December 2020 – Fiber Talk

Posted on December 27, 2020 by Gary Parr — Leave a comment

Fiber Talk with Carole Lake, Encore Presentation

This is a holiday encore presentation of a conversation we had in June 2018 with needlepoint designer Carole Lake. We hope you enjoy the show and are getting plenty of relaxing stitching time during the holidays.
It’s Sunday and joining us this week is needlepoint designer and teacher Carole Lake of Stitchplay Designs. Carole is an icon in the needlework community with an extensive career studying, designing, and educating stitchers in partnership with Michael Boren and now on her own. She also has authored and published several popular needlework books and has another in the works. While her traveling is now limited, her teaching is not. She regularly offers online classes and hasn’t taken her foot off the pedal in the new design area. It’s a lively conversation about all things Carole Lake and we hope you enjoy the show.–Gary

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A library of needlework books by Carole Lake and Michael Boren.

Carole Lake’s Remembrance design in the Elderberry color way.

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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Carole Lake. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Gary Parr — Leave a comment

Fiber Talk with Orna Willis III

Orna Willis is our guest this week. It’s been three years since we last talked with Orna and much has happened. It was a lot of fun to catch up with this extremely talented designer and teacher, pick her brain about studio design ideas, learn about how her design work has found a new level, talk about her approach to design, and get some details about her upcoming classes, particularly Fields of Gold, which she is offering through Shining Needle Society. Orna is one of the best in the business and it’s always a treat to talk with her.–Gary

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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Orna Willis. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Gary Parr — 2 Comments

Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 12-16-20

It’s our final Midweek Chat of 2020. Debbie and Gary gather to talk about the Springhill SAL, 2021 Fiber Arts Mystery Retreat, Shining Needle Society, and a long list of suggestions for how to spend your holiday gift money. Join us tonight for our final Stitch Hour of 2020 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on the Fiber Talk YouTube channel. Also, don’t miss our Christmas Day Boredom Breaker at 2:00 p.m. or our Springhill SAL kickoff show on Jan. 1 at 2:00 p.m. Both are also on our YouTube channel. The Midweek Chat will return Jan. 6. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all of our listeners. We appreciate your support. Sunday’s guest: Orna Willis.–Debbie and Gary

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Drum stitched and finished by Sharon Bruce.

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Posted on December 13, 2020 by Gary Parr — 3 Comments

Fiber Talk with Jane Ellen Balzuweit

Jane Ellen Balzuweit is our guest this week and EGA is sponsoring the show. We learned about the talented Jane Ellen through the lead article by Sandra L. Gordon in the Dec. 2020 issue of EGA’s “Needle Arts” magazine. After reading the article, we simply had to talk to this talented needle-art designer and teacher. While she is skilled in several techniques, including stumpwork, it’s whitework that gets her heart racing and her design work is absolutely terrific. This week you’ll also hear the story about the one time in her life Gay Ann Rogers stitched on linen. Join us for a fun conversation with one of our hobby’s truly delightful artists.–Beth and Gary

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See Jane Ellen’s classes on the EGA website:

Embroiderers Guild of America website

We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Jane Ellen Balzuweit. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.

Posted on December 9, 2020 by Gary Parr — Leave a comment

Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 12-9-20

We have bumped into Wednesday right on schedule and Jenifer and Gary have gathered to chat about needlework because, why not? Our topics include the upcoming Rosewood Manor Springhill SAL (order your kit from Needle in a Haystack at wetalkfiber.com/springhill), our upcoming Christmas Boredom Breaker show (Christmas day at 2:00 p.m. on the Fiber Talk YouTube channel), Jenifer’s anniversary project finish, magnifier lamps, Q Snaps, and attaching linen to twill-tape scroll rods (See Jenifer’s video below). We hope you enjoy the show and acquire a tip or two.–Jenifer and Gary

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This is Jenifer’s video showing her attaching linen to twill tape.

Below are the three thread sets that Beth, Jenifer, and Gary are using to stitch the Springhill design. You can order them from Needle in a Haystack.

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