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Following our successful Go PINK campaign in June of this year, we've once again teamed up with Karina Moore founder of Louie & Lola Yarns in Australia and knitwear designer Tracie Millar to raise awareness and funds for breast cancer research 🎗️ Together, we've created a beautiful new Pink Ribbon Bundle, for which Tracie has specially designed a gorgeous new cowl called 'Autumn Stripes'. Karina has dyed up a delicate rosy palette for Tracie's design in Guava, Champaigne and Goldfinch Merino Fingering. To complete the kit, we've created a limited edition Rose Leather Pochette, embossed with the breast cancer ribbon emblem. The Pink Ribbon Bundles are $225.00 CAD and go on sale in both Thread & Maple and Louie & Lola shops, Saturday October 30th at: 12pm EDT 11am CDT 10am MDT 9am PDT   We will donate $20 CAD to the Breast Cancer Research Fund from each sale, while Louie & Lola will be making the same donation to the Australian National Breast Cancer Foundation. Starting Saturday, October 23rd, we will be running a week-long breast cancer research fundraiser, entering donors into daily raffles for some incredible prizes generously donated by our friends in the fiber arts community. The fundraiser will culminate in announcing two grand prize winners on the following Saturday, October 30th, drawn from all the donors who made a contribution during the week. To enter our daily raffles and grand prize draw, simply make a donation of at least $5 to our BCRF fundraiser page between Saturday, October 23rd 12pm EST and Saturday, October 30th 12pm EST. Prize Pool Due to popular demand, we are also bringing back our Go PINK bundles for those who missed them in June! Click here for details. Thanks to a generous corporate donor, this month all donations to BCRF will be matched 2x, so our impact will be even more significant! Thanks so much for your support! Sam & Olga T&M Fundraiser Page      L&L Fundraiser Page

To promote breast cancer awareness this October, we're once again going pink with Karina Moore founder of Louie & Lola Yarns in Australia and knitwear designer Tracie Millar! In June of this year, we jointly raised over $10,000 for breast cancer research with our GO PINK Notions Clutch Bundle and fundraiser. The bundles sold out in both of our shops so quickly, that many missed out, so we're bringing them back for one last round!  These "Go Pink" knitter's bundles include a limited edition Rose Notions Clutch embossed with the breast cancer ribbon emblem, "Go Pink" Louie & Lola Sock Yarn Set & Tracie's "Coffee Talk" knitting pattern. They will be available for purchase here on Saturday, October 23rd @12pm EST, while quantities last. Karina will also have some available on the Louie & Lola website as well. SEE IN STORE We will donate $20.00 CAD to the Breast Cancer Research Fund from each sale, while Louie & Lola will be making the same donation to the Australian National Breast Cancer Foundation. Check out our fundraiser pages and help us reach our goal. Thanks to a generous corporate donor, this month all donations to BCRF will be matched 2x, so our impact will be even more significant! T&M Fundraiser Page L&L Fundraiser Page Thanks so much for your support! Sam & Olga

We're always on the lookout for like-minded fellow makers in the fiber arts community with whom to join forces for a good cause. We've been following Kemper Wray, creator extraordinaire of Junk Yarn and couldn't resist her vibrant unique style. Together, we've created this fun and bright "On the Fly" bundle, in support of The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women. The kit features a limited edition sky blue On the Go notions wallet, complete with new matching navy mini scissors and blue beaded ring stitch markers. The perfect companion to bring 'on the fly' with you on your travels (now that there are travels once more!) Kemper has dyed up this vibrant special colourway, called Pegasus, with a coordinating blue mini, to complete this bright and fun sock set that we absolutely love! We've knit up a sample in Lisa K Ross' Uphill Downhill sock pattern, which turned out stunning with Kemper's colours! Not only do we love the resulting sock, but we had so much fun knitting this pattern - highly recommend! The On the Fly bundles are $117.00 CAD and go on sale in both Thread & Maple and Junk Yarn shops, Saturday October 9th at: 12pm EDT 11am CDT 10am MDT 9am PDT   10% from each bundle sale will go to The Coalition to Stop Violence Against Native Women a non-profit that tackles the serious issue of violence against Native women and children, through policy advocacy, youth groups, community support and education resources.   We are shocked and saddened reading the numerous reports of the tragic stories about missing Indigenous women and girls in Canada. It is frightening to know that thousands of Native women and children have disappeared or been killed across a span of decades, without any justice. We stand behind organizations, such as CSVANW, whose mission it is prevention and intervention of violence against Native women. We hope to raise funds and awareness of these issues at home here in Canada, as well as abroad. We hope you enjoy our creation and thank you for your support! Sincerely, - Sam & Olga

