They ship quickly, and their customer service is remarkable. If you know which pattern or designer you want, check out Threads Entwined. I found that Top Knot Stitcher had the most organized site if you want to browse all the Market designs without needing to know pattern or designer names.
Most of these patterns will be available from your local needlework store or favorite online cross stitch retailers. (For a look at most of the Market releases, check out #nashvilleneedleworkmarket2020 on Instagram.) This year more than 136 vendors are attending.Ĭross stitch crafters, however, have been eagerly strung along for weeks with sneak peeks, flosstube videos, and requests for pre-orders on social media. Pattern designers, fabric and floss dyers cross stitch retailers, and embellishment and accoutrement makers all mingle in the Embassy Suites in Franklin, Tennessee, for two fun-filled, exhausting days. Combination cross-stitch convention, buyer event, and trade show, Market combines a cash-and-carry seller’s craft fair with a buyer’s paradise alongside useful classes for those attending. The largest wholesale cross stitch event in the U.S., “Market,” as we call it, happens every year in Tennessee.
Cross stitch patterns are, essentially, the visual instructions you follow while stitching. Every year beginning in February, the cross stitch world perches on pins and needles as we wait for the Nashville Needlework Market pattern reveals.