Parker Posey (a longtime needlepointer) on everything a beginner needs to know, from the eyeglass-case kits that quickly made Cameron Diaz capable to the 1973 pattern book written by an NFL legend.

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 ...

‘I do it avidly, in the evening, watching television,’ the Countess of Hopetoun tells me. ‘At home, although not in the summer, watching the television,’ agrees Romilly, Lady McAlpine. They are ...

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 ...

Employee Caroline Greathouse, right, helped customer Nicole Davenport with a belt she was making, and customer Susan Donovan, background, worked on her belt. "Belts are always big," owner Meredith ...

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.