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Nancy Zieman is an American author, television host, businesswoman, and designer. She is best known for her work on the PBS television series Sewing With Nancy, which she hosted for over 30 years. She is the founder of Nancy's Notions, a mail-order and online retailer of sewing supplies.
Born Nancy L. Luedtke on June 21, 1953, in Neenah, Wisconsin, she attended the University of Wisconsin-Stout, where she earned a degree in home economics. She began her career as a home economics teacher in the Appleton, Wisconsin, area.
In 1979, she founded Nancy's Notions, a mail-order and online retailer of sewing supplies. She also wrote several books on sewing and quilting, and hosted the PBS television series Sewing With Nancy from 1982 to 2017.
In addition to her business and television career, Zieman was an active philanthropist. She was a founding member of the Sewing & Craft Alliance, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting the sewing and craft industry. She also served on the board of directors of the American Sewing Guild and was a member of the National NeedleArts Association.
As of 2021, Nancy Zieman's net worth is estimated to be roughly $10 million.
| Popular As |
Nancy L. Luedtke |
| Occupation |
Television personality, sewing instructor, businessperson, author, TV producer |
| Age |
64 years old |
| Zodiac Sign |
Gemini |
| Born |
21 June 1953 |
| Birthday |
21 June |
| Birthplace |
Neenah, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Date of death |
November 14, 2017, |
| Died Place |
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin, U.S. |
| Nationality |
United States |
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Nancy Zieman Height, Weight & Measurements
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Who Is Nancy Zieman's Husband?
Her husband is Richard Zieman
| Family |
| Parents |
Not Available |
| Husband |
Richard Zieman |
| Sibling |
Not Available |
| Children |
Tom Zieman, Ted Zieman |
Nancy Zieman Net Worth
Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2022-2023. So, how much is Nancy Zieman worth at the age of 64 years old? Nancy Zieman’s income source is mostly from being a successful Television personality. She is from United States. We have estimated
Nancy Zieman's net worth
, money, salary, income, and assets.
| Net Worth in 2023 |
$1 Million - $5 Million |
| Salary in 2023 |
Under Review |
| Net Worth in 2022 |
Pending |
| Salary in 2022 |
Under Review |
| House |
Not Available |
| Cars |
Not Available |
| Source of Income |
Television personality |
Nancy Zieman Social Network
Timeline
Initially, the programs were videotaped in Zieman’s living room, with a camera crew of one person. In the early years, Zieman ran a one-woman show, developing the scripts, making the samples, and taping the programs. Zieman was the host and executive producer since its inauguration, until her retirement due to ill health in September 2017. From the mid 1980s, Wisconsin Public Television in Madison, Wisconsin was Nancy’s partner in television production with Laurie Gorman serving as the director for the past 19 years.
She wrote over 40 sewing books, including The Art of Landscape Quilting, Serge with Confidence, Machine Embroidery with Confidence, Sew with Confidence, Landscape Quilts with Natalie Sewell, Let’s Sew, 10-20-30 Minutes to Sew, The Best of Sewing with Nancy, Sew Clever Bags, and 501 Sewing Hints.
Zieman was diagnosed with osteosarcoma, a type of bone cancer, in March of 2015. In July 2015, she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Zieman continued filming her Sewing With Nancy on a modified schedule, resuming a full schedule in 2016. On September 2, 2017, Zieman announced on her blog that after 910 shows of Sewing with Nancy, she was retiring, explaining that one of her cancers had metastasized and that "additional treatments would not be helpful."
Zieman died November 14, 2017, at her home. She was survived by her husband and two sons. Her death occurred just one day after the final episode of Sewing with Nancy aired.
Zieman published her autobiography, Seams Unlikely: The Unlikely True Story of Nancy Zieman, in 2016.
She was named the 1988 Entrepreneurial Woman of the Year by the Wisconsin Women Entrepreneurs Association. Zieman received the National 4-H Alumni Award in 1991 and in 2014 the University of Wisconsin-Extension 4-H Youth Development Program inducted her in the Wisconsin 4-H Hall of Fame. Zieman won the 2013 the Distinguished Alumni by the University of Wisconsin-Stout.
Sewing with Nancy is a half-hour show that Zieman co-produced on Wisconsin Public Television. On the air since September 1982, Sewing with Nancy is the longest running sewing program on North American television, with over 900 episodes filmed. According to her autobiography, "In terms of years, only Letterman had a longer run."
In 1979, she founded Nancy's Notions, a direct mail company specializing in sewing notions, supplies and accessories. Nancy's Notions was purchased by the Tacony Corporation of St. Louis, Missouri, in 2003. She was an author and a designer for the McCall Pattern Company and Clover Needlecraft.
Nancy L. Zieman (née Luedtke; June 21, 1953 – November 14, 2017) was an American author and designer widely known as the host of the television show Sewing with Nancy.
Zieman was born on June 21, 1953, and raised on a dairy farm in Wisconsin. She was the daughter of Ralph and Barbara Luedtke. Zieman graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Stout with double majors in home economics and journalism. She married Richard Zieman in 1977. Some of her early jobs included working for a national sewing chain store in Chicago and as a freelance sewing instructor in Minnesota.
