Needlepoint market report: September 2026
Updated October 26, 2026 · Data as of 2026-10-25 21:30 UTC
In September 2026, 10,384 canvases were new to the directory, sell-outs were recorded for 551 canvases, and stores changed prices 57 times. At the end of the month the directory listed 29,309 canvases from 309 designers at 23 stores; 41% of listings with tracked stock were in stock.
Headline numbers
| Measure | This month | Previous month | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canvases listed | 29,309 | 19,911 | +9,398 |
| Designers listed | 309 | — | — |
| Stores listed | 23 | 17 | +6 |
| Listings in stock (tracked stores) | 41% | — | — |
| New to the directory | 10,384 | 0 | +10,384 |
| Canvases with a sell-out | 551 | 19 | +532 |
| Restocks | 14 | — | — |
| Price drops | 5 | — | — |
| Price increases | 52 | — | — |
New in the directory
10,384 canvases were new to the directory this month. That counts canvases added to the directory, which is not the same as a release date.
Designers with the most new canvases:
- KCN Designers: 711 new canvases
- Caron Collection: 435 new canvases
- Atlantic Blue Canvas: 403 new canvases
- Rachel Barri Designs: 327 new canvases
- Stitch Style Needlepoint: 288 new canvases
- Doolittle Stitchery: 256 new canvases
- Mopsey Designs: 214 new canvases
- Tilli Tomas: 213 new canvases
- Fleur de Paris: 197 new canvases
- Wipstitch Needleworks: 187 new canvases
Newly listed at the most stores
- Iced Matcha Latte: newly listed at 5 stores
- Dallas Travel Book: newly listed at 4 stores
- Cupid's Glaze: newly listed at 4 stores
- Aspen Travel Book: newly listed at 4 stores
- Box of Donuts: newly listed at 4 stores
- Bougie Tabby Cat: newly listed at 4 stores
- Holiday Candies: newly listed at 4 stores
- Lychee Martini: newly listed at 4 stores
- Cartier Round: newly listed at 4 stores
- First Rodeo: newly listed at 4 stores
Sell-outs
Sell-outs at tracked stores were recorded for 551 canvases this month.
Designers with the most canvases selling out:
- Atlantic Blue Canvas: 41 canvases sold out
- KCN Designers: 30 canvases sold out
- Spellbound Stitchery: 21 canvases sold out
- August Design Works: 18 canvases sold out
- Wipstitch Needleworks: 18 canvases sold out
- The Gingham Stitchery: 18 canvases sold out
- Colors of Praise Art Studio: 16 canvases sold out
- Tilli Tomas: 15 canvases sold out
- Initial K Studio: 13 canvases sold out
- Stitch Style Needlepoint: 11 canvases sold out
Restocks
Stores restocked canvases 14 times after at least 72 hours sold out.
Price changes
Stores lowered a listed price 5 times and raised a listed price 52 times. The median change was +6.7%.
Themes on the rise
- Holiday: 24% of new canvases, against 0% over the previous four months
- Animals: 15% of new canvases, against 0% over the previous four months
- Floral: 8% of new canvases, against 0% over the previous four months
- Geometric: 5% of new canvases, against 0% over the previous four months
- Playful: 5% of new canvases, against 0% over the previous four months
Most widely carried designers
Designers by the number of stores carrying one or more of their canvases.
- Stitch Style Needlepoint: 18 stores
- Initial K Studio: 18 stores
- Goodpoint Needlepoint: 18 stores
- Lauren Bloch Designs: 18 stores
- Maura Nolan Designs: 17 stores
- Rachel Barri Designs: 17 stores
- Mopsey Designs: 17 stores
- Susan Battle Needlepoint: 17 stores
- Atlantic Blue Canvas: 17 stores
- Love MHB Studio: 17 stores
Data notes
- Every count of stores is a count; no store is named. A canvas appears in a list only when 3 or more stores are involved.
- Sell-outs and restocks are counted at tracked stores only; a sell-out reversed within 72 hours is not counted.
- New to the directory means added to the directory in the period, not released.
- Stock history starts July 8, 2026.
- These figures were computed on October 25, 2026 and are not revised.
- The current datasets are on the data page; the method is on the methodology page.
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Cite this page: Needlepoint Design Space, "Needlepoint market report: September 2026", https://ndlpt.space/reports/monthly/2026-09 (updated October 26, 2026).
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