Before Krista LeRay launched her side hustle, she spent six hours painting a single 4-inch by 4-inch cotton canvas with a fine-tipped paintbrush at her kitchen table. “I would wake up and paint the entire day until 2 a.m.,” says LeRay, 33. “My pinky went numb from holding a fist [around the brush] all day long.” The result: a canvas ready-made for needlepoint, a craft that’s essentially paint-by-numbers for embroidery. Needlepoint was LeRay’s college hobby, and after picking it back up during the Covid-19 pandemic, she decided to try selling her designs on the side. https://cnb.cx/4gYxae1