We're honoured to present a very special collaboration with two very talented fiber artists, Julie Asselin and Ambah O'Brien! We've been longtime fans of Julie, a fellow Canadian maker, whose beautiful colourways expertly mirror those found in nature. When we approached her with the idea of a collab to debut our new project pochette, she immediately started brainstorming ways to incorporate elements of nature into the design. We took inspiration from Julie's love of wildflowers to create this limited edition version of our new project pochette in a gorgeous deep purple, with a delicate flowery inner lining. With fall just around the corner, we thought it would be the perfect time for a shawl, so we immediately thought of Ambah O'Brien, whose creativity knows no bounds when it comes to designing unique stunning shawls. Her Lilli Pilli design immediately stood out. Inspired by a purple flowering plant "Lilly Pilly", this shawl combines classic stripes with delicate lace pattern for a relaxed yet elegant look. Julie has hand-dyed a stunning palette of exquisitely soft Leizu fingering yarn, featuring Lavande, Biscotti and Sherwood colourways. Together with Ambah's Lilli Pilli shawl pattern and the new T&M project pochette, this beautiful "Fleurs des Champs" kit will be available for sale in both T&M and Julie Asselin shops, priced at $240.00 CAD, this Saturday, September 4th @3pm EDT. **These are still available in Julie's shop here** We will be donating $20.00 CAD from the sale of each bundle to Women for Afghan Women, a non-profit providing support services to women, children and families in Afghanistan. Thank you for enabling us to give back to those in need during these very challenging times. Best wishes from our families to yours! - Sam & Olga  

When Stephanie, Sam's mom & owner of Scrumptiouspurl, showed us her idea for her Christmas advent calendar special this year, we couldn't resist a collab! How adorable are these little socks!! 24 teeny tiny stripey socks to ring in the 24 days of Christmas and decorate your holiday nook! We thought, how fun would it be to pair these with an equally adorable little project bag and ta-daa! Meet our new mini bucket bag, making its debut in a limited edition crimson red: Handcrafted from the same soft quality leather as our Notions Clutch and other leather accessories, this little bucket tote is perfect to house your small project or wear as a purse/cross-body tote. Each kit contains the new T&M crimson mini bucket tote, mini sock pattern and 24 mini skeins in a curated assortment of colourways, each one perfect to knit up a little stripey advent sock! These limited edition kits are $250.00 CAD and vailable for preorder starting September 1st @12pm EDT, shipping October 15th. That should give you plenty of time to receive and knit up the advent :) As the summer months are coming to an end (sigh), we're excited to have something to look forward to when the chilly weather approaches. We hope you enjoy this little kit as much as we do! Warm wishes (in advance) to you and your loved ones! - Sam & Olga SEE IN STORE

