Freda Murfin - Designer

Freda Murfin lives in Calgary, Alberta close to the beautiful Canadian Rockies, with her husband Len. They have three wonderful children, four grandchildren and one precious little great grandson, all of whom live in the Calgary area.  Freda has stitched as long as she can remember.  Many years ago she fell into a group of stitchers at a local needlework shop who encouraged her to start designing.  Needless to say, she was hooked and continues to create original counted canvas designs to this day. 

Freda enjoys being involved with her local fibre arts group, the Calgary Guild of Needle and Fibre Arts (CGNFA) where she continues to share her enthusiasm for needlework.

In early 2024, Freda decided she wanted to retire from managing her online business so that she could spend more time designing.  She sold Freda’s Fancy Stitching to her very good friend and stitching companion, Lisa Kampel.  Freda continues to create original canvas work designs which are exclusively sold by Freda’s Fancy Stitching.

 

Lisa Kampel - Shop Owner and Designer

Lisa Kampel lives in Calgary, Alberta, with her husband Stuart (and not far away from Freda).  They have two grown children who also live in Calgary (no grandkids yet!).  She has been stitching for most of her life and is accomplished in many different embroidery techniques. Her stitching repertoire includes Japanese Sashiko/Kogin, surface embroidery, stumpwork, crewelwork, goldwork, blackwork, counted canvas needlepoint just to name a few.  Lisa is also a long-time member of the Calgary Guild of Needle and Fibre Arts (CGNFA) which is where she met Freda.  They became fast friends and stitching companions!

 Lisa is the person behind the scenes of Freda’s Fancy Stitching. She manages the website, Etsy shop, Facebook and Instagram and does all the marketing for all designs!  She’s been busy updating older Freda’s Fancies patterns and stitching new samples. 

Under the direction of Freda, Lisa is now creating her own counted canvas designs as “Lisa’s Lovelies” under the Freda’s Fancy Stitching label.  Lisa's designs are available only on the Freda’s Fancy Stitching website and Etsy shop.