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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 8-30-17

Arlene Cohen’s award-winning Spanish Savonnerie.

We return for another midweek chat, even though Christine is barely chatting. Topics this week are Houston stitchers, award-winning projects by Arlene Cohen and Karen Garinger, what we’re stitching, Christine’s recent book acquisition, and The Attic’s Summer School. Sunday’s guest is Arlene Cohen. We hope you enjoy the show and will tell others about Fiber Talk.–Gary and Christine

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Fiber Talk with Susan Greening Davis

Rollups that Susan designs for storing finished or unfinished needlework.

Cross stitching and samplers are our subject this week with our guest, Susan Greening Davis. Susan is a needle artist/technician who has designed and taught for shops, guilds, and events for more than 40 years. She has studied in Denmark, England, Spain, Germany, Italy, and with the Danish masters who visited the United States.

Davis was the Education Chairman for the International Needlearts Retail Guild for four years and, in her career, has chaired several panels, lectures, and charitable events to promote needlearts education. She is a “hands on” teacher, who can teach left-and right-handed students. Susan was named DMC International Teacher of the Year.

Kim Young of Sassy Jacks Stitchery also joins us briefly to talk about their new Quaker Sampler Chapter Club.

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Quaker Sampler that is the focus of the Sassy Jacks Chapter Club.

Learn more about Susan Greening Davis and the Sassy Jacks Quaker Sampler Chapter Club at the links below:

We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation Susan Greening Davis. 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 Midweek Chat, 8-23-17

The Shepherd’s Bush stocking Vonna finished.

It’s the middle of the week once again and we’re back for more chatting. This week’s topics include mounting canvases, Vonna Pfeiffer’s stocking-finishing video, Gary’s counting gaffe, and advice from Jane Wood. Sunday’s guest is Susan Greening Davis. We hope you enjoy the show.–Gary and Christine

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Detail of the stocking finish.

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Fiber Talk with the Needle Arts Mystery Retreat Designers

One of the 2017 NAMR colorways.
One of the 2017 NAMR colorways.

This week we chat with all four of the designers who make the annual Needle Arts Mystery Retreat happen–Pat Hartman, Mary Knapp, Linda Reinmiller, and Debbie Rowley. These four talented ladies collaborate each year to design a piece that is stitched by the retreat attendees in any of four colorways. Our conversation explores how this 13-yr.-old event got started, how it works, the role each designer plays, what attendees learn, and what’s planned for 2018 in San Diego. It’s a fun conversation with four talented needlepoint designers.

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One of the 2017 NAMR colorways.

One of the 2017 NAMR colorways.

Learn more about the Needle Arts Mystery Retreat and the designers at the links below:

We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation about the Needle Arts Mystery Retreat. 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 Midweek Chat, 8-16-17

Margaret Papanicolau’s Family Tree sampler.
Wednesday has arrived on schedule and we have needlework stuff to talk about. On this week’s list is Lorna Bateman, Royal School of Needlework U.S. summer school, Margaret Papanicolaou’s sampler, Painted Pony Designs, supporting LNSs, and general stitching tips. We hope you enjoy the show and will tell others about Fiber Talk.–Gary and Christine

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