The fibre arts community is brimming with talented awesome people and Adella Colvin is someone whom we've looked up to from day one. Founder of Lola Bean Yarn Co., she dyes up some of the coolest, spot-on colourways time and time again. We couldn't be more excited to partner with LBYC to bring you this very special limited edition Green Bean Go bundle! We've dressed our On the Go in a beautiful green and co-branded it with her iconic and ridiculously adorable Lola Bean logo. Adella has dyed up an exclusive Bean Sprout sock set, with a full skein called "Thread & Maple" and a mini in one of her popular favourites "Gritty." We've knit up a sample in Denise Desantos' Soxploration sock pattern. If you're new to sock knitting, Denise has you covered! She's got a way of explaining socks like no one else. Check out her No Fear Sock Knitting class on Youtube, you'll see what we mean! The Green Bean Go bundles are $110.00 CAD and go on sale in both Thread & Maple and LBYC shops, Saturday August 14th at: 3pm EDT 2pm CDT 1pm MDT 12pm PDT   We will have a link to them from our homepage at go time (pun fully intended!) $12.50CAD/$10USD from each bundle sale will go to The Hunger Project, a non-profit that tackles the devastating issue of world hunger, through empowering women in impoverished communities. This holistic and thoughtful approach really hit home, when we read about the statistics of hunger and poverty worldwide. A shocking 690 million people in the world are chronically undernourished - imagine, when juxtaposed with all the waste and excess we see in developed nations! 60% are women. 2/3 of the world's illiterate population is female and most of the school age children not in school are girls. Meanwhile, women bear most of the responsibility of providing the basic needs of their families, yet are denied access to critically important resources, information and freedoms. The majority of women in developing countries lack economic power, resulting in a higher rate of girls kept out of school, minimal access to basic health care, increased HIV/AIDS prevalence and higher maternal mortality rates. The Hunger Project works at the local community level, to provide women with much-needed resources, education and access to micro-financing to really make a sustainable impact for women and their families. Studies show that when women are supported and empowered, all of society benefits. Their families are healthier, more children go to school, agricultural productivity improves and incomes increase. In short, communities become more resilient. Unlike famines that receive emergency-aid, chronic hunger is a silent, invisible, day-after-day condition. We're deeply saddened when we read about the sheer scale and devastating effects of hunger and poverty in the world. But we're also hopeful, that there are organizations such as The Hunger Project, that tirelessly work to develop a really thoughtful and effective approach to put a sustainable end to world hunger. We feel very fortunate to have been born in a country where women are afforded the rights and opportunities to education, work and personal freedoms. We will strive to reach out and support those who are less fortunate, by connecting and sharing collaborations such as this. We hope you love our little Green Bean Go bundle as much as we love creating it! SEE IN STORE

It's been a little over a year since we opened our virtual doors. In that time we've amassed a collection of clutches, folios, on the go's, project bags and notions that we set aside for one reason or another. These are absolutely beautiful items that work perfectly, but may have minor scratches, discolorations, spots, or other imperfections that didn't pass our quality check. These items will be available to purchase at steep discounts up to 40% off! *The sale will start this Sunday, August 1st @3pm EST and run for 48hrs All seconds items will be available on the Seconds Sale page in the top menu. Notions Clutches and Folios are numbered and will have pictures showing the imperfection, so you will be able to select the exact item you like, as if you were shopping in our physical shop. The rest of the items will be grouped together with photos showing their common imperfections and you will receive one from the set. Kindly note that all seconds items are final sale. We hope that our perfectly imperfect items will find a good home and that you enjoy them for their uniqueness :) SHOP NOW *T&M members will get first pick with early-bird access to all seconds items 12pm-3pm EST. To become a member, sign up for an account on our website and subscribe to our newsletter. Log in on Sunday anytime between 12-3pm EST and you will see a Seconds Sale link in the top menu.

We can't believe it's already been a year since we've opened our little shop! We're so excited to be celebrating our very first anniversary!  For our birthday weekend, we're sending everyone a thank you present! Get anything you like in our shop July 3-4 and we will send you a complimentary set of our Seashell Stitch Markers :)   Spend over $100 CAD and choose between a free Handmade Ceramic Mug and a Cork A5 Journal!   To claim your free gift, simply add whatever you like to your shopping cart July 3rd 9am - July 4th 11:59pm EST. A little gift box widget will be visible at the bottom right corner of your screen that will allow you to claim your gift and select your mug colour (if you opt for the mug). If you don't see it, not to worry, we will add your gift when we're preparing your order. You can note your gift preference in the 'special instructions' text box in the cart. If you've placed an order with us Wednesday-Friday this week, we sent you a gift with your parcel :)  We feel incredibly fortunate and grateful for being able to run our own small business, doing what we love. It’s rare to open a new business and see so much immediate community support. Thank you so much for choosing and trusting our products, we wouldn't be here without you! Thank you so much, - Sam & Olga    

