needleworker

Now at 62, I’m still a reader and needleworker.

Mitchell, the store owner, laughed with other needleworkers who jokingly referred to themselves as “old biddies knitting …” well, you can fill in the rest.

Mitchell, the store owner, laughed with other needleworkers who jokingly referred to themselves as “old biddies knitting . . .” well, you can fill in the rest.

While her assistants are often documented as volunteers, Chicago says her team of 400 participants – like embroidery artists, needleworkers, ceramicists, carpenters and office workers – didn’t work together all at once.

Every Wednesday, needleworkers from the parish and community come together for Purls of Faith, which started in 2003 when the church secretary wanted to learn the craft and Glendy Nichols volunteered to teach her.