Month: July 2017

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Fiber Talk with Melissa Beck

Needlework piece, that was damaged from aggressive cleaning, repaired and re-framed by Melissa.
Antique firescreen Melissa Beck repaired.

Melissa Beck joins us this week to talk about a variety of subjects. Melissa shares the same as Christine and Gary in that she is constantly looking to learn new things. In our conversation we talk about retreats, writing, basket weaving, various types of needlework, and Melissa’s specialty, needlework repair. We hope you enjoy the conversation and are confident somewhere in the hour you’ll hear something that interests you.–Christine and Gary

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Baskets woven by Melissa.

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We hope you enjoy this week’s chat with Melissa Beck. 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

 

Melissa’s nonfiction book “Blue Ridge Scenic Railway.”

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 7-26-17

The 2017 Needle Arts Mystery Retreat design in Debbie Rowley’s colorway.
It’s the middle of the week and we return to talk about Christine’s son and her visit to a New York needlework shop, the Needle Arts Mystery Retreat, Mary Corbet’s new ebook, Jane Wood and her blog, stitching slumps, and Arlene Cohen’s latest video.–Gary and Christine

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Fiber Talk with Preston and Grace of Two Sisters Needlepoint

Designs for small, useful objects are one way Preston and Grace appeal to young stitchers.

Our guests this week are Preston and Grace Lynch of Two Sisters Needlepoint. These ladies lead active lives as full-time students (Preston in college, Grace in high school) and needlepoint business owners. They are constantly sneaking design time in-between their school obligations and activities and painting canvases whenever time is available to keep up with orders. When they aren’t creating needlepoint designs, they work to promote stitching to young people. We hope you enjoy our conversation with two people who represent the future of our hobby.–Christine and Gary

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A Two Sisters Needlepoint design.

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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Preston and Grace. 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


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Fiber Talk Mid-Week Chat, 7-19-17

It’s Wednesday to that means it’s mid-week chat time. Subjects this week include Arlene Cohen’s latest video, Arlene’s lace collar, needlework-history books, dirty needlework, battery-powered stitching lamps, and a Watercolours question from Christine. We hope you enjoy the show and will tell others. Sunday’s guests are Preston and Grace Lynch of 2Sisters Needlepoint.–Gary and Christine

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Fiber Talk with Monica Pratt

Some of the display projects at Welcome Stitchery.

Monica Pratt is our guest this week. She is owner of Welcome Stitchery, a needlework store located in Crystal Lake, IL, northwest of Chicago. Monica and her staff recently celebrated 29 years in business, putting them among the oldest local needlework stores in the hobby. Starting out primarily as a cross-stitch shop, Monica has built Welcome Stitchery into a complete needlework operation that offers a large array of charts and canvases, more threads than they have room to display, a very large selection of ground cloths/canvases, a regular schedule of classes, and a very-busy custom-framing department. We hope you enjoy hearing about Gary’s favorite shop and how they’ve succeeded for almost three decades.–Christine and Gary

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If you don’t see the threads you want, ask. They’re probably in the store.

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We hope you enjoy this week’s chat with Monica. 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