Maybe grandma was onto something? Grandmillennials think so.
Women attend a regular needlepoint class held at Heirloom House in partnership with Stitchers Memphis. (Courtesy Heirloom House)
Ashley Howell sat with a needle in one hand and a canvas in the other, learning the rhythm of a craft she never expected to pick up.
The 28-year-old had seen needlepoint become popular on social media, where she said it seemed like everyone her age was either training for a marathon or picking up a needle. Howell chose the latter.
Howell is one of many people with a growing appetite for analog, or “grandma,” hobbies that women have been mastering for centuries.
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Wallis Rogin
Wallis Rogin was born and raised in Memphis and is headed into her second year at Northwestern University studying journalism, history and data science. As a reporter and editor at The Daily Northwestern, Wallis covers city news, local politics and produces the paper's podcasts.
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