Month: November 2018

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 11-28-18

Arlene Cohen’s Gossamer Lace design.
Wednesday returns and so does Arlene Cohen for another midweek conversation about needlework. Our topics include color and needlework design, stitching techniques, when to change needles, an embroidery book Arlene purchased, and her Gossamer lace design. Sunday’s guest: Linda Eaton from Winterthur returns.

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Fiber Talk with Alison Cole

Elizabethan pomegranate
by Alison Cole.
Alison Cole is our guest this week. She has been doing needlework almost non-stop since she was a young girl and is considered one of the world’s leading embroidery designers, authors, and teachers. These days she specializes in goldwork and stumpwork designs, continues to travel the world sharing her talents, provides an ongoing schedule of cyber classes, and operates a needlework retail and teaching business with her husband out of their home in Australia. We had a delightful conversation with one of the hobby’s best and are confident you’ll enjoy learning more about Alison Cole.–Gary and Christine

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Purple pitcher plant design by Alison Cole.
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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Alison Cole. 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, 11-21-18

A teenager, offended by having his photo taken, shows off trendy embroidery embellishments on his shoe. This photo is the result of 47 images and considerable motherly begging.

Wednesday certainly is persistent. But we’re keeping up with another Midweek Chat. This time our topics include Michelle Garrette’s charity fund-raising efforts, the Hexefoos design by Kurdy Biggs, using the Good Reader app for stitching, and interest amongst our youth in decorating clothing with embroidery. Sunday’s guest: Alison Cole

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Gary’s new favorite design: Hexefoos by Kurdy Biggs in the Ephrata colorway.

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Fiber Talk with Laura Mina

Winterthur’s Laura Mina conserving textile treasures.
Laura Mina, associate textile conservator at Winterthur joins us this week. She gives us some insights into what it takes to become a conservator at a prestigious institution such as Winterthur, some of the many functions she performs restoring textile treasures and preparing them for exhibitions. She also help us apply her knowledge to our needlework with several tips about how to care for threads, ground cloth, and finished projects. Every needleworker can learn from this conversation.–Gary and Christine

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Laura’s specialty is conserving clothing.

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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Laura Mina. 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, 11-14-18

It’s Wednesday and Gary is flying solo again. Topics are Bendy’s charity efforts, buying too many things, converting a hobby to a business, and regaining stitching motivation. It’s a stream of consciousness that will be food for thought or make you want to go watch Survivor. We’ll see. Sunday’s guest: Laura Mina, conservator at Winterthur.

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