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Your local needlework store may be able to order the materials you are
looking for to do Schwalm embroidery. If not, you can visit the stores
listed below.
Coton a Broder in sizes above #16 are very difficult to find in the U.S.A.
I will post sites as I find them. Be aware that in the U.S.A., this thread
is also called Broder Special or DMC Brilliant Cutwork and Embroidery
Thread.
United States
Accomplishments Shop
Perrysburg, Ohio |
Accomplishments specializes in high quality,
hard to find supplies for all types of hand embroidery, including counted
thread, needlepoint, white work, crewel, and goldwork. They also sell
needlework books including some of the items in the
Schwalm bibliography.
They do carry linen suitable for Schwalm embroidery; however, they no longer
carry the Coton a Broder in sizes above #16 (as of 11 Feb 2003).
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Heritage Shoppe
Oconto, Wisconsin |
This store is devoted to fine hand sewing and
embroidery. In addition to supplies, they also sell classes in various
techniques including Schwalm embroidery. The site also features essay
and examples about a variety of embroidery styles highlighting styles that
are not currently widely practiced. They sell some linens and Anchor
Coton a Broder (#35 and #40). |
Jenny June Fancy Work
Ruston, Louisiana |
Jenny June Fancy Work is a shop for the surface
embroiderer and needlelace maker and those interested in needlework history
and technique. They carry linen suitable for Schwalm. |
Kaleido Stitch
Madison, Alabama |
This shop specializes in European styles of
needlework. Their aim is to introduce lost techniques that will encourage
many to look at needlework in a new way. They only sell kits featuring
Schwalm. |
The Lacemaker
Warren, Ohio |
The Lacemaker specializes in lacemaking
supplies. They do not carry linen fabric, but they do offer Coton a
Broder in sizes #12 through #40. |
Lacis
Berkeley, California |
Lacis offers an extensive selection of threads,
ribbons, tools and supplies for the textile arts. They are the
English-language publishers of Renate
Fernau's Schwalm Whitework. They sell the Coton a Broder (#12, #16,
#20, and #25) but not the linen. |
Lacy Susan
Dumfries, Virginia |
This store specializes in lace making supplies,
so they do not sell linen, but they do sell the Coton a Broder in sizes #12,
#16, #20, and #25. |
The Nordic Needle
Fargo, North Dakota |
The Nordic Needle carries an impressive array
of counted thread materials especially for hardanger. They currently
carry a limited number of Schwalm kits and books.
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Threadneedle
Street
Issaquah, Washington |
Threadneedle Street appreciates the many
different forms of hand embroidery and caters to customers who feel the
same. They carry a number of books including some of the items in the
Schwalm bibliography.
They sell linen, but are selling only their existing supplies of the
Coton a Broder #12 and #16.
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Van Sciver
Bobbin Lace
Ithaca, New York |
Another lace making supply store that carries
the Coton a Broder in sizes #12, #16, #20, #25, #30, and #35.
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Australia
The Crewel
Gobelin
Killara, NSW |
The Crewel Gobelin is located outside of Sydney
and offers classes as well as supplies. They stock the Coton a Broder
in sizes #12, #16, #20, and #25. |
Stitcher's
Corner
East Victoria Park, WA |
Stitcher's Corner specializes in cross stitch,
tapestry, and embroidery supplies. They stock the Coton a Broder in
sizes #12, #16, #20, #25, #30, and #35. |
Canada
Andjareena's Place
Trenton, Ontario |
Andjareena's Place carries items for a number
of crafts. They stock the Coton a Broder in sizes #16, #20, and #25. |
Gitta's
Mississauga, Ontario |
Gitta's aims to be your one-stop stitching
shop. They stock the Coton a Broder in sizes #12, #16, #20, #25, and
#30. |
Raoul Vennat Embroidery
Boucherville, P.Q. |
This store offers variety of materials
including linen suitable for Schwalm Embroidery. This site is in
French. |
Traditional
Stitches
Calgary, Alberta |
Traditional Stitches is primarily an online
shop, but they invite you to visit if you are in the area. They carry
the Coton a Broder in sizes #12, #16, #20, and #25. |
Germany
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Karin's Stickstube |
This store offers materials and classes, plus
some lovely pictures of different techniques. Worth an online visit to
see the pictures even if you do not read German. This site is in
German. |
New Zealand
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Needlecraft |
This store offers books and a couple of Schwalm
kits as well as a host of New Zealand embroidery magazines. |
United Kingdom
Silken Strands
Gwynedd, North Wales |
This shop is primarily a mail order business. They carry
the Coton a Broder in sizes #12, #16, #20, and #25. |
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