Goldleaf Needlework

Goldleaf Needlework, cross stitch with its own designs in Hull

Goldleaf Needlework is a British cross stitch business that designs and manufactures its own range of kits and charts. According to its introduction, all its own kits include the chart, DMC threads, fabric and needle, so the buyer receives everything needed to start stitching.

Own catalogue and designer collections

Alongside its own production, the shop distributes kits from other manufacturers such as Bothy Threads, DMC, Trimits and Vervaco. The catalogue is organised into several featured lines:

• The Genny Haines Collection, with designs such as Highland Family, which the website highlights as one of its best sellers, as well as series such as Back to Nature, Bouncing Buddies, In the Hen House, Medieval, Three Bears, Dillon & Ko!, The Three Little Pigs, Ginger and Biscuit, Buttercup Bunny, Here Come the Pups, Little Minx & Friends, Mr & Mrs Tooting, Pitt & Pat!, Sam & Peeps and Toto, the little Tiger.
• The Vanessa Wells Collection, focused on historical figures, professions, cats and 20th-century costume.
• Goldleaf kits and charts, with themes including arts and crafts, needlecraft, animals, geometric, Persian tiles, Art Nouveau and stitched quotes.
• Chillifox designs and blackwork pieces.

Threads, fabrics and accessories

The DMC thread range includes stranded cotton thread in various number ranges, Mouline Etoile, Coloris, Color Variations, Light Effects and Diamant metallic. For fabrics, the shop works with Zweigart 14 count Aida, DMC Aida and the Fabric Flair range, with variants such as Fairy Dust, Halloween, Cloud, Seasonal and Sky, Hand Dyed, White, Silver Sparkles, Skylines/Gradients and other new arrivals. It also offers embroidery accessories.

Kits from other brands and themed collections

Third-party kits include those from Bothy Threads with collections such as Anita Jeram, Brambly Hedge, Cockadoodle Designs, Honor Barton of Ink And Snail Designs, Jane Sunner, Karen Tye Bentley, Kate Garrett, Lucy Pittaway, Margaret Sherry, Sally King, The Menagerie by Rachel Froud, Wallace and Gromit, Zoological Society of London and Wrendale Designs. The shop also sells Derwentwater Designs with a wildlife theme, DMC kits, Heritage Crafts with collections such as Elaine Serenum, cross stitch cards, Little Friends coasters, Love Country by Sarah Reilly, Mel's Stitches, Patchwork by Michaela Learner, Wildlife by Nigel Artingstall, Elegance, Birds of a Feather by Karen Carter, Little Darlings and Golden Years by Peter Underhill, Simply Heritage, Heritage Collection by Susan Ryder, Villager Jim, By the Sea by Karen Carter, Cats Rule by Peter Underhill and Silhouettes. Trimits bookmark and mini kits and Vervaco bookmarks are also available.

Changes to the catalogue and availability

The website reports that Heritage Crafts has ceased trading, so stocks of its kits are limited and sold on a first come, first served basis. It also notes a change to Fabric Flair sparkles: the new range offers Opalescent, Silver or Gold options, and the new silver is more intense than the original. The shop plans to keep Opalescent sparkle as a standard option and order Silver or Gold on request.

Shipping and terms of sale

The shipping charges stated are £3 for the United Kingdom, £5 for non-EU European countries and £7 for the rest of the world. The company stopped accepting orders from EU countries due to post-Brexit delivery problems. It also does not sell to the United States through this website due to the change in the US$800 de minimis threshold; some items can be purchased from its Etsy shop, All about Cross Stitch. International buyers are responsible for any applicable customs charges.

Featured products

The catalogue shows as featured items the 8-metre DMC Stranded Cotton thread in various references at £1.10, the Sam and Peeps Windy Day kit at £15 and The Owl and the Pussycat kit at £20.

Location and contact

Goldleaf Needlework, 12, Worcester Road, Hull, HU5 5XE, UK · Phone: 01482 571120 · Email: info@goldleafneedlework.co.uk