The Family Business of it all

Tell someone you are about to start a business with your sister and watch what happens. The eyebrows go up. The advice arrives uninvited. Never mix business and family, they say, like it is a law ...

The Most Famous Stitch Club on Television Was an Entire Sitcom Cast

Off camera, the fastest way to spot Ann B. Davis was not the face you knew as Alice, or as Schultzy before her. It was the needlepoint in her hands. She carried a canvas everywhere, she said, "lik...

The Stitcher's Guide to Traveling with Needlepoint (Without Losing Your Mind or Your Scissors)

You've earned this trip. The hotel is booked, the out-of-office is set, and for approximately 48 to 72 hours, your schedule belongs entirely to you.And then the panic sets in. Not about packi...

Rosey Grier: The 300-Pound Tackle Who Wrote the Book on Needlepoint

So far in Famous Needlepointers we have met a princess and a First Lady. This week we are introducing someone who could have bench-pressed both of them and their canvases at the same time.Meet Ros...

How to Travel with Your Needlepoint This Summer

There is a reason so many stitchers reach for their project bag the moment they start packing a suitcase. Needlepoint is one of the most travel-friendly hobbies around: compact, quiet, and endless...

Barbara Bush Stitched an Entire White House Christmas

This week in Famous Needlepointers, we are raising the stakes. Last time we met Grace Kelly, who could not go to bed without finishing one more row. Today we meet the woman who looked at one more ...

The Needlepoint Boom Is Real And So Are the Growing Pains

Something is happening in the needlepoint world. Shops are opening. New designers are launching. Younger stitchers are picking up needles in numbers that would have been unimaginable a decade ago....

Welcome to Oh, Stitch: The Needlepoint Podcast

What happens when a longtime love of needlepoint, a creative sister, and a string of enthusiastic text messages collide? The answer is Oh, Stitch.For Natasha and Alonsa, what started as a shared a...

Grace Kelly Always Had One More Row to Go

Welcome to Famous Needlepointers, our new Monday series about the surprising people who were quietly obsessed with this craft long before your algorithm decided it was a personality trait. We are ...

How Needlepoint Helped My Anxiety (And Got Me Off My Phone)

How needlepoint helped me put my phone down, space out my therapy appointments, and actually feel okay again.I live in Washington, DC.Which means the news is never background noise. It is always, a...

Why Aesthetic Crafts Are Replacing Fast DIY

There was a moment, somewhere around 2015, when “easy” became the most popular word in craft content. Easy DIY wall art. Easy weekend projects. Easy home decor you can make in forty-five minutes wi...

The Cutest Cross Stitch Trends… But Make Them Needlepoint

We’re going to say something that might ruffle a few cross-stitched feathers, and we’re going to say it with complete affection.Cross stitch is adorable. The little mushrooms, the pixel-perfect flo...