Month: January 2021

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 1-13-21

Jenifer’s chicken.

Tomorrow is Thursday so we’ll chat about needlework today. Jenifer and Gary talk about our Springhill and Hannah Longstreth project progress, one or two threads with 37-ct. linen, railroading, stitching the hard parts first, making time to stitch, and a variety of other topics. Join us for our Springhill SAL. You can purchase your kit from Needle in a Haystack at wetalkfiber.com/springhill. Our Wednesday Stitch Hour guest is Orna Willis and our Sunday guest is Lori Markovic of La-D-Da Designs.–Jenifer and Gary

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Spring HIll by Karen Kluba of Rosewood Manor. Our SAL, sponsored by Needle in a Haystack, started Jan. 1

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Fiber Talk with Ariane Zurcher

River Rocks Pouch designed and stitched by Ariane Zurcher.
Sunglass case designed and stitched by Ariane Zurcher.

This week’s guest is embroidery artist Ariane Zurcher. The show is sponsored by Avlea Mediterranean Folk Embroidery and the Embroiderers’ Guild of America. Ariane Zurcher is, first and foremost a talented artist who has created art at a very high level using a variety of media. She has found a home for her creative expression with embroidery. Her needle art is original, creative and innovative and her ongoing stream of videos will get your creative juices flowing. We had a terrific conversation with Ariane in which we explored many aspects of needle arts.–Beth and Gary

 
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 1-6-21

Detail from a 17th Century whitework sampler from the Thistle-Threads course.
Our holiday break has ended and the podcasting resumes. For our first Midweek Chat of the new year, Beth and Gary gather to talk about raising our needlework efforts to a new and more-creative level, the 17 Century Whitework Sampler class we’re both taking from Thistle Threads and what our early studies have taught us about advancing our needlework, modifying projects to better express what we see in the design, and those projects that require complete silence and full concentration. Join us tonight at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on the Fiber Talk YouTube channel when the weekly Stitch Hour show resumes with guest Dewn Rivera and his Mirabilia projects.–Beth and Gary

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Spring HIll by Karen Kluba of Rosewood Manor. Our SAL, sponsored by Needle in a Haystack, will start Jan. 1
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Fiber Talk with Cecilia Turner, Encore Presentation

Heart in Hand Square Dance series.

This is an encore presentation of a conversation I had in May 2019 with Cecilia Turner, the popular designer and owner of Heart in Hand Needleart. Cecilia’s career started with a prize winning design she submitted to “Classic Cross Stitch” magazine in 1991, and she’s provided a steady stream of innovative cross-stitch patterns since then. Among other series, Cecilia is known for her Wee Fruits and Wee Vegetables designs. Her latest series is the Square Dance monthly collection. It’s always fun and interesting to peek into the mind of a successful designer and I’m confident you’ll learn a lot from this conversation.–Gary

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Spring Whirligig in Cloche by Cecilia Turner

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I hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Cecilia Turner. 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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