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Ta-Daaaaa…

Published on March 30, 2010 in Creativity boost, Customer focus, Events and News. 0 Comments

Well, today was the first day in our new place. We’re still moving in and have some organizing and moving to do but we are so pleased! Above you can see some images from the new ‘hood: some of our latest projects, a snap from out front, and an image from our mural on the back wall! Thanks to everyone who came out to wish us well in our new location at 18117 Detroit Road. We were busy with visitors new and old and lots of classes! Here are some pics from today:

Stay tuned for announcements about specials for new and returning students… see you soon!

Stitch Cleveland is Moving!

Published on March 19, 2010 in Customer focus, Events and News. 10 Comments

For the last three years we’ve been loving life next door to River Colors Studio. This has been a great place for us. Starting off a small business can be difficult. Thanks to Erika and the staff at River Colors, Stitch Cleveland had the opportunity to learn from another female entrepreneur and contribute to the crafty corner on the far side of Lakewood.

When we started out we had a vision of being a place where people could learn something new and fun, meet some new friends, hang out and stitch! Thanks to all of you, our wonderful and supportive customers, friends, and family, we’ve grown over the years into a full on classroom offering fabric, notions and supplies in addition to our group and private lessons.

Things have been busy. Classes have been growing. We want to keep up with the demand for more classes and fabric, more fun and creativity, more sewing groups and social events! So, we would like to announce that at the end of March, Stitch Cleveland will be moving to our new spot in Lakewood!

Don’t worry… we’re still in the same hood, just a stone’s throw away from 1387 Sloane Avenue. Starting on March 30th, you’ll be able to find us at 18117 Detroit Road, right next to White Cloud Studios, Breadsmith, and Color By Numbers Salon.

We are really looking forward to seeing you at our new location and hope that it will give us the opportunity to better fill your needs as students and designers. Along with our new lounge and boutique, you can look forward to seeing more fabric, supplies, and of course, handmade items.

There are lots of exciting things to come in the next year! We can’t wait to show you what we’re up to!

Patternmaking Must-Haves…

Published on February 23, 2010 in Customer focus, News and What's new. 0 Comments

I think I heard your sewing room calling for a new gadget. Check out some of the new ones we got in…

Needle tracing wheels, awls, pattern notchers (all shown here), as well as hip curves, L-squares, french curves, rabbit hole punches, pattern hangers, tape measures (and more!) are available at Stitch Cleveland.

Don’t forget we also offer industry pro dressforms and half size dressforms. Stop in to see our floor samples and decide which one you need.

Vote for Threadless Designs!

Published on January 30, 2010 in Customer focus, Events and News. 0 Comments

Hi all! Just wanted to tell you about grey cardigan… a great local artist who has a design on Threadless.com for you to vote for! If grey cardigan, aka Brian Jasinski wins he will be rewarded with prizes and money, fame and fortune!

Threadless.com is an awesome site where you can submit design ideas, buy prints and tees, and just browse through pages and pages of cool artwork. New designs are released multiple times a week so there’s always something new to check out!

I know that you are on your way to clicking that link and casting your vote for Brian. But just in case you need another gentle nudge, I’d like to tell you that Brian is also a gifted stitcher and personal friend of Stitch Cleveland.

So jump over there. You can even submit your own design to one of their contests… then you’ll be famous and rich.

But let Brian win this one…

Thanks Sew, Mama, Sew!

Published on January 28, 2010 in Clubs & groups, Creativity boost and News. 1 Comment

We received a great compliment from the ladies over at Sew, Mama, Sew the other day. We are so happy that so many of our area’s Crafties call Stitch Cleveland home! We rather like the sound of the humming sewing machines, knitting machines and sergers. However, we welcome the company of others to give us some creative consultation or constructive criticism. Working in the company of others lets us step away from our work and see it from another perspective!

