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Fiber Talk with Kathy Andrews

The Bateau Bayeux design by Kathy Andrews.

The talented embroiderer, designer, and teacher Kathy Andrews, of The Unbroken Thread, joins us for a thoroughly enjoyable conversation about embroidery, crewel work, needlework in Europe, the Royal School of Needlework, her new studio in Iowa, teaching embroidery, and a ton of other stitching topics. Don’t miss this one.–Gary and Christine

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Trevelyon’s Cap by Kathy Andrews

This show is also available on FlossTube. Click here to view it.

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The King’s Pineapple design by Kathy Andrews.

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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Kathy Andrews. 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, 4-25-18

Sarah Braizear 1829 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers.

We’ve made it to another Wednesday and another Midweek Chat. This week we talk about the Sarah Braizear 1829 Stitch Along we’re doing with Sassy Jacks Stitchery, explain how to win a Hands-Across-The-Sea sampler, and visit the Chilly Hollow website to acquire some tips about embellishing painted canvases. Note, this show was recorded before we set up the SAL Facebook Page. You can find the page at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SarahBraizear1829SAL/–Gary and Christine

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This week’s sponsor is Sassy Jacks Stitchery, your source for the Sarah Braizear 1829 sampler chart and kit.

The podcast is also available on FlossTube.

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Fiber Talk 4-22-18 Refresher

Sarah Braizear 1829 limited-edition sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.

Because we posted this week’s “Sunday show” this past Friday and Fiber Talk listeners are used to Sunday postings, we’re doing an extra post to keep you in synch. If you missed it, this week’s guest is Nicola Parkman of Hands Across the Sea Samplers and our topic is reproduction samplers and the newly introduced, limited-edition Sarah Braizear 1829 sampler. The show is sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery and we’re joining Sassy Jacks to do a stitch along for the sampler. Listen to the Wednesday Midweek Chat for more details. If you want to join the stitch along, the group is now available at: https://www.facebook.com/groups/SarahBraizear1829SAL/

Also, make a note to join us next Sunday when we talk to embroidery designer and teacher Kathy Andrews of The Unbroken Thread.–Gary and Christine

Listen to the podcast:

This week’s sponsor is Sassy Jacks Stitchery, your source for the Sarah Braizear 1829 sampler chart and kit.

This show is also available on FlossTube. Click here to view it.

You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, Podbay, and Podbean. To receive e-mail notification of new podcasts, provide your name and e-mail address below. We do not sell/share e-mail addresses.

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Close-up of the Sarah Braizear 1829 sampler.

We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Nicola Parkman. 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 with Nicola Parkman

Sarah Braizear 1829 limited-edition sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.

Sassy Jacks Stitchery is sponsoring this week’s show with Nicola Parkman of Hands Across the Sea Samplers. Nicola joins us to talk about the latest HATS introduction, Sarah Braizear 1829, The 2018 Queen of the May. This beautiful sampler is available for pre-order now and purchase on May 1. This is a HATS limited edition so act quickly if you want your copy. In the podcast Nicola also shares some handy stitching tips. Wednesday we talk about what we’re doing with Kim Young of Sassy Jacks in conjunction with the Sarah Braizear introduction. When you listen to this show, note the number of colors used in the Sarah Braizear sampler. We’ll tell Wednesday how to use that number to have a chance to win a HATS sampler and provide details about the Sarah Braizear SAL we’re doing with Sassy Jacks.–Gary and Christine

Listen to the podcast:

This week’s sponsor is Sassy Jacks Stitchery, your source for the Sarah Braizear 1829 sampler chart and kit.

This show is also available on FlossTube. Click here to view it.

You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, Podbay, and Podbean. To receive e-mail notification of new podcasts, provide your name and e-mail address below. We do not sell/share e-mail addresses.

Here are some links:

Close-up of the Sarah Braizear 1829 sampler.

We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Nicola Parkman. 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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Special Announcement: New Sampler from HATS

Sarah Braizear 1829 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers.

Nicola Parkman of Hands Across the Sea Samplers just announced their latest limited-edition sampler, Sarah Braizear 1829. The chart is available for pre-order from Hands Across the Sea Samplers and several needlework stores. Fiber Talk will be partnering with Kim Young and Sassy Jacks Stitchery to offer a stitch along for Sarah Braizear.

Nicola Parkman is our Sunday guest this week and we’ll be posting the show tomorrow (Friday), two days early, so listeners can hear more from Nicola about Sarah Braizear, along with some stitching tips from Nicola. On Wednesday, April 25, during our midweek chat, we will be providing details about the SAL, which will start June 6. Sassy Jacks and Fiber Talk have many exciting things planned for the SAL, including prizes and special guests.

This is a limited-edition sampler so order your charts quickly. Sassy Jacks and many other needlework stores already have kits set up.