Month: April 2021

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 4-28-21

Jenifer’s Springhill project.

It’s been seven days since our last chat. This week, Jenifer and Gary gather to talk about thread and fabric testing Jenifer did with a silk samplings kit from Needle in a Haystack, deciding on single or double strands when doing cross stitch, back stitch strategies, the value of partial stitches, not underestimating DMC floss, upcoming activities, and Jenifer’s experiences with the Springhill project. Reminder: The Marion Lang chart is available for free until 9:00 p.m. Eastern at wetalkfiber.com/lang. Kits available at wetalkfiber.com/langkit. Join us tonight for some stitching and chatting during the Fiber Talk Stitch Hour at 8:00 p.m. Eastern. Sunday’s guest is Joanna Kabanoff of Mojo Stitches and we’ll start her Take Wing design. Chart and kits available Sunday from Sassy Jacks at wetalkfiber.com/wing.–Jenifer and Gary

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Take Wing from Joanna Kabanoff of Mojo Stitches.

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Fiber Talk with Lindsay Olson

Circular Sounds, interpretation of passive acoustics by Lindsay Olson.
Neutrinos, by Lindsay Olson.

This week we merge needlework and science through the talents of Lindsay Olson in a show sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery and Avlea Mediterranean Folk Embroidery. Lindsay is a needle artist who had absolutely no science in her life and really wasn’t much interested. That all changed with a canoe trip down the Cal Sag Channel where she encountered an engineered waterfall built by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District. “The process of finding out who built this structure and why led me to the world’s largest wastewater treatment plant in Stickney, IL. I suddenly realized that if I used my training as an artist, I could learn enough engineering to create art that tells the real story of water in a dense urban area. I actually fell in love with science in the middle of a waste water treatment plant” In our conversation we learn about that experience, her work at Fermi Lab and the Large Hadron Collider in Switzerland, and as part of a scientific team on a research vessel studying sound in the Atlantic Ocean. Those experiences and how they’ve generated fascinating interpretive needle art make this a show you don’t want to miss.–Gary

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Rhythmic Seas, Active Acoustics by Lindsay Olson.

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I hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Lindsay Olson. 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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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 4-21-21

A new SAL of the Take Wing sampler by Joanna Kabanoff of Mojo Stitches will start May 2.
The middle of the week has arrived on time and Gary and Beth decided to do some chatting. This week’s topics include current and upcoming projects, what causes project burnout, the importance of stitching fundamentals, and Beth’s “love” of satin floss. Free download of the Marion Lang chart at wetalkfiber.com/lang has been extended to April 28. Join us tonight for Fiber Talk Stitch Hour and the second installment of Thread Talk with Cathe Ray of Needle in a Haystack. The learning starts at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on the Fiber Talk YouTube channel.–Beth and Gary

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Download Marion Lang for free until 9:00 p.m. Eastern, April 28: wetalkfiber.com/lang. Kits are available at wetalkfiber.com/langkit
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Fiber Talk with Erin Harvey Moody & Christy Gordon Baty

Embroidered book cover from Relics in Situ
Somewhere in the world, in a back room filled with historic needlework, is where you’re likely to find this week’s guests, Erin Harvey Moody and Christy Gordon Baty of Relics in Situ. The show is sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Erin and Christy have built a business researching, documenting, and sharing their passion for historic needleworks and textiles. Our conversation will give you some insight into the places they’ve been and the things they’ve learned. It was an absolute treat to talk with them. Huge thanks to Marjo DeForest for suggesting they would make great guests.–Beth and Gary

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I hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with the ladies from Relics in Situ. 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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Fiber Talk Stitch Hour, 4-14-21

Download Marion Lang for free until 9:00 p.m. Eastern, April 21: wetalkfiber.com/lang. Kits are available at wetalkfiber.com/langkit
If you enjoy antique samplers, you’ll enjoy this week’s Fiber Talk Stitch Hour. We immersed ourselves for 90 min. in part of Kim Young’s (Sassy Jacks Stitchery) sampler collection. We talk about some amazing samplers, many of which have or are being charted and will be available in the future. Kim also has made available for free Marion Lang, a beautiful Scottish sampler. Download it at wetalkfiber.com/lang and purchase your kit from Sassy Jacks Stitchery at wetalkfiber.com/langkit. If you didn’t see it live, set aside some time to enjoy the recording.–Gary, Beth, and Kim
Download Marion Lang at https://www.wetalkfiber.com/lang
Purchase kits for Marion Lang at https://www.wetalkfiber.com/langkit