Timeless stitch Bold colors and designs bring new life to needlepoint

From: The Boston Globe (Boston, MA) | Date: March 6, 1994| Author: | Copyright information

"When I was a child, needlepoint was considered something for old ladies," says Karen Elder. "But it's not!" Not for Elder, at any rate. She's an Englishwoman who cheerfully proselytizes on behalf of her favorite form of art, advocating bold color and design, holding workshops, designing needlework kits, teaching others how to create their own designs, and, in 1987, founding The Knitting and Stitching Show, an annual extravaganza in London's Alexandra Palace. An audience survey has shown, Elder points out proudly, that the average age of the 50,000 visitors who come to the show each year is ...

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