Beth Gantz is poking holes in a preconceived notion about a crafty leisure activity. Gantz owns Stitches Etc., on Dover Center Road in Bay Village, a supplier of needlepoint, and cross-stitch ...

In 2003, Julie Jackson stopped by a craft store to buy a really ornate cross-stitch sampler — the kind with a guide to stitching the alphabet so it could be personalized as a wedding gift — as a kind ...

Needlework collectively refers to craft disciplines that utilize needles to create finished projects. Needlework encompasses sewing, knitting and cross stitch. In addition, needlework includes ...

Here come the holidays. And here comes holiday shopping. But instead of racking up receipts and stalking celebrity gift ...

A love of embroidering on cloth or canvas to create useful items or works of art makes needlepoint a fun hobby. But turning your passion for needlepoint into a profitable venture takes business acumen ...

Clyde is the greeter, welcoming visitors to The Elegant Needle, then whisks them away to a Never Never Land, where time stops with a needle and thread. "Clyde is our shop dog," Catherine Pletsch said.

Hungarian design student Zsanett Szirmay has transferred folk embroidery patterns onto strips for a punched card music box, which plays the traditional motifs as sounds (+ slideshow). For her ...