What do Mary Martin, Rosey Grier, and Loreta Swit have in common? They all wrote needlepoint books!

We're kicking off Season 3 with a deep dive into needlepoint. With stops at King Tut's tomb in 1922, Edo-period Japan, and Renaissance Italy, we take you on a tour of the stitches, materials, and makers that made needlepoint into the wildly popular craft it is today.

Highlights include

  • A unique counted running stitch called Kogin
  • Where Berlin woolwork sits on the embroidery evolutionary tree
  • Perhaps the priciest needlepoint kit on the market today, courtesy of Fendi

We also answer the big question: What's the difference between needlepoint and cross-stitch?

Find out if you agree with us! Listen in and share with a needlepoint-obsessed friend.

Show notes and sources here: https://tinyurl.com/HHepisode37

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