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Fiber Talk with Cath Janes

Heart by Cath Janes.
Baby by Cath Janes.
Our guest this week is Cath Janes of Kraken Kreations and the show is sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery, your source for all of the new Nashville releases. When it comes to Cath Janes, it’s hard to tell what is more impressive; her needlework and use of color or her amazing ability to accurately represent anatomical structures with needle and thread. In addition to her needlework talent, Cath’s journey is another example of the power of needle and thread to help deal with factors such as ADHD, postpartum depression, and multiple surgeries. In our conversation, we also talk about commission work and what it was like when professional medical illustrators included Cath’s creations among the best in the medical field.–Beth and Gary

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Fiber Talk with Robin-Ann Rossignol

Stitched by Robin Rossignol

This week we are joined by the talented and skilled needleworker and teacher Robin-Ann Rossignol. Our conversation focuses on needlework techniques, color and tools you can use to guide color choices, changing colors to those that you like, what you can learn from trying other techniques, and a variety of other topics that may help you improve your stitching and/or get more joy out of it. Have pen and paper ready as you listen. You’ll likely want to make notes.–Beth and Gary

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Stitched by Robin-Ann Rossignol.

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 2-15-23

Avlea Folk Embroidery stitching by Beth.

We’re, once again, two days from the weekend and it’s time to talk needlework. Topics for this Wednesday include a question from listener Sharon Saunders about buying linen when you don’t have a store, whether a stitch path is useful, sampler borders, challenging reproduction samplers from The Essamplaire, Lucky Jonquil thread drops, and a number of other topics. Mark your calendar for March 15, when Margaret Hagen will be our Stitch Hour guest so we can see more of her sampler collection. Sunday we have a great conversation about needlework techniques with Robin-Ann Rossignol.–Beth and Gary

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Sarah Parr sampler by Gary.

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Fiber Talk with Jennifer White

Swatch thread drops from Lucky Jonquil.
Bobbins for heavy threads from Lucky Jonquil.

This week’s show with Jennifer White of Lucky Jonquil is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America and Avlea Folk Embroidery. Note that FIBERTALK5 gets you $5 off when you sign up for Katherine Diuguid’s EGA class, “Haystacks of Giverny.” In our conversation with Jennifer White, we talk about her creative career, her new business venture, and new thread organizer products. Jennifer has some excellent thread bobbins and drops that improve your thread storage while adding an element of fun. She also followed quite an interesting journey from needlework as a child to needlework as an adult, with lots of other things in between. Be sure to watch the Feb. 8 Fiber Talk Stitch Hour (wetalkfiber.com/jonquil). Jennifer was our guest and we got to see her thread drops and bobbins and talk about their features.–Gary

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Fiber Talk with Andrea Santiamo

Andrea Santiamo and her daughter Marisa, new owners of Needlepoint Now.
Andrea Santiamo and Karen Sanicola, new owners of Needlepoint Now.

CyberPointers and Sassy Jacks Stitchery are sponsoring this week’s conversation with Andrea Santiamo, the new editor and one of the new owners, along with her daughter Marisa and Karen Sanicola, of “Needlepoint Now” magazine. We had a great conversation with Andrea, learning how they came to own the magazine, their plans for the publication’s future, work they’re going to do to attract young stitchers, how they are working with local needlework stores to support them, and various non-magazine activities they have planned to give stitchers opportunities to interact and learn. It’s an exciting time for the magazine and good to know that it is in the hands of three very enthusiastic and dedicated needlepoint lovers.–Beth and Gary

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