Wow, we are so overjoyed with results of our little fundraiser/giveaway! This very special collaboration between Thread & Maple, Karina Moore from Australia's Louie & Lola Yarns and designer Tracie Millar, turned out to be even more amazing than expected! Together with the Go PINK bundle purchase contributions, your donations, and Louie & Lola's incredibly generous $5,000 AU donations match, we jointly raised C$10,700 for breast cancer research!  The North American BCRF received a total of C$2,510 / USD$2,035, while the Australian NBCF received a whopping AUD$8,791!! You can see our bcrf fundraiser page here and Louie & Lola's here :) Our Go PINK or Go Home Bundles sold out in 24hrs! The lucky winners of our daily hand-knit shawl raffles were: Amber McCormick from AB, Canada Cheryl Ahola from ON, Canada Susan Post from FL, USA Tami Lancaster from OH, USA And the grand prize Go PINK Bundle went to Christine Bartolic from the US! Congratulations Christine! We also drew a surprise runner-up Rose Needle Holder Slip prize winner: Sarah Fabian from Tasmania, congrats Sarah! We would like to thank Tracie for sharing her beautiful Coffee Talk sock pattern and helping us to spread the word via the very popular and very awesome Grocery Girls Knit podcast! And a big big thank you to Karina, who hand-dyed those gorgeous pink skeins and brought together the Australian crafting community to make up the big bulk of the contributions! Not to mention Louie & Lola's massive $5,000 donation match contribution - wow! And last but not least, we'd like to extend a massive THANK YOU to all of you who participated and helped to raise awareness for this very worthy cause. We hope that through efforts such as this, the tenacious scientists and researchers working in breast cancer research, may come just a little bit closer to developing a cure. 🎗️

We've teamed up with Karina Moore founder of Louie & Lola Yarns in Australia and designer Tracie Millar from the talented Grocery Girls duo, to GO PINK in support of breast cancer research. We've put together a very special "Go Pink" knitter's bundle, including a limited edition Rose Notions Clutch, "Go Pink" Louie & Lola Sock Yarn Set & Tracie's "Coffee Talk" knitting pattern. These will be available for purchase on the Thread & Maple and Louie & Lola websites on Saturday, 26 June. We will donate $20CAD to BCRF from each sale of this limited edition bundle, while Louie & Lola will be making the same donation to the Australian National Breast Cancer Foundation. In addition, from Tuesday 22 June to Friday, 25 June, we will be holding daily raffles, awarding one of 4 gorgeous hand-knits and a set of T&M seashell stitch markers!  On Saturday, 26 June at 12pm EST, we will draw one lucky winner of the grand prize "Go Pink" limited edition bundle! To qualify for the daily raffle and grand prize giveaway, simply make a $5 CAD donation through the Thread & Maple website here between Tuesday, 22 June and Saturday, 26 June 2021. We will randomly select one winner from each day's donors list for the daily raffle and the grand prize will go to one lucky winner selected from everyone who made a donation during the week. 100% of donated funds will go directly to BCRF and we'll match these donations up to $1,000 CAD! DONATE TO ENTER Thanks so much for your support! Let's make a difference! Go PINK with us! Sam & Olga

We're thrilled to announce our first ever virtual trunk show! We'll be streaming live on video at the Vogue Knitting Live virtual marketplace, this Friday June 11th @ 11am and again on Sunday June 13th @ 3pm EST. We will be showcasing some our favourite items across all our collections, plus we will reveal our never-before-seen new creation! We're also offering a special store-wide 15% discount for all attendees :) And last but not least, we'll be raffling off two $50 T&M gift cards in live giveaways! To register, visit the Virtual Knitting Live website. It costs $3.99 for a ticket to the entire weekend-long event, with access to all vendor shops in the virtual marketplace (where you'll see us waving at you!) Once you have a ticket, simply log in to the VKL event hub, spot our logo in the marketplace and click on our Zoom meeting link this Friday at 11am or Sunday at 3pm EST. We'll be there twiddling our thumbs anxiously waiting to see you all!

