Famous Needlepointers
Mary, Queen of Scots, Marie Antoinette, Queen Elizabeth I, Princess Grace, Martha Washington, American football player Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier, and actresses Mary Martin and Loretta Swit have all been avid stitchers.
Martin released a book titled Mary Martin's Needlepoint in 1969 that cataloged her works and provided needlework tips.
Grier released a book titled Rosey Grier's Needlepoint for Men in 1973 that shows Grier stitching and samples of his work.
Swit published A Needlepoint Scrapbook in 1986. This book is said to include a design for Ms. Pac Man.
The American Needlepoint Guild has established a Princess Grace Award (Needlepoint) for needlepoint completed entirely in tent stitch. This award is not formally associated with the Princess Grace Foundation which presents the "Princess Grace Awards".
The American actress Sylvia Sidney sold needlepoint kits featuring her designs and she published two popular instruction books: Sylvia Sidney's Needlepoint Book (1968) and The Sylvia Sidney Question and Answer Book on Needlepoint (1975).
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