Heart by Cindy Baldwin.It’s Wednesday and Cindy and Gary felt the need to gather and talk about needlework. This week we talked about the Mystery in St. Tropez project, pros and cons of removing selvage from needlepoint canvas, the difference between warp and weft and the fact that we really don’t have a clue, when to cut threads in lengths and when not to, storing threads, and the importance of being constructive when instructing and/or helping others. Note that there is no Stitch Hour tonight. We’ll return next Wednesday night. Sunday’s guest: David McCaskill.–Cindy and Gary
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Gary and Beth’s Mystery in St. Tropez threads video.
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One of Tracy Franklin’s doodle cloth samplers.Our conversation this week with the talented and versatile Tracy Franklin is sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery (sassyjacksstitchery.com) and Avlea Folk Embroidery (avleaembroidery.com). Tracy is a graduate of the Royal School of Needlework, where she spent 10 years teaching and coordinating before starting her own business. She still teaches for the RSN in Durham while developing her own designs and teaching live and online classes. In our conversation, we learn about her early years in the costume-making industry, the many things she learned at the RSN, her design approach, the dynamic artist community in which she works, and her role as Head Broderer at the Durham Cathedral, a World Heritage Site. Be sure to visit Tracy’s website and explore the Durham Cathedral website.–Beth and Gary
Please support our sponsor, Avlea Folk Embroidery at avleaembroidery.com.This week’s sponsor is Sassy Jacks Stitchery at sassyjacksstitchery.com.
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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Tracy Franklin. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary
Winter Hill by Karen Kluba, Rosewood ManorIt’s that day that occurs midway between Sundays and Gary and Beth have gathered for a little needlework conversation. This week’s topics include our progress on the Mystery in St. Tropez project and a new video in which we discuss the threads and ground cloth we have selected, the new Rosewood Manor charts, Beth’s painted-canvas progress, and how we react when a project gets challenging. Join us tonight for the Fiber Talk Stitch Hour. Among other things, we’ll show you how to mount canvas on stretcher bars. We start at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on the Fiber Talk YouTube channel. See below for a new video in which we talk about the threads Gary and Beth have selected for Mystery in St. Tropez. Sunday’s guest: Tracy Franklin–Beth and Gary
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Beth’s current thread selection for Mystery in St. Tropez.This show is also available on FlossTube. Click here to view it.
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Gary and Beth’s Mystery in St. Tropez threads video.
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This week’s conversation with Shana Benhayoun is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America at egausa.org. When we first talked with Shana in 2018, she was getting her painted-canvas design business underway and having great success creating original pieces that, in particular, had great appeal to younger stitchers. But painting canvases wasn’t enough for Shana. Since that conversation, she has created and opened a new store in the Miami area while continuing to create canvases on a limited basis. Shana is constantly stretching the envelope and her beautiful store is one more step in the journey. Enjoy our conversation and explore all that Shana has to offer at sbtstitches.com and on her social-media pages.–Beth and Gary
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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Shana Benhayoun. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary
The Covid battle is basically over and we return for another Midweek Chat. This week, Beth and Gary talk about upcoming shows, the Mystery in St. Tropez project, upcoming release of “Threads of Awakening,” by Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo, stitcher health, Beth’s painted canvas project, Instagram, and how to do your best stitching. In addition to the Midweek Chat, the Stitch Hour returns. Join us tonight at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on the Fiber Talk YouTube channel for needlework conversation and fun.–Beth and Gary
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