Popularity hasn't waned since. The Arlington, Virginia-based needlepoint shop has always attracted crafters of all ages, but younger people are starting to take up a large share of their customer ...

Sep-May: Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm; Sat, 1pm-4pm; Sun, closed; Jun-Aug: Mon-Fri, 10am-6pm; Sat-Sun, closed Artist Amanda Keep takes needlepoint to the next level at her second-floor Upper East Side shop ...

Just for the heck of it, we waded into the Phoenix branch of this family-owned and operated store and tried to look pathetic. It worked! A very friendly and knowledgeable lady sidled up to us ...