It seems that people all over are feeling the same way. From sewing labs at Rock Paper Scissors Collective, to knitting therapy at River Colors, churchs, republics, and mafias are popping up everywhere! Let’s keep the momentum going! Stay tuned to Stitch Cleveland to find out about two new groups we will be introducing soon…

In the meantime, we want to know what makes your needles click! Leave a comment and tell us when, where, how, or with whom you like to get your creative juices flowing.

Cool Quilt Stores Across the Country…

Published on November 10, 2009 in News. 0 Comments

Check us out in Quilting Arts’ new issue of International Quilt Festival Quilt Scene! We are featured as a “cool quilt store.” We love it!

We are honored to be included in this article with some of our favorite shops to visit. Purl Patchwork and The City Quilter are two of our regular stops while in New York! We can’t wait to visit the other cool quilt stores highlighted in the article!

American Sewing Expo

Published on September 24, 2009 in Church of Craft and News. 0 Comments

Greetings from Michigan! Heidi and Megan will be visiting the American Sewing Expo in Novi, Michigan September 25th. Unfortunately, Stitch Cleveland will be closed but we’ll be back on Saturday for another action packed weekend of sewing and Church of Craft. Stop in, Church of Craft is open to all crafties on the last Saturday of each month from 1 – 4pm!

UPDATE: Well, we’re back from our wonderful day trip through sunny Michigan. What a great show! We traveled in a van so that we would have plenty of space for all of our purchases. We found some great things: habatoi silks in beautiful colors, batiks, houndstooth gazar silk, houndstooth corduroy (I must have been in a mood), and a few knits and bottomweights. We are so excited to begin sewing. On the way home we had a show and tell and tried to decide what to make first!

Thank You!

Published on September 16, 2009 in Customer focus, News and Uncategorized. 0 Comments


Thank you for nominating our shop for the Fox 8 Hotlist! We are so honored to be included in this list of local businesses.

In case you haven’t heard, Fox 8 is compiling a list of Cleveland and Akron’s best businesses for you to vote on. There are many categories, including restaurants, spas, shopping, and of course arts and crafts (that’s where you’ll find us). Please nominate your favorite local businesses. This is a fantastic way to help your neighborhood entrepreneurs advertise and announce their presence.

Supporting local business is an important way to build up our local economy. Locally owned businesses maintain our community’s character and prosperity as well as providing many jobs in our towns.

We’ll be closed for Mother’s Day!

Published on May 9, 2009 in Church of Craft, Events and News. 0 Comments

Hi all you stitchy stitchers! We want you to take Sunday to appreciate all of the mothers in your life. We will be honoring our mommies, our friends that are moms, our moms of moms, and even mommies of fur babies! Enjoy the beautiful weekend and we’ll see you back at the shop on Tuesday – business as usual! Don’t forget about Church of Craft next weekend! Sunday, May 17th from 1 – 4pm!

Plain Dealer article on Etsy / Cleveland craft

Published on November 13, 2008 in Bazaar Bizarre and News. 0 Comments

If you’re a longtime Stitch Cleveland fan, you no doubt know we also sell online at Etsy.com (here’s the link). Today, the Plain Dealer posted a story about Etsy, and mentioned there are at least 50 Clevelanders selling there. That number’s way off — there’s more than that for sure! — but it’s good to see the local media taking an interest.

To see a list of Cleveland-based Etsy shops, click the geolocator here. As of right now it’s counting 85 Clevelanders, but that doesn’t count those who don’t list their city in their profile.

Stitch Cleveland belongs to the Cleveland Handmade Etsy “street team” (an association of stores based on location, items sold or other interests). See here.

Cleveland Handmade has a website, and the Cleveland Etsy street team has one, too. There’s lists of upcoming shows (including Bazaar Bizarre, the one we organize — see the updated vendor list here!), such as the Cleveland Handmade Market, and much more.

Ever since we opened Stitch Cleveland last year, it’s been wonderful to see the Cleveland craft scene blossom and grow into a much larger, and more professional one. Etsy has played a role in that, no doubt, since its community-building functions, learning opportunities and more help even part-time pro crafters build their businesses. We are so proud to be part of the team!