The MNA Program is designed to advance the artistic skills within the Candidate and to develop that ART into an original needlepoint design.

These are the requirements to begin the Master Needle Artist Program:

- Stitch at the Advanced Intermediate Level
- Are familiar with and know how to use a laying tool
- Can stitch easily on the diagonal
- Willingness to study, create and write
- Begin thinking out of the box, stretching knowledge and technique