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Needlework Christmas gift ideas – top 15 + a bonus!

Why bother braving the malls and shopping centers, searching for that perfect needlework gift, when you can find it all at Vetty Creations, shopping in the comfort of your own home?! We have embroidery gift ideas for all budgets.

Top 5 gift ideas under $50:

  1. “Mountmellick Embroidery: Inspired by Nature” book – THE book for learning Mountmellick embroidery.
  2. “Ukrainian Drawn Thread Embroidery: Merezhka Poltavska” book – Teach yourself a new style of counted embroidery.
  3. “Elegant Hardanger Embroidery” book – Used by thousands around the world to learn Hardanger embroidery.
  4. Mountmellick embroidery supplies pack No 2 – Make your own Mountmellick project from our book with these supplies.
  5. Mountmellick Dogrose and Shamrock Doily kit – Our most popular Mountmellick kit.

Top 5 gift ideas under $30:

  1. Blackwork Christmas Ornaments patterns – We have two sets of 4 blackwork ornament patterns. Great to make and give as gifts.
  2. Hardanger Christmas Ornament pattern – A step-by-step Hardanger ornament pattern.
  3. Fat quarter of Satin Royal fabric – This is the most glorious fabric to work Mountmellick embroidery on. Now discontinued, so get in quick for your purchase!
  4. Fat eighth of Glenshee Linen fabric – A high quality heavy linen fabric for working counted thread embroidery on, available in two colours.
  5. Daylight temperature globes, twin pack – Make use of daylight temperature lighting to show the correct colours of thread and fabric as you work.

Top 5 gift ideas under $10 (stocking filler ideas):

  1. Mountmellick embroidery thread skeins – The proper Mountmellick thread can be hard to find. Search no more – we have it for you!
  2. Mountmellick knitting cotton balls – Non-mercerised, matt yarn, perfect for creating Mountmellick fringes.
  3. Embroidery needles packets – Packs of assorted hand embroidery needles.
  4. Fat quarter of polycotton satin jean fabric – Polycotton fabric with a smooth satin weave, just right for Mountmellick embroidery.
  5. Coton a broder skeins – This lovely soft thread can be so difficult to find – not any more!

The best Christmas gift is free!
Christmas isn’t all about consumerism and overspending your budget. Christmas is about God’s son being born as a child. While we’d love you to enjoy Vetty Creations’ products as part of your Christmas experience, we’d far prefer that you allowed Jesus to be part of your every day life.

God loved the world so much that he sent his only Son. Whoever believes in him shall not die, but will have eternal life.

And I think that’s the best gift of all.

November 11th, 2008 | Category: favourite needlework items, whitework

5 comments to Needlework Christmas gift ideas – top 15 + a bonus!

  • Denise Felton
    November 13, 2008 at 4:35 am

    What wonderful ideas! I’ve scheduled a link to this post to go live on my blog tomorrow morning (Central USA time). I hope it brings you some sales or at least some extra clicks.

    Denise
    http://needlework.craftgossip.com

  • Yvette
    November 13, 2008 at 4:46 am

    Thanks Denise. Much appreciated!

  • AMANDA GILBERT DZURILLA
    July 2, 2009 at 9:52 am

    Yours is a very informative blog. Thanks for providing these wonderful content

    Gifts are source of happiness to both – provider and recipient. Thanks for ideas

  • Yvette
    July 2, 2009 at 11:02 am

    Hi Amanda,

    Glad you like the suggestions, and the blog!

  • Gift Ideas
    December 9, 2009 at 4:12 pm

    Interesting text. You have a nice blog. Keep it up!

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