State of Needlepoint 2026
Updated October 26, 2026 · Data as of 2026-10-25 21:30 UTC
From January 1 to October 25, 2026, 31,777 canvases were new to the directory, sell-outs since July 8, 2026 were recorded for 2,205 canvases, and stores changed prices 541 times. On October 25, 2026 the directory listed 31,777 canvases from 310 designers at 23 stores; 41% of listings with tracked stock were in stock.
Headline numbers
| Measure | Year to date | Same period last year | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Canvases listed | 31,777 | 0 | +31,777 |
| Designers listed | 310 | — | — |
| Stores listed | 23 | 0 | +23 |
| Listings in stock (tracked stores) | 41% | — | — |
| New to the directory | 31,777 | 0 | +31,777 |
| Canvases with a sell-out (since July 8, 2026) | 2,205 | — | — |
| Restocks (since July 8, 2026) | 145 | — | — |
| Price drops | 180 | — | — |
| Price increases | 361 | — | — |
New in the directory
31,777 canvases were new to the directory this year to date. That counts canvases added to the directory, which is not the same as a release date.
Designers with the most new canvases:
- KCN Designers: 2,109 new canvases
- Atlantic Blue Canvas: 980 new canvases
- Stitch Style Needlepoint: 852 new canvases
- Rachel Barri Designs: 729 new canvases
- Colors of Praise Art Studio: 697 new canvases
- Doolittle Stitchery: 606 new canvases
- Kate Dickerson Needlepoint Collections: 579 new canvases
- The Gingham Stitchery: 530 new canvases
- The Point of It All: 510 new canvases
- Mopsey Designs: 495 new canvases
Newly listed at the most stores
- Lucky Littles - Frog: newly listed at 7 stores
- Influencer Santa: newly listed at 7 stores
- Brown Coconut Drink: newly listed at 6 stores
- Green Coconut Drink: newly listed at 6 stores
- Sea Lion: newly listed at 6 stores
- First Rodeo: newly listed at 6 stores
- Bougie Orange Tabby Cat: newly listed at 6 stores
- Cupid's Glaze: newly listed at 5 stores
- Pearl Shell: newly listed at 5 stores
- Iced Matcha Latte: newly listed at 5 stores
Sell-outs
Sell-outs at tracked stores were recorded for 2,205 canvases since July 8, 2026, when stock history starts.
Canvases that sold out at the most stores:
- Tooth Fairy Angel Needlepoint Canvas: sold out at most or all of the stores tracking its stock
- Sophie the Giraffe: sold out at 3 stores
- Merry Santa: sold out at most or all of the stores tracking its stock
- First Rodeo: sold out at 3 stores
- Bougie Goldendoodle: sold out at most or all of the stores tracking its stock
- Smile There's Diet Coke: sold out at 3 stores
- Red Bow Mistletoe Lampshade: sold out at most or all of the stores tracking its stock
- CPA Round: sold out at most or all of the stores tracking its stock
Designers with the most canvases selling out:
- KCN Designers: 166 canvases sold out
- Atlantic Blue Canvas: 110 canvases sold out
- The Gingham Stitchery: 63 canvases sold out
- Initial K Studio: 56 canvases sold out
- Spellbound Stitchery: 56 canvases sold out
- POP! Needle Arts: 52 canvases sold out
- Colors of Praise Art Studio: 51 canvases sold out
- Tilli Tomas: 49 canvases sold out
- Stitch Style Needlepoint: 48 canvases sold out
- Wipstitch Needleworks: 44 canvases sold out
Restocks
Stores restocked canvases 145 times since July 8, 2026 after at least 72 hours sold out.
Price changes
Stores lowered a listed price 180 times and raised a listed price 361 times. The median change was +3.4%.
Themes on the rise
- Holiday: 11% of new canvases, against 0% over the previous four years
- Animals: 7% of new canvases, against 0% over the previous four years
- Floral: 3% of new canvases, against 0% over the previous four years
- Geometric: 2% of new canvases, against 0% over the previous four years
- Coastal: 2% of new canvases, against 0% over the previous four years
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. The annual page is recomputed every month while the year runs; each month's figures replace the last.
- 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, "State of Needlepoint 2026", https://ndlpt.space/state-of-needlepoint-2026 (updated October 26, 2026).
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