EATONTOWN - Growing up in Bradley Beach and Long Branch, Bette Goldenberg was an avid student, enjoyed the creative arts and had a knack for teaching others. And years later, she was able to ...

“X” marks the spot, or so the saying goes. For Pat Athanas, of Hyde Park, the phrase could be a life motto. As a lifelong cross-stitcher, Athanas has been “marking the spot” for as long as she can ...

When you close your eyes and think about needle-based crafts—cross-stitch, needlepoint, embroidery, quilts—what’s the first thing that comes to mind? Perhaps it’s one of those patterned, ...

Introduction: Stitching the self ... -- Johanna Amos and Lisa Binkley -- Part I: Emerging identity: Reconsidering the narratives of the needle -- 1 The identity of an embroidering woman: The needle ...

What can you do if the lens you’re using isn’t wide enough to fit in the entire scene you want to capture? We look at the factors involved in shooting and stitching panoramic images. Panoramas can be ...

There are many views in the world that can’t be captured with a single shot, so the trick is to pan around the scene and stitch the images together in a program like Lightroom or Photoshop. Peter ...