Favorite Finds Product Reviews

Editor Tanya Fox and Editorial Assistant Barbie Laux share their views on products that are available for stitchers. To purchase, please check AnniesCraftStore.com or your local stitching shop. For additional help locating these products, contact the manufacturer directly to find a shop in you area.

Easy Guide Ball-Tip Needle™

The Easy Guide Ball-Tip Needle™ was created with cross-stitchers and hand-embroidery enthusiasts in mind. Each needle features a special mini ball at the tip that helps to navigate through Aida and other linens effortlessly, making this needle perfect for cross stitch and other types of hand embroidery. The ball end easily “guides” the needle to right spot in your fabric, ending the unintentional splitting of fibers while you stitch! The result will be even and consistent stitches throughout your design.

Easy Guide Ball-Tip Needles (2-pack) are available in the United States in three common sizes: 24 (39mm), 26 (36mm) and 28 (33mm), and retail for $7.99. Visit www.sullivansusa.net for more information.

Ackfeld Manufacturing Windy Scroll Bell Pull

Ackfeld Wire, established in 1988, produces handcrafted wire displays that can be used with a wide variety of art and craft projects. Whether you cross stitch, quilt, scrapbook or do general crafts, Ackfeld has an ideal finishing option for your next project, and their creative design team has come up with something fun for nearly every occasion. Choose from sturdy fabric holders, standard and magnetic hangers, display stands, accessory holders and more.

The Windy Scroll Bell Pull is the ideal way to display the Birds & Snowflakes design featured on page 8.

This product retails for $17.88 for the 6" hanger and $23.80 for the 9" version. To see their full product line, visit www.ackfeldwire.com.