEALS
 LOOK!!
Check our
eBay store site
for more deals!

Just Cross Stitch magazine

Christmas Ornaments 2010 Issue

Here is a sample; follow the Menu links for more
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Little House Needleworks


 
Shown on 32-ct. linen

Item #: 7597-XS
Little House Needleworks - 4.25x4.25
Busy Needle
(Special design chart w/thread pack)		 $10.00

Diane Williams (Little House Needleworks) is a local cross stitch designer who designed this pattern specifically for The Busy Needle.  It is a chart w/thread pack (containing 5 full skeins of Crescent Colours Floss) for $10 plus postage and is only available thru our shop.  Call or place your order online.

Exciting News!

Welcome to The Busy Needle's easy online ordering system for cross stitch patterns!  We have joined wi th Hoffman Distributing – the largest cross-stitch distributor in the US - to bring you an easy way to browse and order cross stitch patterns.  We can't carry every chart ever produced, but Hoffman carries almost every pattern!  Hoffman boasts a catalog of over 300 designers and an inventory of over 12,000 charts as well as merchandise like Crescent Colours overdyed threads, stitching lamps from Dazor and Daylight and Mag-Eyes magnifiers.

Here's how to get started:

1.  Just click on the Merchant Mall button below to start Hoffman Distributing; then select a search method.  Now, you can search by category, designer, keyword or item number.

2.  Your charts are put into a shopping cart that is linked directly to our shopping cart at Hoffman.

3.  Your orders are processed by us here at The Busy Needle and sent to you directly from us after Hoffman notifies us of your pending order.

At this time, only credit card orders are being accepted at the Hoffman site, so if you would like to use another payment type, just email us for instructions as we also accept Check or Money Orders.

We sincerely hope you'll enjoy this new shopping experience!

Click on the button below
 
PUNCHNEEDLE

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Patterns & Models

We're excited to introduce Punchneedle to The Busy Needle!
Come in and sign up for a class, browse our huge selections of patterns and be inspired by our finished models! Many patterns are available by clicking the Merchandise Mall icon under our
cross stitch section.
CLASSES, TRUNK SHOWS, ACCESSORIES, BOOKS, ETC.

CLASSES

Exclusively at
The Busy Needle
Open Needlepoint Classes with
Kathy Devine
 (Click here for details)

Open Cross-Stitch Classes (Click here for details)

Check out the latest information on Classes by clicking on our "Classes" link.  We'll also post pictures from past classes on that page.

TRUNK SHOWS

No Trunk Shows
at this time

BOOKS, CDs & DVDs

ACCESSORIES

MISCELLANEOUS


Our Staff
December 2010
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PLEASE CHOOSE CAREFULLY!  THERE ARE NO RETURNS OR EXCHANGES ON ANY MERCHANDISE.
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