Welcome to the Bristly Thistle!

The Bristly Thistle offers you a beautiful selection of handpainted needlepoint canvases, threads, supplies and embellishments. Sign up for our Mailing List or Facebook page to learn about all our sales, classes and special offers.

Trunk show - Associated Talents has arrived with over 500 designs and all are 20% off! There are some great values on Christmas stockings, pillows and much more. Show ends May 28th.

Classes - We are now taking reservations for the Robin King classes October 12 & 13! She will be teaching two designs by Needle Deeva.

For those of you who like to plan ahead, Brenda Hart will be back March 15-17 2013. Here are some comments about the last class by KB and Melody.

New designs - have arrived from Amanda Lawford, Charley Harper, Colors of Praise, Crooked Tree, DC Designs, Dream House, j child, Kathy Schenkel, Kelly Clark, Melissa Shirley and more.

Nine Creepies and other new designs from Needle Deeva are in stock now. Michele has stitched the Creepies and written about them on her blog.

March Madness is over for basketball but continues on at the Bristly Thistle. Two new marches from Ashley Dillon are available now:Thanksgiving and 4th of July. Michele has finished the stitch guide for the 4th and has begun on Thanksgiving. You can order the 4th with all the threads, Swarovski crystals, stretchers and a rhinestone applicator.

On Sale - We have added dozens of designs to our On Sale page, all at 50-75% off. All in stock belts and pet collars are now 50% off. And, we are offering 20% off all in stock 13m and 18m Christmas stockings.

PayPal - We now accept PayPal for orders. Send us an email with the items you need and we will send you a PayPal invoice. Our minimum order is $25 plus shipping.

There is a page of Sports designs. We have done many of these over the years and they seem to be getting more popular. Choose a team and design and we can have it for you in a few weeks.

Subscribe to our needlepoint news blog to learn all about new items as they arrive in the shop. Michele also writes an occasional Needlepoint Tips & Techniques blog about her current projects.

2012 Trunk Shows & Classes

May - Associated Talents

June - Point of it All

July - Birds of a Feather

October 12 & 13 - Robin King classes

New in the store

Associated Talents

Needle Deeva

Julie Mar

j child

Amanda Lawford

Sandra Baker-Hinton

Amelia Island, Florida
Monday - Friday 10-3ish
Saturday 10-2ish
Or call 904.729.4020

Happy Stitching!

The Bristly Thistle needlepoint store proudly carries needlepoint canvases and products from these great suppliers:

Alexa Designs needlepoint canvases	JP Needlepoint needlepoint canvases
Alice Peterson needlepoint canvases	Julia's Needleworks canvases
Amanda Lawford needlepoint canvases	Katherine Parfet needlepoint canvases
Amy Bunger DVDs and books	Kathy Schenkel needlepoint canvases
Anne Brinkley needlepoint canvases	Kelly Clark needlepoint canvases
Artists Collection needlepoint canvases	Kirk & Hamilton needlepoint canvases
Associated Talents needlepoint canvases	Kreinik needlepoint threads
Birds of a Feather needlepoint canvases	Labors of Love needlepoint designs
Canvas Connection canvases	Lee needlepoint canvases
Caron Collection threads	Leigh needlepoint canvases
CBK needlepoint canvases	Melissa Shirley needlepoint canvases
Charley Harper designs	Needle Deeva needlepoint canvases
Cheryl Schaeffer needlepoint canvases	Norden Crafts punchneedle needlepoint
Clara Wells needlepoint belts	Painted Pony needlepoint canvases
The Collection needlepoint canvases	Pat Thode needlepoint canvases
A Collection of Designs needlepoint	Patti Mann needlepoint canvases
Colors of Praise - Marie Barber	Patty Paints needlepoint canvases
Cooper Oaks needlepoint canvases	Petei needlepoint canvases
Crooked Tree needlepoint canvases	Raymond Crawford needlepoint
DC Designs needlepoint	Renaissance Designs threads
Dede Ogden needlepoint canvases	Rishfeld needlepoint
Danji needlepoint canvases	Rosalie Peters needlepoint canvases
Denise needlepoint canvases	Ruth Schmuff needlepoint canvases
Design Gallery needlepoint belts	Sandra Gilmore needlepoint canvases
DJ Designs needlepoint canvases	Shelly Tribbey needlepoint canvases
Dream House needlepoint canvases	Silver Needle needlepoint canvases
Elizabeth Hess needlepoint canvases	Strictly Christmas needlepoint canvases
Elizabeth Turner needlepoint canvases	Susan Roberts needlepoint canvases
Fleur de Paris needlepoint canvases	Tapestry Tent needlepoint canvases
Four Wives needlepoint canvases	Susan Treglown needlepoint canvases
HP Designs needlepoint canvases	Trubey Designs needlepoint canvases
Gayla needlepoint canvases	Voila! canvases & finishing
j child needlepoint canvases	Walker Street Designs needlepoint
Jane Nichols needlepoint canvases	Winnetka needlepoint
JB Designs needlepoint canvases

Needlepoint news at the Bristly Thistle Needlepoint Blog.
And, a new blog with Needlepoint Tips and Techniques.