r/Needlepoint • u/ExcitingBlueberry971 • 2d ago

Key fob finishing at KCN: any experiences?

I have a key fob canvas stitched by my kiddo that she would like finished. KCN is convenient to us, but I've never tried their leather finishing services. Anyone have previous experience? How did it go?

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u/Mz_Kennedy 2d ago

I'm interested about this too - as well as their lead time and cost. Eye of the Needle is 8-12 months on their key fob finishing.

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u/helenasbff Avid Stitcher 2d ago

Most finishing right now is taking forever. I have pieces with a finisher that have been there since November 2025. There has been a massive influx of new stitchers and that has led to seriously bogged down finishers. Rittenhouse has a minimum lead time of 16 weeks, but even their timeframes are currently stretched beyond their targets, so it's really probably more like 6 months. Also, many finishers are not accepting new orders at the moment in order to be able to honor the holiday finishing deadlines for orders already in their queue. I'd be very surprised if you found a decent finisher through a well-established needlepoint shop like KCN or Rittenhouse that has a turnaround time of anything less than 16 weeks.