Margaret Kinsey is an EGA Certified Teacher in Silk and Metal Thread Techniques. She is certified to teach Japanese Embroidery. She studies Rozashi with Fumiko Ozaki, and is the designated Kunimitsu Studio teacher for the U.S. She continues her studies with the Japanese Embroidery Center in Atlanta and with Midori Matsushima at the Blue Bonnet Studio.

 Margaret had lectured and taught for the Denver Botanic Gardens for the 40th Anniversary of the Bonsai Gardens. She taught for the Jane Austen Fest in Mt. Dora, Florida in February 2020. She has taught at the national and chapter levels for American Needlepoint Guild (ANG). She has taught at Seminars for Embroiderers Association of Canada. She has taught at all levels of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America (EGA). She has taught for The New Zealand Embroidery Conference in Christchurch and was the keynote speaker at the Conference. She lectured and taught Rozashi to their guild chapters throughout New Zealand.

 She is a charter member of Lightning Needles Chapter of ANG.  She is a life member of EGA. She is the 2008 recipient of EGA’s Gold Thread Award. She serves the Central Florida chapter as President. She has chaired three EGA International Embroidery Conferences, 2019, 2015 and 2011. She chaired the 2000 EGA National Seminar in Orlando, Florida. She serves as the EGA Mastercraftsman Silk and Metal Thread Chairman. She is the 2021 National Academy of Needle Arts recipient of their prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award.

 She has lectured for chapters of EGA, ANG, and the Winning Ways Program at EGA Seminar. She has guest lectured for several museums.

 She lives in Deltona, FL