Fiber Talk Interviews Sue Reed

You are in for a treat as Fiber Talk interviews Sue Reed.  It's an interesting interview that covers the problems of getting threads for inspiration and finding counted designs.

https://wetalkfiber.com/2025/07/26/fiber-talk-with-sue-reed-ii/

Here's Sue's website, if you are tempted to explore her charted work.

https://suereed.squarespace.com/

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Needlepoint Now Sells Reprints

Reading about Melita's adventures yesterday, I discovered that Needlepoint Now magazine is selling reprints of some of the most popular charts from back issues.

https://www.needlepointnow.com/product-category/project-reprints/

All were quite popular a few years back and are still terrific designs that have timeless appeal.  By the way, here is what the late Gayle Bickell's "Pieces of Eight" looks like.

http://www.caron-net.com/oct00files/oct00mag.html

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Melita Tackles Imperial Topaz

Melita and her local ANG chapter are going to work Sue Reed's "Imperial Topaz" chart as a project next.  Melita is changing the colors.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2023/06/27/imperial-topaz-by-sue-reed-but-in-rainforest/

The center start is quite promising.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2023/07/09/center-area-a-imperial-topaz-by-sue-reed-in-rainforest/

The background behind the center is very attractive.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2023/07/16/center-area-a-completed-imperial-topaz-by-sue-reed/

Area B is next.  It frames the center nicely.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2023/09/25/area-b-for-imperial-topaz-by-sue-reed/

Melita is doing the pattern couching border around the central rectangle now.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2023/11/12/pattern-couching-for-imperial-topaz-by-sue-reed/

Melita found the use of Serendipity Stitch, which makes three colors look like five shaded, very interesting.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2023/12/10/serendipidy-used-to-add-shading-to-imperial-topaz-by-sue-reed/

I think this is done!

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2023/12/23/corners-of-imperial-topaz-by-sue-reed/

No, not quite.

https://melitastitches4fun.com/2024/02/01/borders-for-imperial-topaz-by-sue-reed/

If you are interested, here is the original model from the Needlepoint Now website where you can buy the chart for only $3 USD.

https://www.needlepointnow.com/product/imperial-topaz-by-susan-reed/

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Magnetic Notes

If you find following charts hard, you might be interested in Brenda's find--Magnetic Notes.  They are similar to sticky notes but they use static electricity to cling instead of glue.

https://brendasneedlepointstudio.blogspot.com/2022/04/magnetic-notes-4192022.html

Brenda heard about these in a Sue Reed class.  Here's a review.  Note that they come in various colors but don't work forever.  The static charge wears off after a while.

https://droidhorizon.com/tesla-amazing-magnetic-notes-review/

If this seems like something you want to try, here's the manufacturer's website.

https://teslaamazing.ca/collections/all

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A Profile of a Winner

I have a special treat today—an online interview with Lee Ann Estep, who creates amazing original needlepoint designs.    The article has two short slide shows and a video, so you can see some of Lee Ann's creations and hear her talk about her work.
http://www.yakimaherald.com/lifestyle/home_and_garden/yakima-woman-an-artist-in-needlepoint/article_33de8974-7f84-11e5-8b61-c7ab71c87b5e.html

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Birth of an Artist

This profile of the needlepoint designer Lee Ann Estep explains how she took the step from a needlepointer into the creator of original works of art.  Use the arrows to see the slide show at the top of the article. Then click on the photo of Lee Ann to watch her video explaining a bit about her stitching history.
http://www.yakimaherald.com/lifestyle/home_and_garden/yakima-woman-an-artist-in-needlepoint/article_33de8974-7f84-11e5-8b61-c7ab71c87b5e.html

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Magnetic Notes

Sue Reed handed out Magnetic Notes in her class at the ANG Seminar in Myrtle Beach so that folks could cover up areas of their charts they weren't working on.  I thought my counted friends would like to know about such an interesting product.
http://blog.njneedleartists.org/2015/09/29/and-now-for-something-completely-different/

http://www.psfk.com/2015/03/magnetic-sticky-notes-statically-charged-sticky-notes-tesla-amazing.html

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Sue Reed Designs

Thanks to Ann I discovered that Sue Reed has a website.
http://suereed.squarespace.com

Sue teaches at ANG Seminars, both national and regional.  Her counted canvaswork designs are lovely so I thought I would share the site with you.  Many of her designs I've never seen before although older designs I have seen are not on the site.  Lovely work regardless.

I don't know if Sue sells her class instructions as charts but it's worth asking if you fall in love.

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Sue Reed's Graphic Expressions Revealed

Anyone who has drooled over the ANG Seminar class descriptions has seen Sue Reed's work. She specializes in graphic designs that are beautiful and symmetrical.  Carol just finished "Graphic Expressions" from the 2012 ANG Seminar and posted photos of her colors and the original model.  Great stuff!
http://carolscountedcanvasworkneedleworks.blogspot.com/2012/12/graphic-expressions-ang-class-piece.html

You can see two more of Sue's class pieces here.
http://catsnneedles.com/Gallery/Needlework/needlework.htm

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