Babs has been making things her entire life — knitting, smocking, cross-stitching — but needlepoint is her newest passion.

Needlepointing is great if you’re looking to dip your toes into sewing and embroidery crafts, and kits make it easy to get started. The best needlepoint kits for beginners come with everything you ...

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.

Halloween decorating doesn’t have to stop at pumpkins on the porch or spooky lights in the yard. One of my favorite projects ...

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 ...

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 ...

With her first book on stitchery, needlework instructor Erica Wilson revived a craft and helped invent a publishing category. Her 1962 hardcover book, “Crewel Embroidery,” both popularized the pursuit ...