Ann Strite-Kurz has been an active teacher and designer for forty years. She is certified in canvas embroidery by the National Academy of Needlearts (NAN) and teaches regularly at seminars sponsored by the Embroiderers' Guild of America and the American Needlepoint Guild. She taught three group correspondence courses for EGA for over a decade and she also holds a Master Craftsman certificate in canvas from EGA. In 1992 she published her first book, The Heart of Blackwork. Since then she has released six other books on innovative styles of open patterning. These include Potpourri of Pattern (1995), Backgrounds: The Finishing Touch (2003), Creative Canvas Couching (2005) and Diaper Patterns (2007) and Potpourri of Pattern Encore (2009). Ann was the recipient of ANG’s 2010 Literary Award (...more).
NEW! All Designs and Books are now available for convenient on-line ordering by shopping cart, with Paypal and major credit cards accepted.
NEW! See gallery of all Classes now available for presentation by Ann to your stitching group - samples of these are included in the slideshow below.
NEW! All Designs and Books are now available for convenient on-line ordering by shopping cart, with Paypal and major credit cards accepted.
NEW! See gallery of all Classes now available for presentation by Ann to your stitching group - samples of these are included in the slideshow below.