In the never-ending quest for that perfect guy gift, a small company in Bethesda, Md., has cornered a niche market of male preppy chic: needlepoint belts. In fact, it’s fair to say that Smathers & ...

THEY used to call it the breakup belt. Women (and it has always been women) of a certain sort and class historically committed themselves to memorializing the bonds of a relationship by stitching a ...

Turns out that among a certain set, handmade needlepoint belts are a sign of a serious relationship, like exchanging class rings or other tokens of love. One belt can take 40-50 hours to stitch, then ...

Most simply defined, needlepoint is a method of embroidery that involves stitching yarn through an open-weave canvas to create a motif or message. While examples of basic needlework dating back to ...