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!


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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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Visit us - - - - at the NE corner of Ina and Shannon
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Tucson, AZ 85741-2587

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THE LATEST BUZZ

New:   "Books & DVD's"
Newsletter - Happy Spring!
The Busy Needle now has a
TOLL-FREE ORDER LINE
:
1-866-929-1977

Trunk Shows
Kathy Schenkel Designs
 May 1 - 30
The Artists Collection
 June 1 - 30
Leigh Designs
 July 1 - 31
20% off Trunk Show items

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

NEEDLEPOINT

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 






 

 


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Brick Covers


Apparel


Purses


Purses

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Animals

Halloween


Stockings

Seashore


Sayings

Southwest


Judaic

Christmas


Oriental

Garden - Floral
Miscellaneous/Other

Thanksgiving

Easter

Angels
Kitchen
Baby
Jewelry Cases
Jewelry Cases
   

NEW!
39 New Needlepoint Canvases & items posted in May.
476 New Needlepoint Canvases & items posted in April.
(Click on "What's New" Link)


SALE Canvases
LOOK!!
Take an additional 50% off
the lowest marked price!!

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:
Amanda Lawford

Sundance Designs
Renaissance Designs
The Artists Collection
Patti Mann
Lani's Needlepoint
A Collection of Designs
Ewe & Eye and Friends
Painted Pony



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Patriotic

 

Children

CROSS STITCH


 

   

 


 


NEW!
14 New Cross Stitch Patterns and Items posted in May.
6 New Cross Stitch Patterns and Items posted in April.
(Click on "What's New" Link Above)
 


FEATURED


Item #: 7435-XS
Dimensions 14 Ct. 10x15
Buffalo Call Kit $35.00

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The Prickly Needle


The Prickly Needle


JBW Designs

 


Old Colonial Designs

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Little House Needleworks


Item #: 7597-XS
Little House Needleworks - -
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.


Old Colonial Designs


Waxing Moon


Cross-eyed Cricket


Cross-eyed Cricket


Just Nan


Simple Stitches


Little House

Needle's Notion


Cat's Whiskers

Lizzie Kate


Serendipity Designs

Bizzi Creations

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

 



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Old Colonial Designs


Simple Stitches


Just Nan

PUNCHNEEDLE

Patterns & Models


 

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Waxing Moon

Waxing Moon



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

 NEW!

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

Kathy Schenkel Designs
 May 1 - 30
The Artists Collection
 June 1 - 30
Leigh Designs
 July 1 - 31

20% Off
Trunk Show Canvases!

BOOKS & DVDs

Here are books & DVDs added recently; follow the "Books & DVDs" link above for more
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20 Decorating Fabric Projects

Embroidery for Beginners

Mop Top & Buzz Cuts  DVD


Tips, Hint & Knots DVD


A Closet Full of Stitches DVD


DVD - Silk Ribbon

 

ACCESSORIES

Here are accessories added recently; follow the "Accessories" link above for more
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Scissors

Item #: 6901-AC
Sajou - -
Tortoise shell
(Scissors, very lightweight & sharp)
$88.00

Lift-N-Snip Scissors

Item #: 7598-AC
Lift-N-Snip - Small or Large
Scissors
(Featured in the stitching magazine)
$8.50 (small)
$10.00
(large)

Caddy

Item #: 6880-AC
Handy Caddy - 15x9
Large Size
(8 pockets; available in purple, pink, yellow, red, turquoise)
$33.00

Tote

Item #: 6881-AC
Handy Caddy - 22x14
Large Tote $33.00

Scissors

Item #: 6900-AC
Sajou - -
Eiffel Tower
(Scissors, very lightweight & sharp)
$70.00

Vusion Craft Light


Gingher Scissors


Stitcher's Lotion


MISCELLANEOUS


Our Staff
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