Editing Needlepoint (section)

==Famous needlepointers==
=== Historical and political figures===
Royal needlepointers include: [[Mary, Queen of Scots]],<ref>''The Marian Hanging'', worked by Mary Queen of Scots between 1570 and 1585, an embroidered silk velvet in silks and silver-gilt thread, applied canvaswork, lined with silk.  V&A Museum Accession No T.29-1955, (presented by the Art Fund) On display at National Trust, Oxburgh Hall, Norfolk.</ref> [[Marie Antoinette]],<ref>''Firescreen Panel'' embroidered by Marie Antoinette, Queen of France  Cotton embroidered with silk ca. 1788 [[The Metropolitan Museum of Art]] (Gift of Ann Payne Blumenthal, 1941) Accession No: 41.205.3c</ref> {{cn span|[[Queen Elizabeth I]], [[Princess Grace]]|date=March 2016}}. In fact, the American Needlepoint Guild has established a Princess Grace Award (Needlepoint) for needlepoint completed entirely in [[tent stitch]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.needlepoint.org/exhibit.php|website= American Needlepoint Guild Incorporated|title=Princess Grace Award (Needlepoint)}}</ref> (This award is not formally associated with the Princess Grace Foundation which presents the "Princess Grace Awards".<ref>{{cite web|website=Prince Grace Foundation|url=http://www.pgfusa.org|title=Princess Grace Awards}}</ref>)

An American historical figure who was an avid needlepointer is [[Martha Washington]], the wife of [[George Washington]].<ref>{{cite book|last1=Wharton|first1=Anne Hollingsworth|title=Colonial Days & Dames|date=1923|publisher=Philadelphia, J.B. Lippincott Co.|url=https://archive.org/stream/colonialdaysdame00whar/colonialdaysdame00whar#page/n114/mode/1up}}, where it states "Mrs. Washington was a notable needlewoman".

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=== Modern celebrities===
American football player [[Rosey Grier|Roosevelt "Rosey" Grier]] released a book titled ''Rosey Grier's Needlepoint for Men'' (1973) that shows Grier stitching and samples of his work.<ref>{{cite book|author=Grier, Rosey|title=Rosey Grier's Needlepoint for Men|date=1973|url=https://www.flickr.com/photos/extremecraft/sets/491625/}}</ref>

Actress [[Mary Martin]]'s book ''Mary Martin's Needlepoint'' (1969) catalogues her works and provides needlework tips.<ref>{{cite book|author1=Martin, Mary |author2=Mednick, Sol |title=Mary Martin's Needlepoint|date=1969|publisher=Galahad Books|isbn=978-0-88365-092-9|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/marymartinsneedl0000mart}}</ref>
The American actress [[Sylvia Sidney]] sold needlepoint kits featuring her designs,<ref>{{cite news |title=Sylvia Sidney, 30s Film Heroine, Dies at 88 |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/02/movies/sylvia-sidney-30-s-film-heroine-dies-at-88.html |work=The New York Times |date=2 July 1999 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105032731/https://www.nytimes.com/1999/07/02/movies/sylvia-sidney-30-s-film-heroine-dies-at-88.html |archive-date=5 November 2012 |url-status=live}}</ref> and she published two popular instruction books: ''Sylvia Sidney's Needlepoint Book''<ref>{{cite book|last1=Sidney|first1=Sylvia|title=Sylvia Sidney Needlepoint Book|date=1968|publisher=Van Norstrand Reinhold Co|location=New York}}</ref> and ''The Sylvia Sidney Question and Answer Book on Needlepoint''.<ref>{{cite book|last1=Sidney|first1=Sylvia|title=Question and Answer Book on Needlepoint|date=1974|publisher=Van Norstrand Reinhold Co|location=New York}}</ref>

The [[MTV]] documentary ''9 Days and 9 Nights with Ed Sheeran'' (2014)<ref>{{cite news|work=Hollywood Reporter|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/video-nine-days-nights-ed-710829|date=June 10, 2014|title='Nine Days and Nights of Ed Sheeran': 9 Things to See in MTV's Docuseries Premiere (Video)}}</ref> revealed that [[Taylor Swift]] made [[Ed Sheeran|Sheeran]] a [[Drake (musician)|Drake]]-themed needlepoint as a friendship gesture.<ref>{{cite news|work=MTV|url=http://www.mtv.com/news/1840605/taylor-swift-ed-sheeran-started-from-the-bottom-needlepoint/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140610134124/http://www.mtv.com/news/1840605/taylor-swift-ed-sheeran-started-from-the-bottom-needlepoint/|url-status=dead|archive-date=June 10, 2014|title=Taylor Swift Made Ed Sheeran A Drake Needlepoint, Because Sometimes Famous BFFs Make Each Other Drake Crafts }}</ref>

Actress [[Loretta Swit]]'s book, ''A Needlepoint Scrapbook'' (1986), includes a design for [[Ms. Pac-Man]].<ref>{{cite book|author=Swit, Loretta |title=A Needlepoint Scrapbook|date= 1986 |publisher=Doubleday |isbn=0-385-19905-8 }}</ref>