DENTON — The Fiber Arts Center presents “Needlepoint 101” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. July 14. Learn how to do the three basic needlepoint stitches so students can do most kits that can be ordered online.

Parker Posey (a longtime needlepointer) on everything a beginner needs to know, from the eyeglass-case kits that quickly made Cameron Diaz capable to the 1973 pattern book written by an NFL legend.

Crafts and handmade projects unite the women in my family across five generations — none more so than needlepoint, a skill that was taught to us as children and then became a beloved hobby as we ...