My name is Linda Stolz, and I've been sewing and stitching since at least high school - but I won't tell you how many years that is!

Like many of you I tried my hand at several types of needlework as I was introduced to each of them by my mother, aunt and grandmothers - embroidery, quilting, crocheting knitting and dressmaking. I stitched my first counted cross stitch sampler when I started college and was hooked. It's been a hobby, and now a profession, ever since.

I grew up in the small town of Halstead, Kansas - near Wichita. I have a bachelor's degree in home economics/interior design from Kansas State University and worked in that field for several years out of college. A few more office or administrative jobs followed in a variety of fields.

In 1998 our family relocated to the Tulsa, OK area. Eric was just old enough that I could pick up my stitching hobby again and a friend suggested that I visit The Silver Needle. A few months later I was working for Lindy at the shop and learning lots of new things about this business. I began designing small things for the shop, one thing led to another and with the encouragement of everyone at The Silver Needle, I started developing my own line of designs.