A group of “fiber obsessed” friends opened The Woolen Needle in 2006 in a quaint historic building on the town square in Williamsburg, Iowa. Under the ownership and direction of Mary Blythe, it became our home away from home. New patterns were created, wool was dyed, and customers became friends.

   In 2010, the shop was nominated by customers and we were honored to be included in the Fall/Winter 2010 Quilt Sampler magazine. It’s been loads of fun getting phone calls and visitors from all over saying “I saw you in Quilt Sampler…”

   January 3, 2011--Carla and Annette took over ownership of The Woolen Needle. We are two of the original “fiber obsessed” friends who have been Woolen Needle employees since its beginning. We bring years of experience from our own upholstery, custom sewing, and quilt pattern design businesses and we look forward to continuing to serve you. We will continue to carry a full shop of our own hand-dyed wools, rug hooking supplies, penny rug & quilt kits, reproduction cotton fabrics, punch needle patterns, yarn and our own new designs.

    We look forward to seeing you in the shop or at shows and helping those of you online that aren’t able to come see us. Please feel free to contact us with questions or comments.

   Happy Hooking, Stitching, Punching, and Quilting,

Annette, Carla, and Brenda