User:Napaneedlepoint

Janet M. Perry is the needlepoint designer and author behind Napa Needlepoint. She has been in the business of providing information and reference tools about needlepoint on the Internet since 1997.

From 1997-2001 she was the popular guide to Needlepoint on About.com, bulding a comprehensive reference and project tool on needlepoint. She is currently updating and rebuilding that information source on her blog, Nuts about Needlepoint (http://www.nuts-about-needlepoint.com.

In addition to her work in creating Internet reference tools for needlepoint, Janet is a popular needlepoint designer and teacher, specilizing in writing stich guides for hand-painted canvases. Her guides are used by many of the most popular needlepoint designers, including Whimsy & grace, Melissa Shirley Designs, Needledeeva, and Raymond Crawford.

She has been stitching needlepoint since 1970 and is familiar with almost every needlepoint technique there is. She also teaches needlepoint to individuals and groups, and consults with needlepoint shops on various sales and marketing topics.

Her design, book, and teaching site is at Napa Needlepoint. (http://www.napaneedlepoint.com).