On Fiber Talk Friday Night live this week our guest is Melanie Smith of Yarns N Threads. Melanie is a spinner, weaver, cross stitcher, and knitter and we had a great time learning about her activities. We hope you enjoy the show and please share with your fellow stitchers.–Gary
Fiber Talk- RSN: Needlework for the Coronation May 5, 2024This week we visit with Gemma Murray, Anne Butcher, and Dr. Susan Kay-Williams of the Royal School of Needlework. These ladies were responsible for managing all of the needlework that was done for the Coronation of King Charles III a year ago. In our conversation, we learn about the various aspects of the work that […]Gary Parr
- Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 4-24-24 April 24, 2024It’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. […]Gary Parr
- Fiber Talk with Sian Fish April 21, 2024Blackwork is our topic this week and our guest is Sian Fish of The Urban Stitches. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America and Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Sian Fish is a self-taught stitcher and designer who loves to work in the macabre/gothic world of needlework design. But not all of her topics […]Gary Parr
- Fiber Talk with Lita O’Hara April 14, 2024Lita O’Hara, the Nashville Needlepointer and Patron Saint of Chaos, is our guest this week. Lita is a self-taught painted-canvas designer and project finisher. In our conversation we learn about her design process, what it was like to paint those first canvases, and how her finishing business evolved. To keep sanity in her life and […]Gary Parr
- Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 4-10-24 April 10, 2024It’s Midweek Chat week and Beth and Gary connected through our respective internet providers to talk about eyeglasses and what we learned from Kelly Lea Teske, supporting Ukraine designer Ekaterina at stitchyprincess.etsy.com, selecting projects vs. being influenced by stitching friends, projects we have that need to be at the top of the pile, stitching in […]Gary Parr