Lauren Devous
Lauren is a key member of the Needlepoint Clubhouse team in St. Louis, Missouri. In addition to her vital role at the shop, she oversees the Gingham Stitchery wholesale line. When she’s not managing day-to-day operations, Lauren travels nationwide, sharing her expertise and teaching stitchers how to elevate their needlepoint skills.
Elaine Aidonidis
Elaine Aidonidis has always had a love for the needle arts and was introduced to needlepoint over 25 years ago. For more than 15 years, she has taught at needlepoint shops and retreats across the country, sharing her refined approach to stitching with students nationwide.
When not traveling, Elaine can be found working at her local needlepoint shop, Stitch Boutique in Winchester, Massachusetts. She has taught at sought-after events including TNNA and Destination Dallas, and is known for her thoughtful use of color, fibers, and stitch selection that make a canvas come to life
Elaine’s work focuses on thoughtfully curated threads and embellishment techniques that elevate each canvas, creating beautifully layered and dynamic finished pieces.
Robin King
Robin King studied needlepoint for years with Amy Bunger, and now teaches and writes custom stitch guides for customers nationally. Robin has a degree in Prosthetics and worked for 27 years building custom prosthetic devices until her love for the textile design called her into service. She has won ribbons for her excellence in needlepoint, and continues to lead her students into exploring the excitement of the modern needlepoint creations. Robin produced the "How'd You Do That? series of needlepoint DVDs. She also designs and manages Web sites. Robin contributes to the Needlepoint Study Hall blog, and has written hundreds of available stitch guides
Julia Snyder
Julia Snyder is an award-winning stitcher with over 30 years of teaching experience. She stays busy writing her books and stitch guides for designers and clients. Her books have become favorites among stitchers and include: 176 Amazing Stitches, Backgrounds and Such, Categories for Needlepoint, Darn Fillings, Everything Blackwork is New Again, First Stitch First, Great Layers, Have Stitch Will Travel, iBargello, Just Stitches I Use, Keys to Canvas Embellishment, Love It or Rip It, Master List, & Next Level Stitches which includes QR codes for each stitch.
Julia and her husband, Mickey Snyder, own & more, a wholesale needlepoint company where she designs and paints canvases and develops threads, beads, and embellishment materials.
“If your canvases are not becoming to you, you should be coming to my embellishment class!”
Brenda Stofft
Brenda has been designing and stitching hand painted needlepoint since 1983. She has always enjoyed the challenge of creating dimensional pieces. Her inspiration comes from her vintage collections and her love of nature. She resides in southern Indiana with her husband David Reiners.