Instructor Bio:

Denise Abel grew up in a family of avid sewists. As the youngest sibling, Niecy (as she is lovingly called) was inspired by her older sisters and started sewing small projects in her early teens. Although she enjoyed crafting, sewing clothing, and quilting projects, she found her life's passion in machine embroidery -- while working as a supervisor for 5 years in the commercial apparel industry creating licensed embroidered sports apparel. Denise began working for Nancy Zieman companies in 1997 in Customer Service, then as a Sewing Advisor, and later as Embroidery Product Manager -- for 18+ years. She's enjoyed working on the Sewing With Nancy Team developing sewing, quilting, and embroidery products -- as well as embroidery collections. In September 2019, Denise joined Nancy Zieman Productions and feels right at home with Team NZP. Denise is a fun-loving teacher, who shares her love of embroidery at work and at home -- which she shares with her husband David of 25 years along with their "fur-kids", Andy, Jordy, and Grady.