About

By Lee Needlepoint was established in 2020 with the goal of creating elegant and sophisticated needlepoint designs for local needlepoint shops.

Lee is from San Diego, CA. She holds a BA in Art History from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX. Upon graduating from SMU, Lee moved to Los Angeles, CA to pursue a Masters in Architecture at the University of Southern California. She currently lives in Memphis with her husband, son, and orange tabby cat, George.

HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN NEEDLEPOINTING?

I began needlepointing in the 4th grade. I spent most summers growing up at my grandmother’s home in England, which lead to my first project, a kneeler for the village church in the Cotswolds.

HOW DID YOU GET STARTED DESIGNING? HOW DID YOU LEARN TO PAINT CANVASES?
My grandmother always needlepointed from her own designs and gave me my first experience with creating needlepoint from a blank slate. I was a fixture at the Needlepoint stores in La Jolla, always begging my mom to buy me a new canvas and threads. When it came time to go off to college in Texas, the needlepoint gravy train had come to an end. My college allowance had no room for needlepoint and thus I began painting my own canvases in order to continue my beloved hobby. My design ideas came from interior design magazines that I would peruse. I wanted to create Needlepoint that was sophisticated and elegant in order to decorate my apartment at the time.