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Join the Spool of Thread team

7 Feb

Spool of Thread is hiring. We are very excited about meeting you, potential new team member.

We are currently seeking to fill two unique positions. First, we are excited to add an enthusiastic and detail oriented Part-time Retail person to our team. We seek a staff member with previous retail experience, that is excited to help customers find the perfect fabric for their project, and assist in daily tasks in our busy retail shop.

Second, Spool of Thread seeks to add a Sewing Class Instructor to our team. Our sewing instructors are passionate about sewing and sharing their knowledge with Spool of Thread sewing class students. Instructors are also extremely outgoing and friendly, and are able to quickly troubleshoot sewing problems and think on their feet.

For more information, including how to apply for either of these positions, please visit our Hiring page.

Sewing Machine Special

27 Jan

We are excited to announce that we are teaming up with Elna to share with you a super special Employee Pricing Event. As you know, we really love our Elna sewing machines. They are outfitted with all metal parts, a great warranty and an everyday great price. They are a dream to use and produce excellent results. What more could you want?


Our new Elna’s with the 1st + 2nd generation Elna’s (top, green) from the 1940s.

The Special Pricing extends to all of our in stock models, plus two new sewing machines models that just arrived on Tuesday!

We’d love to introduce you to the new Elna 220: A solid machine with 16 stitches and automatic needle threader.


Elna 220 with easy to find backstitching button.

And the new Elna 520: A new big sister to our beloved Elna 5200. A computerized model with 30 stitches including 6 automatic buttonholes. The 520 also comes with a bonus quilting kit full of sewing machine feet useful in many sewing projects.


The Elna 520 with tortoise + hare speed control.

This special Employee Pricing Event extends to all machines in stock. You will find a selection of prices ranging between $149 to $492. If you’re looking for something different, our flyer also features a number of machines that are not part of our regular inventory and easy for us to special order for you.

Our sale starts now and will run till the end of February. Quantities are limited!

Check out our sales flyer for information. You’ll find even more deals when you visit the shop!