August 2021 – Fiber Talk

Podcasts
Fiber Talk with Lila Umstead
August 29, 2021 - By Gary Parr
Lila Umstead of Lila’s Studio is this week’s guest in a show sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Whether it’s reproduction…
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Podcasts
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 8-25-21
August 25, 2021 - By Gary Parr
We have met up with Wednesday once again and Gary and Cindy have gathered to talk about state fair entries,…
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Podcasts
Fiber Talk with Stephanie Bishop
August 22, 2021 - By Gary Parr
One of the fun aspects of starting a new project is selecting the ground cloth. There are so many options…
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 8-18-21
August 18, 2021 - By Gary Parr
It’s been exactly seven days since the last Wednesday and we’re ready to talk needlework again. This week Beth and…
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Fiber Talk with Amy and Memory Baker
August 15, 2021 - By Gary Parr
New needlework shops are always exciting and its fun to learn how they got started and all the work that…
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Fiber Talk Canvas: A New Needlepoint Series January 21, 2026
This is the first of a new needlepoint series we’re calling Fiber Talk Canvas. The purpose of this video series (there will be a new video on the third Wednesday of each month) is to help people have success with needlepoint. To accomplish this, our focus will be on counted-canvas needlepoint. In our first show […]
Gary Parr
Kate Cross Loves Teaching, Whitework, and More Teaching January 18, 2026
Kate Cross, of Bespoke Embroidery, joins us this week. Kate is a lifelong artist who connected with textile art when her grandmother suggested she visit an exhibition at the Royal School of Needlework. That led to studying and graduating from the RSN and she now teaches students and future tutors for the school. In addition, […]
Gary Parr
New Videos on the Fiber Talk Patreon Site January 17, 2026
If you’ve considered supporting Fiber Talk through a Patreon subscription but haven’t yet pulled the trigger, maybe our latest offerings will tempt you.
Gary Parr
Midweek Chat: “WIPing” into 2026 January 14, 2026
Our long Holiday Hiatus is finally over and we’re back to our regular schedule. This week we talk about our upcoming needlepoint series (send us questions and things you want us to cover), a cool hand massager Beth got for Christmas (enabling alert), our stitching plans for the coming year, what we’re stitching for our […]
Gary Parr
Fleur Woods Puts Art on Ground Cloth December 21, 2025
Our topic this week is needle art, our artist is Fleur Woods, and our sponsor is Avlea Folk Embroidery (avleafolkembroidery.com). Fleur started her career in the corporate arena to “see how the world works.” It worked by suppressing her creativity. She left the 9-to-5 world and dabbled in various art media as she tried to […]
Gary Parr