Month: February 2020

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Fiber Talk with Susan Winter

 

The stitching fun happens in this spacious room.

One of the best things in this needle arts world is celebrating a new shop and learning the story behind it. This week that shop is the Fire Poppies Needlework Boutique and the owner, and our guest, is Susan Winter. In our conversation, we’ll answer your first question: Where did the Fire Poppies name come from? The shop will satisfy your favorite stitching technique from cross stitch to counted-canvas needlepoint, hardanger, and surface embroidery. We also talk about the day Susan decided to open a shop, her needlework interests (she’s a full-coverage fanatic), and the wide variety of activities that have already happened and are planned in the coming months (24-hr. pajama parties). We’ll also make you want to travel to Summerville, SC, to spend some time in that beautiful stitching room. Enjoy the show.–Gary

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The origin of the Fire Poppies name.

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I hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Susan Winter. 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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Where the shopping happens at Fire Poppies.
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Fiber Talk Friday Night Live, 2-14-20

Barbara Hutson is our special guest and Stitchy Box is our sponsor. Barbara talks about the effort to purchase Mary Orr 1831 in memory of Dr. Gloria Seaman Allen and shows us her outstanding lineup of Nashville releases. We also talk about charted canvas needlepoint, the Queens sampler, our Modern Folk Embroidery Lenten projects, establish a new May 1 SAL, speculate why there are so many February birthdays (it’s the sap), and enjoy a moment from the leader of Team PigPen.–Vonna and Gary

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 2-12-20

Sam the Snowman, By the Bay Needleart, finished by Vonna Pfeiffer.
We are half way between Sundays and Gary and Vonna have gathered once again to talk about our favorite hobby. The show is sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery and we’re talking about cloche, helping Barbara Huston raise funds for the Mary Orr 1831 sampler (information below), laying tools, charted-canvas needlepoint, keeping thread and projects clean, and our upcoming activities. Be sure to visit our Nashville 2020 introductions page to see many designs that will be presented at Nashville Market. Join us Friday at 8:00 p.m. Eastern for Fiber Talk Friday Night Live. Sunday’s guest is Susan Winter of Fire Poppies.–Vonna and Gary

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Also, please consider helping friends of Dr. Gloria Seaman Allen gift the Mary Orr 1831 sampler to the Winterthur Museum in honor of Dr. Allen. To contribute, send a check payable to Winterthur Museum to Ms. Linda Eaton, Director of Collections and Senior Curator of Textiles, 5101 Kennett Pike, Winterthur, DE 19735 or, to contribute with credit card payment, follow this link: http://inside.winterthur.org/give. After selecting a donation amount, set the “Designation” to “Other” and enter “To honor Gloria”.

Mary Orr 1831

To help raise money, Fiber Talk is conducting a drawing of six gift certificates. Donate at least $10 toward the purchase of Mary Orr. After you donate, send an email to Vonna at [email protected]. We’ll use the honor system for contributions. Contributions must be made by midnight Eastern time, March 14. The drawing will be held March 15. The certificates will be for our sponsors. One each $50 certificate to Sassy Jacks and The Attic, and four $25 certificates to Fire Poppies, Needle in a Haystack, Shepherd’s Needle, and Stitchy Box.

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Fiber Talk Live, Stitch with Gary 2-9-20

Please support our sponsor Fire Poppies at firepoppies.com

Fire Poppies (firepoppies.com) is sponsoring this month’s Fiber Talk Live Stitch with Gary show. Gary stitches on his Debbie Rowley Glitz and Glamour Opal counted-canvas needlepoint project. One of the “highlights” is when Gary gets to rip out an entire Rhodes stitch because he didn’t cut the thread long enough.

Also, please consider helping friends of Dr. Gloria Seaman Allen gift the Mary Orr 1831 sampler to the Winterthur Museum in honor of Dr. Allen. To contribute, send a check payable to Winterthur Museum to Ms. Linda Eaton, Director of Collections and Senior Curator of Textiles, 5101 Kennett Pike, Winterthur, DE 19735 or, to contribute with credit card payment, follow this link: http://inside.winterthur.org/give. After selecting a donation amount, set the “Designation” to “Other” and enter “To honor Gloria”.

Mary Orr 1831

To help raise money, Fiber Talk is conducting a drawing of six gift certificates. Donate at least $10 toward the purchase of Mary Orr. After you donate, send an email to Vonna at [email protected]. We’ll use the honor system for contributions. Contributions must be made by midnight Eastern time, March 14. The drawing will be held March 15. The certificates will be for our sponsors. One each $50 certificate to Sassy Jacks and The Attic, and four $25 certificates to Fire Poppies, Needle in a Haystack, Shepherd’s Needle, and Stitchy Box.–Vonna and Gary

 

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Fiber Talk with Krista Gramer II

Mary Barker 1830 by Just Stitching Along.

Krista Gramer of Just Stitching Along joins us this week for a show sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. It’s been two years since we talked with Krista and, at the time, she had just introduced Lucy Calcutt 1825, her first reproduction. Since then she has introduced Lucy Calcutt 1826, begun her own collection of original samplers, and developed an excellent lineup of introductions for the 2020 Nashville Market. We talk about her experiences, how her reproduction efforts have progressed, and what’s behind her new introductions. We hope you enjoy the podcast and encourage you to visit wetalkfiber.com/2020nashville to see her introductions.–Gary

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Mary Dickinson 1842 by Just Stitching Along.

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