It’s time to create  

Women shopping for fabric at the Mountain Thread Company store in Blowing Rock, NC

At The Mountain Thread Company we celebrate moments and memories with beautiful, one-of-kind handmade products for your home and heart. We believe that creativity and storytelling go hand in hand, and we love connecting with you on your creative journey.

AT THE MOUNTAIN THREAD COMPANY

we believe in the value of connection and creation

Three women watching Katherine Lile sew an oval rope basket at The Mountain Thread Company shop in Blowing Rock North Carolina

When you walk through our doors, you walk into an experience.

In our open studio workshop, you’ll see baskets and bowls made on a sewing machine, kits and projects in process, and all kinds of inspiration for your own creative endeavors. Bring the creativity home with you through any of our DIY rope sewing kits and the fresh, modern fabrics available at The Mountain Thread Company.

Learn & create

We want nothing more than to empower you to create amazing things.

The Mountain Thread Company specializes in coiled rope basketry, a technique that invites all creators, new sewists and veterans makers. Whether you choose a one-of-a-kind basket made in our studio or decide to make a rope project yourself, we invite you to explore our products, tutorials, events and more to expand your creativity!

Shop the store

Explore our creativity-inducing products, kits, and tools or buy the goods and start making your own today.

The contents of a Mountain Thread Company Kit on a wooden table
one large spool of teal and white thread from The Mountain Thread Company

Connect with us

Everyone has a creative spark. Join us and light that fire.

Five smiling women sewing and wrapping fabric on The Mountain Thread Company's cotton rope on a large wooden table

Join the rope crew

Join our Rope Crew and take this love to the next level. We are surrounded by the loveliest group of rope sewists and enthusiasts, who use Mountain Thread Company rope to craft unique projects and vessels. All skills and styles are welcome to the Rope Crew!

It’s not a paid membership - it’s just a sweet group of folks who are as enthusiastic about rope sewing as we are, and who love using our custom braided rope for their own beautiful projects.

Hands placing a set of three fabric-wrapped rope bowls into a gift bag with pick tissue paper