Charlotte Dudney is the leading designer of contemporary punch needle embroidery patterns and is acknowledged with being the driving force behind the new popularity of this craft. She has been a featured artist and instructor at the International Needlework Retailers Guild Markets, TNNA, and quilt markets. She is constantly teaching classes across the country. She has produced a DVD, Punch Needle Embroidery with Charlotte Dudney, which sells for $22.50 in needlework shops across the country. She has published over 60 punchneedle patterns. The distributor Norden Crafts carries the full line. Her patterns are also distributed by Checker, Winchelt Imports, Petersen-Arne, HDC, and Nordic Needle. She shows her patterns and promotes the craft of punch needle through her website,
www.russianpunchneedle.com. She resides in Arlington, Texas.