We extend a warm welcome to all our customers and friends, both new and old, to our new web site, of which we are justly proud.

In it, we have tried to incorporate, clarity, and a commitment to assisting you to obtain your very individual requirements, allied to the speed and ease of ordering which modern technology offers.

But above all, the Threads web-site offers you the very highest standards of excellence in martial arts embroidery, to which we have dedicated ourselves since our formation in 1989.

In the web site you will find many new features, the first of which is the ease and trouble-free convenience of ordering on line, safe in the knowledge that your details are secure.

There will be a section on new products and special sale offers and a section on news and correspondence. This will also contain details of those competitions to which we will be taking our machines – so – come along, say hello and watch while we personalise your gi or belt.


If you cannot find what you are looking for on our web-site, or would like to make constructive comments, please call us.

" Hello ",

I am back in my office, and the boat is alongside in Portsmouth, so everything and everybody is back where it should be.

In other words things have now returned to normal. It only remains for me to thank the many valued customers for their patience and understanding, and for the many messages of good wishes.

Harry Shaw

These are the dates and venues we will be leaving our workshop to attend Judo competitions. Should you have any embroidery we would be happy to do it, or just come along, enjoy some really good judo and don’t leave without saying “Hello”.

FORTHCOMING EVENTS FOR 2012

• January 28/29th  - Midland Area U20 at Walsall University Campus

• February 18/19th - NW Age Band Competition at Sutton Leisure Centre, St. Helens

• June 23/24th  - Kent International Judo Competition at Crystal Palace Leisure Centre.

• Sept 8th/9th - Heart of England Judo Championships at Walsall University Campus.

• October - National age Band Championships -  date and venue to be arranged.

There will be a slight change in format this year in that my daughter and
son in law, Caroline and Martyn, will take over front of house, and I will be asleep in the background!!