Casket and toy designed and stitched by Janet Brandt, Indianapolis, telling story of Little Red Riding Hood after she married the woodcutter.“Embroidery: The Thread of History” is a new exhibition at the Winterthur Museum. It runs now through Jan. 6, 2019. Linda Eaton, Winterthur’s John L. & Marjorie P. McGraw Director of Collections & Senior Curator of Textiles, joins us this week to talk about Winterthur, the exhibition theme, what goes into putting an exhibition together, and to share some stories behind the various pieces that are being shown. One of the many highlights of the exhibition is a casket and toy designed and stitched by Janet Brandt, Indianapolis, telling story of Little Red Riding Hood after she married the woodcutter. Click here to see a large image of the casket. This is a fascinating look behind the scenes of one of the leading needlework and textile museums/collections. Also, be sure to view the slideshow below to see the various pieces in the exhibition.–Gary and Christine
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This is a slideshow of some of the items in “Embroidery: The Thread of History” exhibition.
We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Linda Eaton. 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
The sound is rather rocky in this show (technical problems), but it’s Wednesday and we’re chatting, nonetheless. We had a list of topics this week and got to the Jane Wood and Arlene Cohen items, but then veered off the road and talked at length about the psychology of stitching and then moved on to news feeds. We hope the discussion gives you food for thought or, at the least, is interesting. Sunday’s guest: Linda Eaton, head curator at Winterthur.
A Painted Pony Designs angelWe may have started an annual tradition. Debbie Woodard of Painted Pony Designs, Destination: Dallas, and the first annual Needlepoint Shop Day, joins us after another very successful Destination: Dallas market and show. We talk about the excitement Debbie is seeing in the painted-canvas market, her needlepoint-canvas business and the new designers she’s added in the past year, and the genesis of a special day for needlepoint shops. Debbie is always a delight to talk to and one of the leading business owners in the needlepoint hobby. We’re confident you’ll enjoy the discussion.–Gary and Christine
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A Painted Pony Designs canvas
A Painted Pony Designs canvas.Here are some Debbie Woodard links:
We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Debbie Woodard. 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
Echoes II design by Gay Ann RogersIt’s Midweek Chat day. This time our topics include Gay Ann Rogers’ Echoes II Tudor Rose kit, Debbie Rowley’s Glitz and Glamour Opal and Black Magic designs, the HATS Bathya video and classes, removing pencil and chalk lines from ground cloth, and Mary Corbet’s review of Kacee Granke’s hoop art frames, available at Stitch Life Studio on Etsy. We also get involved in an extended discussion about what constitutes advanced stitching designs, if they actually exist. Sunday’s guest: Debbie Woodard of Painted Pony Designs and Destination: Dallas.
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It’s a Wednesday so we’re chatting about needlework. Topics this week include our upcoming May 5 show about the work done by the Royal School of Needlework to provide embroidered pieces for the Coronation, needle case kits from Tanja Berlin of Berlin Embroidery, Mary Corbet, museums, Wintertur, goldwork, blackwork, and making linen and specialty threads. […]
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