Stitches: A Fibre Art Supplies Heaven

Stitches, located on beautiful Saltspring Island, British Columbia, is a one-stop shop for artists seeking textile art supplies. The store originally focused on unique fabric and showcased its own quilts and wall-hangings, but staff found that the finished products piqued the interest of customers who wanted to create their own textile arts. They began selling yarn, then found there was actually a large crossover between all the fibre art supplies. Since its inception thirteen years ago, Stitches has grown into competitive resource featuring fibre art supplies, paints, foils, metals, books and quilting supplies British Columbia.

The store itself is an old, ivy-covered house located on a tiny island that is bursting with natural beauty and artistic talent. Saltspring Island is not easily accessible, so Stitches has spread its knowledge and expertise of textile art supplies by visiting trade shows as well as creating an extensive website that offers product information, online fibre art supplies shopping, a blog featuring tips and tricks and photos of the store and its staff. Stitches also writes a quarterly newsletter that supplies customers with the latest information for the textile art world.

If you have a desire to visit Saltspring Island and learn techniques from the professionals, Stitches has art classes scheduled through the fall. Depending on which aspect of textile arts the classes focus on, students can work with felt to create slippers or scarves or learn mixed media techniques, such as Woodland Textures or Shine, Shimmer and Luminescence. For a nominal fee, Stitches will provide the necessary textile art supplies. Larger groups are welcome to sign up for retreats, where they select from one or two classes that will be scheduled at their convenience.

Customers can buy supplies either on the phone, in person, or online. Each item purchased online earns points towards a $20 “Frequent Fibre Card,” which is received once 500 points are earned. If you want to give fibre art supplies as a gift, but aren’t sure exactly what to buy, you can buy a Stitches gift card, in a number of denominations.

The endless selection of textile art supplies, the pleasant and knowledgeable staff and the inspirational setting all work together to make Stitches an incredible place. As one customer says, “For the fibre artist, this is heaven.

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