Anabella’s Shop is an Etsy store based in North Carolina that features a vast array of classic samplers, more modern cute projects, fabric, floss and other supplies for stitchers and sewists.
Since we’re here to talk about cross stitch, let’s start there. The shop sells patterns from other designers as well as original designs. Her designs are mostly seasonal with a bit of patriotic, religious, farmhouse style thrown in.
One interesting thing she does is patterns that are designed to be displayed in 10 by 10 inch trays (almost like a shadowbox without the glass on the front) that are also sold in the shop. For example this spring design has 11 little designs inside individual frames showing things like chicks, bunnies, bugs and flowers. You can stitch it up as shown and mount it in a BellaBoard, or use a standard frame. You could also stitch all the little designs up as minis if that’s more your style.
In addition to these seasonal patterns, you’ll find samplers and old-fashioned style designs from designers such as Plum Street Samplers, Jeanette Douglas Designs, Blackbird Designs and October House Fiber Arts, to name a few. You can also purchase Classic Colorworks embroidery thread, many colors and counts of cross stitch fabric, other supplies for stitching and finishing projects, even fabric for quilts, scrapbook paper and more.
They also sell a seasonal mystery box that includes a pattern, the floss required, your choice of fabric and other goodies to finish your project.
Sometimes it’s hard to talk about a shop when they do so much, but it’s also nice to have a place where you can go and buy your pattern and all your supplies in one go, like a virtual needlework shop.
Check out all the goodies I’ve mentioned and even more I didn’t at Anabella’s Shop.
[Photo: Anabella’s Shop]
