Month: August 2018

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Fiber Talk at Sassy Jacks with Nicola Parkman

Nicola Parkman
Day one of the first of three two-day seminars with Nicola Parkman is in the books. The focus is Esther Benson 1739, a new sampler from Hands Across the Sea Samplers. Today’s workshop was centered on stitching a small design that incorporates all of the stitch techniques used in Esther Benson. Tomorrow will be all about stitching Esther Benson. Here is a link to today’s FB Live podcast and some videos from today’s activity.

Facebook Live podcast:

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Fiber Talk with Gay Ann Rogers II

Queen Victoria, Royal Bride by Gay Ann Rogers
Gay Ann Rogers returns for an enlightening discussion about how she designed Queen Victoria, Royal Bride. But this is much more than a discussion about a design. It’s an hour of insight into what it takes to create the visual impact we all want in our stitching projects. Gay Ann shares how she makes color decisions, how stitches affect color choices, what makes shadows work, and a variety of other nuances that raise the level of any needlework. If you want to raise your stitching to a new level, this podcast will get your creative wheels spinning.-–Gary and Christine

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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Gay Ann Rogers. 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, 8-8-18

Sweary Stitcher’s Stabby design.

Wednesday has arrived once again so we’re chatting. Topics include Theresa Venette’s new sampler zine, our Sassy Jacks visit, finding needlework stores while traveling, scissor sharpening, stitch-guide writers, and the “stabby” design–Gary and Christine Sunday’s guest: Gay Ann Rogers

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The podcast is also available on FlossTube.

Theresa Venette’s first issue of Samplers Yesterday & Today

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Fiber Talk with Trisha Rothoff

Trisha Rothoff stitched this.
This week’s guest is Trisha Rothoff of Three Owl Threads, a multi-faceted business that provides unique charts, project bags, and a wide variety of threads. Trisha knits and quilts, in addition to doing cross stitch. In the conversation, Gary learns how to pronounce her name and all of us learn about her unique approach to business and interests in a variety of needle arts.-–Gary and Christine

Listen to the podcast:

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

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From Three Owl Threads
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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Trisha Rothoff. 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, 8-1-18

Regina Sharp’s design.
It’s the middle of the week once again and we’re talking about being Stabby, setting up stitching in St. Louis, Fiber Talk at Sassy Jacks in August, the RSN Book of Embroidery, Victoria Becker’s Gay Ann Rogers Queen Elizabeth I project, and bullet boxes for storing Kreinik spools. Sunday’s guest: Trisha Rothoff, Three Owl Threads.

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The podcast is also available on FlossTube.

The Queen Elizabeth I design by Gay Ann Rogers, stitched by Victoria Becker
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