August 2018 – Fiber Talk

Podcasts
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 8-29-18
August 29, 2018 - By Gary Parr
Exactly seven days have passed since we last brought you a chat. This week we talk about a tip for…
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Podcasts
Fiber Talk with Lucy Barter & Ellice Sperber
August 26, 2018 - By Gary Parr
Lucy Barter and Ellice Sperber are our guests this week. These two passionate embroiderers founded the San Francisco School of…
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Podcasts - Videos
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 8-22-18
August 22, 2018 - By Gary Parr
It’s the middle of the week and we have things to talk about. This week’s topics include Mary Corbet, our…
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Podcasts - Videos
Fiber Talk Update with Gary Parr
August 19, 2018 - By Gary Parr
This week, as a result of our trip to Sassy Jacks, we have broken our normal format. We don’t have…
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News - Videos
Fiber Talk at Sassy Jacks Stitchery, Day Two
August 18, 2018 - By Gary Parr
It’s day two of the seminar at Sassy Jacks Stitchery, focused on the exclusive reproduction sampler Esther Benson 1739. Nicola…
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Fiber Talk with Sarah Resnick of Gist Yarn and Zollie Makes May 4, 2025
Avlea Folk Embroidery is sponsoring this week’s show with Sarah Resnick of Gist Yarn and Zollie Makes. Our focus this week is the range of products produced by Sarah’s two companies, specifically the beautiful Array crewel wool yarn/thread and Palette Scout, a versatile tool designed to help you select a color palette for your next […]
Gary Parr
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 4-30-25 April 30, 2025
Lots to talk about in this week’s Midweek Chat. Topics on our list include Patreon articles, stitching on vacation, Stitched Stories kits (stitchedstories.com), changing colors on the Botany Bay sampler, creating altar pieces and Edna Sanabia’s Easter communion liner, Yvette Stanton’s Substack article on slow stitching, and what the back of our needlework may or […]
Gary Parr
Fiber Talk with Alexandrina Dordea April 27, 2025
This week’s Fiber Talk guest is embroidery artist Alexandrina Dordea. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America and the EGA Sampler U, at egausa.org. Alexandrina is a self-taught Romanian artist who uses tambour embroidery, stump work, goldwork, beadwork, and punch needle techniques to create outstanding needle art. Her current interest is creating […]
Gary Parr
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 4-23-25 April 23, 2025
It’s Wednesday so that means it’s chatting time. This week Cindy and Gary logged into the online talking system to discuss new Patreon content; tariffs, supply chains, and their potential impact on our stitching stash; hackers spoofing LNS websites; creating needlework art for churches and public places; hoarding stash for that “special project;” and storing […]
Gary Parr
Fiber Talk with Suzie Vallerie of The Enriched Stitch and The Caron Collection April 19, 2025
Cyberpointers makes this week’s show possible. Our guest is Suzie Vallerie, owner of The Enriched Stitch needlepoint shop and new owner of The Caron Collection line of threads. In addition to the daily business of operating a thriving needlepoint shop, Suzie designs and paints her own canvases and hosts retreats and classes in the Victorian […]
Gary Parr