Marcia Brown-Smith has been serving the needle art industry since 1979 providing finishing services for retailers, private clients, students and designers throughout the United States and
internationally. With an average of 500-700 canvas and linen needle art pieces completed each year, she has developed finishing techniques that easily offer professional results.Marcia has been
special editor for major needlework publications and has been a teacher on the national level for a variety of mainstream needlework venues since 1991. She has lectured and exhibited for
needlework seminars, museums and guilds nationwide and has run The Binding Stitch, a successful finishing business, for 35 years. She is now creating her own needle art designs and teaching
them nationally while continuing to provide finishing services to private clients and students.