February 2021 – Fiber Talk

Posted on February 28, 2021 by Gary Parr — 1 Comment

Fiber Talk with Brendon and Karen Kirk II

Elizabeth Cooper by Fox and Rabbit Designs

Brendon and Karen Kirk make a return visit this week and Sassy Jacks Stitchery is sponsoring the show. Brendon and Karen are the couple behind the very popular Linen and Threads Mystery SAL, an attractive collection of reproduction samplers under the Fox and Rabbit Designs name, and original and creative designs by Karen under the Blackberry Rabbit name. We first talked with them in April 2019 (Use the search term Kirk on the Fiber Talk website to listen to that show). These days, in addition to continuing a parade of reproduction samplers and exciting new designs from Karen, they are also producing some of the most popular linen on the market. It was great fun learning about all of the changes in their businesses and what it’s like to product large quantities of dyed linen. We are confident you’ll enjoy the conversation and encourage you to check out their linen at your local needlework store.–Beth and Gary

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Dragon Fruit linen by Fox and Rabbit Designs.

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I hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Brendon and Karen. 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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Posted on February 24, 2021 by Gary Parr — 1 Comment

Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 2-24-21

It’s Midweek Chat time once again. Beth and Gary talk about color, making changes to the Springhill design, what we learned from Emillie Ferris about color and thread painting, linen, our versions of playing with thread and stitches, and a handful of other topics. We hope our conversation is thought-provoking. Also, join us tonight for the Fiber Talk Stitch hour. Our guest is Natalie Dupuis and our topic will be color. Sunday: Brendon and Karen Kirk–Beth and Gary

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Posted on February 20, 2021February 21, 2021 by Gary Parr — Leave a comment

Fiber Talk with Emillie Ferris

Emillie Ferris is a young, talented embroidery artist who started as a raw beginner eight years ago. To generate income, she taught herself to needle paint doing commissioned pet portraits. Today she is actively developing a design business that currently features a project on the cover of “Inspirations” magazine and a new class on the Domestika platform (wetalkfiber.com/ferris). Our conversation was a delightful exploration of her rapid growth in the needlework hobby. If you’re interested in participating in her new Domestika class, sign up at wetalkfiber.com/ferris and join us for a special live show with Emillie, Feb. 21 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern on the Fiber Talk YouTube channel.–Gary

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Posted on February 17, 2021 by Gary Parr — Leave a comment

Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 2-17-21

This seems like a good day for needlework chatting so Jenifer and Gary fired up the microphones and did a little recording. We announce our upcoming Thread Talk with Cathe Ray series, which starts March 17; kits available (in a couple of days) for Mary Jane Fry 1861 from Sassy Jacks Stitchery at wetalkfiber.com/mjf1861kit (chart is free at wetalkfiber.com/mjf1861); special live show Feb. 21 at 2:00 p.m. Eastern with Emillie Ferris on the Fiber Talk YouTube channel; Trish Burr’s “Colour Confidence” book and Jenifer’s needle painting effort; and the Art in Japanese Internment Camps presentation that Toni Gerdes made as part of the EGA Lecture Series. Join us tonight at 8:00 Eastern for the Fiber Talk Stitch Hour. Jenifer and Gary will be stitching and chatting.–Jenifer and Gary

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Jenifer’s first attempt at needle painting.

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Jenifer’s dog Sophie modeling some new attire.

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Posted on February 14, 2021February 14, 2021 by Gary Parr — Leave a comment

Fiber Talk with Trish Burr II

Trish Burr’s Kew Book of Embroidered Flowers

Trish Burr joins us this week for a podcast sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. It’s been more than two years since we talked with Trish and she’s been busy developing a monochrome series and experimenting with embellishing painted/printed landscape scenes, while continuing to produce the needle-painting designs we all enjoy. Her biggest project has been producing the “Kew Book of Embroidered Flowers,” the latest edition to the Trish Burr library of needlework books. This time she collaborated with the Royal Botanic Gardens Kew and was able to develop designs from their vast collection of more than 200,000 pieces of botanical art. We explore what it takes to produce a book of this quality and what it offers to needleworkers at all levels. We also get a hint of what’s next for one of the top designers in the embroidery world. Enjoy the conversation and visit Trish’s social-media channels to explore and enjoy her work. –Gary

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