Needlepoint of View

Dr. Andes took up needlepointing upon his retirement. Read about his work but mostly, enjoy the photos that accompany the article.
Somehow, articles such as these only are written about men that needlepoint. As if this should be a female-only occupation. Now why would that be?

Encouragingly, the news is carrying stories that contain leading indicators of an upwards trend in needlepoint. Here is a story about Ten Home Trends for 2010 that says needlework is getting preppy again:
We’ve heard “This ain’t your grandma’s…” A new buzz phrase just might be “That’s so granny.”
Patricia Shackelford of Kansas City, author of the [...]

Poor families in Pakistan are supporting education initiatives by creating needlepoint pieces and sending them over to the U.S.A. for sale.
“To make the schools self-supporting, the women also have been learning for the first time to create needlepoint and embroidered pieces that they could sell profitably in the United States, with its higher currency value.”
I [...]

Check out Appraisal Day Offered at the Daily Tribune of Oakland County, where another needlepoint canvas was appraised by experts with an especially fine appreciation of needlework:
“We’ve had things appraised as high as $50,000,” said Colleen Barkham, a historical society member and organizer of the event. “It was a needlepoint that came from England — [...]

This segment from KX News about Elmer Jose is both interesting and inspirational.
In all, Elmer has created over 200 of these needlepoint works of art, some containing nearly 170,000 stitches. He doesn’t usually take requests, but if you have something in mind, chances are, he’s already done it.
Oh and by the way, “he does his [...]

Michelle Obama was in Moscow, and was determined to maintain a”vow of silence”. But when she visited the St. Dimitriy Orphanage, she couldn’t resist speaking, just a little:
Then came the needlepoint project. Needlepoint finally pierced the quiet. “How long did it take you to do this?” the first lady asked, loud enough for all to [...]

Your old needlepoint you inherited from your grandmother’s grandmother might be worth more than you think. See this story covering the Antiques Roadshow, where Doris Black was pleasantly surprised to learn that her great-great-great aunt’s needlepoint masterpiece would fetch $2,000 to $2,500.
A great-great-great aunt would have lived about 100 years ago, when goods such as needlepoint [...]