Needlework
It’s fun to get down into the details, working on pictures one thread at a time. This page looks at needlework, embroidery, and beading, all hobbies which require attention to detail.
The Beading Mysteries (Barbara Burnett Smith) Meet Kitzi Camden, former stateswoman. When she retired, Kitzi dreamed of doing what she loves best–beading. She certainly didn’t plan to try her hand at amateur sleuthing. Karen MacInerney completed the second book after Barbara Burnett Smith’s death.
The Divorced Diva Mysteries (Tonya Kappes) Holly Harper and a group of divorcees have formed a strong bond plotting creative ways to get back at their exes. They created a self-help group known as The Divorced Divas and their meetings are held in Holly’s bead store, The Beaded Dragonfly.
The Embroidery Mysteries (Amanda Lee) When Marcy Singer opens an embroidery specialty shop in quaint Tallulah Falls, Oregon, she throws a soiree and a Stitch-In. Soon, Marcy’s sign- up sheet for embroidery classes fills up.
The Glass Bead Mysteries (Janice Peacock) Jax O’Connell is looking forward to exhibiting her jewelry and being part of the grand opening festivities at a bead shop in Seattle.
The Haunted Yarn Shop Mysteries (Molly MacRae) TGIF is the name of the spunky group of fiber and needlework artists founded by Ivy McClellan, Kath Rutledge’s beloved grandmother. Though Ivy has recently passed on, the members still meet regularly at the shop, The Weaver’s Cat, which Kath inherited.
The Mainely Needlepoint Mysteries (Lea Wait) Returning to the quaint coastal town where she once called home, Angie Curtis finds her memories aren’t all quite pleasant ones. She has been called back to by her grandmother, Charlotte, who has started her own needlepointing business with a group called Mainely Needlepointers. But Charlotte and Angie become suspects in a murder mystery.
The Needlecraft Mysteries (Monica Ferris) When Betsy Devonshire’s sister is murdered in her own needlecraft store, Betsy takes over the shop and the investigation.But to find the murderer, she’ll have to put together a list of motives and suspects to figure out this killer’s pattern of crime.
The Threadville Mysteries (Janet Bolin) Willow Vanderling’s quaint new embroidery shop is not a hit with the local zoning commissioner. When he’s murdered, the evidence is stacked against Willow.