This Mother's Day is extra special for us here at Thread & Maple, because it's Sam's first! Sam gave birth to a beautiful baby boy just a little over a month ago. After a tough pregnancy, Sam & Shayne were thrilled to welcome baby Chet into the family ❤️ Unfortunately, not all expecting mothers are destined for the same happy ending. Did you know that in the US, a woman is twice as likely to die from birth and pregnancy complications than her mother was, a generation ago? Even though the US spends the most per capita on maternal health than anywhere else in the world, it ranks 55th in maternal deaths. It is the only high-resource nation with a consistently rising maternal mortality rate. The number of women who die giving birth in America each year has nearly doubled in the last two decades. Women of colour are 2-3 times more likely to die from complications than white women. More than half of these deaths can be prevented! To show our support, we're donating $10.00 CAD of every sale of our new Confetti Cannon Bundle to Every Mother Counts. The folks at EMC work tirelessly to save the lives of moms, by helping improve access to quality, respectful and equitable maternity care in the US and around the world. What we like is that they take a community-based approach, empowering stakeholders at the local level with a focus on underserved and marginalized mothers. Thank you for enabling us to support worthy causes such as this, by choosing our products. With your help, we hope to make a difference, however modest it may be :) To all the fellow mamas out there, we wish you a wonderful Mother's Day! Stay safe and be well! 

Since the birth of Thread & Maple, we've tried to design and select products that we ourselves use often. While we keep notes and reminders on our phones, when it comes to planning and brainstorming, nothing compares with trusty paper & pen. There's something about physically writing things down that helps to see things more clearly, remember important points and envision creative solutions. We created these folios to keep your journal and writing tools beautifully organized. Our newest leather designs are ready for the big reveal this Saturday! Handmade from the same soft leather as our Notions Clutch and other leather accessories, we have 3 beautiful colours and 2 sizes to choose from, to fit both A5 and A4 notebooks. We aspire that our folio will become that 'forever' item that you will use and treasure for many years to come.  We'd like to invite you to celebrate with us by participating in our [finally] Folio Giveaway on Instagram! We're giving away the very first T&M Leather Folio along with a cork pen and A5 notebook this Saturday, April 24th.  Be sure to visit our shop on Saturday to see these and several other new products in store, just in time for Mother's Day! 💕 We're very excited that they're ready at last, we're really pleased with the final product and hope you will love them as much as we do!   ENTER GIVEAWAY

In Russia/Ukraine, where I (Olga) was born, March 8th is bigger than Mother's Day celebrated in May in North America. Not only is it Mother's Day, but it's a day to celebrate all women and girls. You definitely don't want to be without flowers in hand at your mother's on March 8th! Why March 8th? Well, I just Googled it, and turns out the date became relevant back in the early 20th century when women gained suffrage in Soviet Russia. It was mostly celebrated by the communist/socialist countries until the mid-60's, when it was adopted by the feminist movement. In the late 70's, the day became recognized by the UN as International Women's Day. International Women's Day is a day to commemorate all the admirable achievements women have made throughout history. It's also a day for raising awareness of women's rights and gender equality. Thread & Maple is proudly a women-owned small business. Our entire team (now a whopping 4!) are women, and also moms (or moms-to-be in Sam's case!) We invite you to celebrate Women's Day by treating yourself or a woman in your life to something special from our little shop :) From 9am EST March 7th to 11:59pm EST March 8th, enjoy 15% off everything in store! Simply click 'checkout' and the discount will be applied to your entire purchase automatically. Please note that this discount can't be combined with any other offer. BROWSE SHOP   We're giving away a Cork Convertible Backpack to one lucky winner in our Instagram giveaway! To enter, simply share the name of a woman you admire on our Instagram post. For every individual who comments, we will donate $5 CAD to Sistering, a Canadian organization focused on helping women and trans people who face violence, mental health issues, homelessness and trauma. The winner will be selected and announced on Instagram on March 9th at 12pm EST. ENTER GIVEAWAY We hope you take a moment to pay tribute to a woman you admire, while helping to support a worthy cause! Thank you for choosing our products and enabling us to contribute to causes close to our hearts. ❤️

February is Black History Month. It is a time for honouring the major contributions that Black people have made, and continue to make, across all sectors of society. So we thought it's a perfect time to honour Black Mamas Matter, who do such incredible work to address the issues that impact maternal health disparities and inequalities faced by Black women in America.

