Contemporary needlepoint canvases go beyond "cats and flower baskets," as Benedetto described it. "Younger people are designing the canvases, so there's more variety," Benedetto said.

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.

Mesh needlepoint canvases are tacked to the wall behind her. One canvas reads “I could be a lot meaner” in looping cursive ...

Between 1975 and 2008, Haag created twenty-three needlepoint canvases, working on some of them at the same time. One work took ten years to complete. GREAT-GRANDMOTHER’S LEGACY (1982-1987) Double ...

Other needlepoint resources include: The Point of It All (5232 44th St. NW, Suite 1, 202-966-9898, www.thepointofitallonline.com ). The D.C. shop's Web site provides instructional videos.

Finishing includes turningi needlepoint canvases into belts, purses, rugs and ornaments. "They can work in their own homes and fit their own lifestyles," Willett said of her finishing team.

Needlepoint is a type of hand embroidery that is made on an open-weave canvas with designs that cover the whole canvas area. The stitches and techniques you can use in needlepoint are dictated by the ...

Williamsburg Needlepoint’s online store opens today at 10 a.m. and will have canvases available for purchase. The in-person ...

Village Needleworks specializes in needlepoint, selling as many as 2,000 different canvases from about 100 different companies, Horvat said. “We go to a national market in January and then ...

The store is bursting with hundreds of choices of needlepoint canvases, including a custom canvas of your pet made from a photo. There is a room full of bright and bold fibers in wool, silk ...