October 2021 – Fiber Talk

Posted on October 31, 2021 by Gary Parr — Leave a comment

Fiber Talk with Kate Festo

Our conversation this week is with Kate Festo, a terrific designer and educator. The show is sponsored by Avlea Mediterranean Folk Embroidery (avleaembroidery.com). Kate Festo specializes and teaches silk and metal thread and Rozashi needlework, but is skilled in several techniques, including Japanese embroidery. She also is the daughter of Margaret Kinsey, who was our guest Sept. 19, 2021. It was fun exploring what it’s like to grow up with a master needleworker, the learning opportunities that were available in a very creative/artistic family, and how Kate developed her career and found her own path in the needle arts world. We also get a sense of the advantages of being a member of a needlework organization. At the end of the conversation, we explore, in some depth, the Rozashi technique. There’s much to learn from Kate and we hope you enjoy the show.–Gary

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

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Posted on October 27, 2021 by Gary Parr — Leave a comment

Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 10-27-21

Beth’s needlebook, designed by Gay Ann Rogers.

We did that Wednesday thing again. This week Beth and Gary talk about the Pour Ta Fete sampler and how we’re going to stitch it, the Attic’s beaded-ornament Christmas tree fund raiser for breast cancer research, beautiful ort bowls and boxes from It’s Mike’s Turn on Etsy, projects you can’t put down, and projects you want to abandon and why. Join us tonight for the Fiber Talk Stitch Hour. We’ll be stitching and chatting at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on the Fiber Talk YouTube channel. Sunday’s guest: Kate Festo.–Beth and Gary

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Ort box Gary purchased from the It’s Mike’s Turn Etsy shop.

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Posted on October 24, 2021 by Gary Parr — Leave a comment

Fiber Talk with Victoria Matthewson

Victoria Matthewson’s new book “Needlepainted Plants and Pollinators.”

A design from Victoria Matthewson’s new book.

Appreciation for pollinators has grown dramatically in recent years, along with increased sensitivity to widespread use of pesticides. Through her new book, “Needlepainted Plants and Pollinators,” this week’s guest, Victoria Matthewson, uses her embroidery art to shine a light on this issue. The book is a comprehensive guide to needlepainting, along with several designs of pollinators (many insects other than bees pollinate) and their favorite plants. We had a delightful conversation with this talented needle artist, learning about her needle-arts career, interest in insects and plants, and how she developed her new book. We also enjoy hearing about her terrific idea to build a sewing shed in her garden. Also, for a review of the book, be sure to visit Mary Corbet’s Needle ‘n Thread site at needlenthread.com.–Beth and Gary

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

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

Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 10-20-21

This tree, filled with beaded ornaments, is the object of a fund-raising effort at the Attic for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

It’s two days before Friday and Jenifer and Gary decided to do some chatting. Our topics include Fiber Talk activities at the Attic; answering the burning question: What do men talk about when stitching?; a fund raiser at the Attic for the the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, and more on the confidence gap between males and females and whether the quest for perfection is a good thing. Sunday’s guest: Victoria Matthewson.–Jenifer and Gary

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The photo doesn’t come close to showing the beauty of this pieced stitched by Brent Loertscher.

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Posted on October 16, 2021 by Gary Parr — Leave a comment

Fiber Talk with Patricia Nguyen II

The Harmony Casket, developed by Tricia Nguyen.

Patricia Nguyen of Thistle Threads returns this week in a show sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Our topics this week are perfection being the enemy of good/progress, the impact of social media on needlework expectations, learning from classes without being overwhelmed, and what causes women to lack confidence in their needlework. It’s a thought-provoking conversation and we encourage you to share it with your stitching friends.–Beth and Gary

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This week’s sponsor is Sassy Jacks Stitchery, your source for the Sarah Braizear 1829 sampler chart and kit.

Detail from a 17th Century whitework sampler from the Thistle-Threads course.

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

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