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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 2-27-19

Julia Fletcher 1847 from The Scarlett House
Today’s show is definitely different and a bit of an experiment. Gary and Vonna are devoting the entire show to some of the new designs being offered at the Nashville Market, March 1 to 3. While you can certainly simply listen to the podcast and get plenty out of it, we’re accompanying this show with a slide show of some of the designs we like and want to talk about. To see those designs while we talk about them, go to the page for this show at wetalkfiber.com. If you click on the slide show on the podcast page, you’ll see a larger version. Arrows on the left and right of each photo allow you to move through the slideshow. We hope you enjoy our discussion and this different format. Please provide feedback about this format so we’ll have a sense of whether it works. Sunday’s guest: Mary Corbet.

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Nashville Market slideshow

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Fiber Talk with Sarah Rakestraw

Goldwork design by Saran Rakestraw.

Goldwork is our topic this week and Sarah Rakestraw of Golden Hinde Goldwork is our guest. Through their designs, teaching efforts, and extensive offerings of goldwork threads, accessories, and impressive kits, Sarah and her mother, Susan Hinde, have built one of the leading resources for this unique and impressive needleart techniques. This week we learn a bit about the history of goldwork, the technique, their new book, and the materials involved in creating those eye-catching designs. And we learn those things from one of the true talents in the hobby.–Gary

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Dragon design by Sarah Rakestraw.

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New goldwork book by Susan Hinde and Sarah Rakestraw.

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I hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Sarah Rakestraw. I’m always looking for guests, so let me know if there is someone you’d like me to have on the show.–Gary

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 2-20-19

Elizabeth Foote’s Flowers design by Arlene Cohen.
We have made our way, once again, to the middle of the week and Arlene and Gary gather to talk about a variety of subjects including ending threads and hiding carried threads, needles, cross stitching Gossamer lace, and a giant table cloth Arlene rescued. Sunday’s guest: Sarah Rakestraw of Golden Hinde Goldwork.

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Canvaswork Square #5 design by Arlene Cohen.
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Fiber Talk with Kurdy Biggs II

Hexefoos Ephrata by Kurdy Biggs.
Kurdy Biggs returns after a two-year break to talk about stitching, teaching, and designing. In addition to several tips for everyone, we spend a lot of time talking about several of her designs and how they came to be. In the slide show below and the FlossTube video, I’ve included photos of the designs we discussed. I’m confident you’ll enjoy hearing how these designs were developed and the stories behind them.–Gary

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Trilogy of Stitches by Kurdy Biggs
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