About Me

I have been a needlework designer/teacher since I was young which was, alas, a long time ago.

At first I painted needlepoint canvases, then I fell in love with counted work on a study-trip in London. I survived EGA Certification in canvaswork and later served on the Certification Committee - twice.

For 25 years I taught needlepoint primarily at seminars for EGA, ANG and Callaway Gardens School of Needle Arts. In the spring of 2011 I retired from travel-teaching and now I just manage Queendom Website.

I have also spent a lot of time writing about needlework. By the early 90’s I had written four books and too many magazine articles to count here and in London. My book, An Illustrated History of Needlework Tools, was even translated into German.

I am an avid collector. My husband says it is in my genes, as my mother and both of my grandmothers were collectors. In addition to needlework tools, I collect lace and white work, cameos, greeting cards from the 1920’s and 30’s and all sorts of snippets of design inspiration.

In March 2008 MacSoph (my computer) came into my life and I have been an Apple Groupie ever since.

Queendom Website has grown since 2008 and now has a staff of four: me, my husband (DH) who manages Mail Jail, and MacSophs 1 and 2.

How Queendom Website got its name.

Not long after MacSoph and I started our website, a friend said to me, your website is just like your own little private kingdom.

I replied, “yes, but not a kingdom, it’s a Queendom and I am Queen.”

Me, Apple Groupie, in the Apple Store waiting for my lesson.