June 2017 – Page 2

Posted on June 11, 2017 by Gary Parr — 8 Comments

Fiber Talk with Nordic Needle

Ryan Evelyth, Christian Braden, Mary Ann Ouradnik, and Cassie Slaby (l-r) from Nordic Needle.

Four members of the Nordic Needle staff join us this week to talk about one of the largest online businesses in the needlework hobby. We had a great time talking with co-owners Ryan Evelyth and Christian Braden, purchaser Mary Ann Ouradnik, and shop supervisor Cassie Slaby. You’ll enjoy the story about how Nordic Needle got started and grew from a small local business to an international resource operated by dedicated people, driven by a mission to keep alive as many of the traditional cultural stitching techniques as possible.–Christine and Gary

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Shooting Star blackwork design stitched by Cassie Slaby.

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Mary Ann’s Heart Blossoms hardanger design.

During the show, our guests offered two recommendations:

We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Ryan, Christian, Mary Ann, and Cassie. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary and Christine

Posted on June 8, 2017 by Gary Parr — 4 Comments

Fiber Talk Mid-Week Chat 6-7-17

Dale Wyant’s Melissa Shirley barn needlepoint.

It’s the middle of the week and we return to congratulate Judy Blount, winner of the third The Old Scot chart from Hands Across The Sea Samplers, upcoming charts from HATS, the Yarn Harlot, a couple of finished needlepoint pieces that caught Gary’s eye, and upcoming guests. –Gary and Christine

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Kurdy Biggs design stitched by Arlene Cohen.

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Posted on June 4, 2017 by Gary Parr — 1 Comment

Fiber Talk with Stacy Nash

Rose Garden sewing basket by Stacy Nash.

Stacy Nash is a cross stitcher, designer, finisher, teacher, and Etsy owner. She’s also our guest this week. We had an enjoyable time talking with Stacy about her stitching roots, unique design/color palette, her animal cracker and sewing basket designs, the best sports for stitching, finishing her sewing basket designs, trades shows, other designers, and a couple of upcoming events.–Christine and Gary

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Mary Barres sampler snippets by Stacy Nash.

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Stacy Nash’s Primitive Designs blog

We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Stacy Nash. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary and Christine

During the show, Stacy offered two recommendations:

The Barn Raising Workshop, Lincoln, NE, Oct. 30 to Nov. 1.
Folk Art & Antique Show–From Our Hands & Hearts, Boston Township Hall, Peninsula, OH, Nov. 11.

Posted on June 1, 2017 by Gary Parr — 42 Comments

Fiber Talk Mid-Week Chat, 5-31-17

The Old Scot from Hands Across The Sea Samplers

We’re back together for this week’s mid-week chat. Out of the gate we congratulate Mary Grosser, winner of our second Hands Across The Sea Samplers The Old Scot chart. We’re giving away one more copy of The Old Scot, so listen to the podcast to learn how you can win. Of course, big thanks to Nicola and Hands Across The Sea for providing these giveaway charts. Also in this show, we talk about the latest video from HATS, Nicole actually hanging something on her walls, and the latest videos from The Twisted Stitcher. Then we go off on a long excursion into stitching technique, which was fun for us and we hope helpful to at least some. We also hope we didn’t make the pros cringe.–Gary and Christine

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