THEMINDFULNEEDLE

My creative story begins when I was a child. Surrounded by crafty women my entire life, I grew up crafting. From knitting, crocheting, spinning and weaving to macrame, woodworking, and jewelry making , I have done many different crafts over the years... As a teenager, I tried a few types of embroidery (crewel, chicken scratch, candlewicking). I didn't care for any needlework that I tried. That is, until I was introduced to cross stitch while in college... I took a craft class which required students to stitch a fingertip towel. Sure that I wouldn't like cross stitch, I chose the smallest motif to stitch on my towel.