National Academy of Needlearts Gallery
Category: Needlework Seminar
Come Grow With Us at Assembly 2026!
Every stitch tells a story—and at NAN Assembly 2026, we invite you to start a new chapter. Whether you’re nurturing your skills, branching into new techniques, or planting the seeds for a deeper commitment to your art, NAN is the…
Read MoreThe Exemplary 2025 – Best of Show
Each year at The Exemplary, the Best of Show (Jean Taggart Award) is selected from First Place winners in all categories except Japanese Embroidery. The 2025 Best of Show winner is The Wildflower Garden stitched by Kim Berry-Rogers. Here is…
Read MoreThe Exemplary 2025 – Popular Choice Award
Each year at The Exemplary, the Popular Choice Award is selected by visitors to the exhibition. Each visitor is eligible to cast one vote, and the piece receiving the most votes receives this award. The 2025 Popular Choice Awardee is…
Read MoreFive Myths About NAN Assembly and The Exemplary
NAN Assembly isn’t really a needlework seminar. At NAN Assembly you’ll find the familiar elements of other national needlework seminars – most notably lectures and classes by nationally known teachers, an outstanding exhibition of needlework (The Exemplary), a merchandise night,…
Read MoreCreating a Teaching Piece: All that goes on behind the scenes. Part 2 – Materials Preparation
by Lois Kershner, NAN Director of Teachers’ Certification This article first appeared in NANthology, the NAN newsletter, in fall 2021. Part I described the planning activities that go into turning an idea into a design developed as a teaching piece. Yet to…
Read MoreCreating a Teaching Piece: All that goes on behind the scenes. Part 1 – Planning
by Lois Kershner, NAN Director of Teachers’ Certification This article first appeared in NANthology, the NAN newsletter, in summer 2021. Sometimes I have an idea that I think would be lovely to stitch, but as a teacher, I have to think…
Read MoreTeaching Needlework Using Skype
By Dawn Donnelly and Denise Beusen This article first appeared in NANthology, the NAN newsletter, in fall 2014. Recently, we had the chance to experiment with using Skype to pilot a needlepoint class. Denise’s Minnesota ANG Chapter piloted Dawn’s 2-day class,…
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