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embroidery supplies

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Soft demand (-32.3% this quarter) — this niche doesn't clear our bar today.

Market size 31Growth 9Conversion 26Competition 78Returns 96Price range 53Avg price 30Brand share 93Review moat 51Quality gap 35

Returns

Incredible0.9%

return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate

Brand share

Great42%

top-5 brand share — no brand owns this niche

Competition

Great37%

top-5 click share — an open shelf

Price range

Good$3.40–$27.98

cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100

Review moat

Good1,460.69

avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb

Quality gap

Okay4.5★

avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality

Market size

Okay$139K

$139K/yr · 695K searches

Avg price

Okay$9.59

avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100

Conversion

Okay2.1%

search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale

Growth

Bad-32.3%

90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch

According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, embroidery supplies is a $139K/yr Amazon United States market (695K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 42% of demand. Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Dec. Verdict: Skip it — 49/100.

Data updated Jul 18, 2026 · scored weekly · How we score niches

embroidery supplies market data

Units sold / yr
15K–20K
avg 250–500/product
Revenue / yr
$144K–$192K
units × avg price
Conversion rate
2.1%
Avg BSR
#89
Page quality
0%
Prime
100%
Sponsored
92%
Out of stock
0.0%
Avg brand age
30 months
Avg seller age
169 days

Competition & brand share

Clicks spread well past the top 5 (37% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.

Brands

41 rising

Sellers

61

Top-5 brand share

42%

Top 20: 80%

Top-5 click share

37%

Top 20: 72%

Open market

54%

  • YUYUZSEN13%
  • ORIGACH9%
  • FURWEY8%
  • New brothread6%
  • Patemby6%
  • BENECREAT4%

Demand & seasonality

Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -32.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
25K15KSpike '24Holiday '24Prime Day '25Spike '25Holiday '25Spike '26SepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay

Peak months: Jan, Feb, Dec · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.9×

Top embroidery supplies search terms

  • embroidery patterns water soluble122K/yr
  • embroidery accessories80K/yr
  • water soluble embroidery patterns90K/yr
  • stick and stitch embroidery patterns97K/yr
  • embroidery tools51K/yr
  • embroidery stencils41K/yr
  • embroidery accessories and supplies42K/yr
  • embroidery supplies and accessories31K/yr
  • embroidery essentials21K/yr
  • embroidery templates19K/yr
All search terms

Top embroidery supplies products on Amazon

Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.

0%4%$6K8%$11K12%$17K16%$22K1101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moat Market share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.

What buyers say about embroidery supplies

What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.

What buyers love

Quality-Overall14%

“Excellent Product”

Ease Of Use12%

“Easy to read”

Advertised Vs Actual Product11%

“As advertised”

Value For Money10%

“Very affordable”

Color6%

“Great variety of colors”

Size-Overall5%

“They fit as they should”

Stitch/Finish/Polish5%

“your stitches perfect”

Efficiency3%

“It works for what it is needed for”

Design-Overall3%

“The designs are lovely”

Print Quality3%

“Very nice print out”

What buyers complain about

Adhesion/Stickiness13%

“Terrible adhesive”

Quality-Overall10%

“Cheap quality”

Durability7%

“Don't last”

Functionality-Overall6%

“Not really effective”

Size-Overall6%

“They are small”

Color4%

“not one was gray”

Material Quality4%

“Does not stick to material”

Value For Money3%

“everything you get this kit is a little expensive”

Strength3%

“Too flimsy”

Ease Of Use2%

“makes it hard to see”

Top return reasons

Size-Overall30%
Material Quality9%
Functionality-Overall8%
Advertised Vs Actual Product8%
Value For Money7%
Color6%
Defective Material/Parts5%
Quality-Overall4%
Adhesion/Stickiness3%
Strength2%

Common questions

Is embroidery supplies profitable to sell on Amazon United States?
The niche generates $139K/yr across 48 tracked products. 0 of 5 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -32.3%. Flapen's verdict: Skip it (49/100).
How competitive is the embroidery supplies niche?
41 brands and 61 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 37% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 42% of demand.
What do buyers complain about in embroidery supplies?
Top complaints mined from reviews: Adhesion/Stickiness, Quality-Overall, Durability. The return rate is 0.9%.
When does demand for embroidery supplies peak?
Demand peaks in Jan–Feb–Dec; the busiest month runs 2.9× the quietest.
What does it cost to enter the embroidery supplies niche?
Listings span $3.40–$27.98; the average listing price is $9.59 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,461 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.