This Boxing Day weekend, we have a very special treat in store for you! We've teamed up with Candace from SOAK Bath Co, a fellow Canadian small business, to bring you a very special gift with purchase: the most    DeLiCiOuS   scrumptious   s.a.v.o.r.y   and positively DIVINE   soap we've ever encountered! Now we know that's quite the pitch for soap, but if there was a way we could photograph smell, these soaps would produce the most irresistible pictures ever! The best part (besides the smell), is that each bar is zero waste, vegan and handcrafted with all natural ingredients right here in Canada. Just like our plantable greeting cards, Candace wraps her soaps in a biodegradable seed paper label that grows wildflowers when planted. We must admit we've somewhat dipped into our soap stockpile ourselves, but managed to stop ourselves just in time to be able to run this promotion: Spend $75 or more this Boxing Day weekend & receive a free gorgeous handmade soap bar Offer valid on all orders of $75CAD or more before taxes & shipping made from midnight Saturday, Dec 26 to Sunday Dec 27 11pm EST. We will send you one of 6 different 'flavours': elderberry, sweet vanilla bean, patchouli, lavender, lemon & rosemary or citrus poppy seed. Please add a note to the cart 'special instructions' if you have a strong preference to one or have any allergy concerns. We know you must be all shopped out for holiday gifts, so treat yourself and get this special treat as a bonus, while supporting Canadian small businesses at the same time :) **Please note that any orders placed Dec 19-31 will be shipped first week of January, as soon as we're able to get back to the office. Also, we've received word from the postal office that shipping times are longer than usual due to the holiday rush. ** We wish you a wonderful year-end and a joyous New Year! See you in 2021! - Sam & Olga

Thank you so much for your generous donations and participation in our Holiday Giving Giveaway! With your support, we were able to raise $400 for Feed the Children, which comes to $800 with the 2X match! It's so wonderful to be able to gather together and give to those in need during this holiday season, from the bottom of our hearts THANK YOU! Big congratulations to Barbara A & Heather W who are the lucky winners of our last two On the Go's! While our On the Go's are currently out of stock, we're doing our best to get the next batch in come January. We will open up for pre-order as soon as we can commit to a shipping date! Happy Holidays!

The holidays are just around the corner and we thought, what better way to celebrate than by rallying our amazing supporters to give to those in need. This week, we're running a mini fundraiser for the Feed the Children foundation with our Holiday Giving Giveaway. We're giving away two On the Go's to two lucky participants who offer to make a contribution to this worthy cause. Enter to win by donating $3.50 USD or more to Feed the Children, 100% of funds raised will go directly to the Feed the Children Canada charity and your donation will be matched 2X! DONATE TO ENTER While not an entry requirement, we would very much appreciate tagging a friend in our Instagram Giveaway post in the comments to help spread the word :) We will be drawing two random winners this Sunday December 13th at 3pm EST.* While the On the Go's are currently sold out, we'll get them back in stock early in the new year. In the meantime, we thought to put the couple we've got left in our shop to good use! *Open to residents of USA/Canada/UK/EU/Australia. This giveaway is not affiliated or endorsed by Facebook or Instagram

Don't miss our biggest sale event of the year! We're offering 10 amazing deals starting from midnight Friday Nov 27 to 11pm Monday Nov 30 Eastern time.

As any knitter knows, an unfinished project carries with it a certain trail of chaos... Needles, stray stitch markers, strings of yarn, and those darning needles that seem to grow feet and walk off any time you turn away for just a second. We embarked on a journey to design a beautiful storage solution for in-progress knitting and crochet projects, that you could leave right out in the open on your coffee table.