BeStitched Needlepoint Store, Scottsdale

When her job in the corporate world proved too stressful, Lisa Kessler started practicing needlepoint. She found that embellishing canvases with tiny, delicate stitches was a great way for her to unwind, and also gave her a creative outlet. She took that passion and transformed it into BeStitched, a needlepoint shop and school that strives to bring the joy of needlepoint to each customer. Here, Kessler teaches students how to stitch hand-painted canvases. Her shop also boasts a full range of threads in every color of the rainbow, as well as hand-painted canvases and beads and embellishments to help students bring their canvases to life.