January 2024 – Fiber Talk

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 1-31-24
January 30, 2024 - By Gary Parr
It’s time for another Midweek Chat. This week Cindy and Gary discuss counted-canvas work and how it fits in the…
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Fiber Talk with Nicola Jarvis II
January 27, 2024 - By Gary Parr
Nicola Jarvis returns this week to talk about her new book, “Life in Seasons: The Embroidered World of Nicola Jarvis.”…
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Fiber Talk with Dr. Susan Kay-Williams V
January 20, 2024 - By Gary Parr
Dr. Susan Kay-Williams, Executive Director of the Royal School of Needlework, returns this week in a show sponsored by Sassy…
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 1-17-24
January 17, 2024 - By Gary Parr
It’s our first Midweek Chat of 2024. Among our topics are Gary’s finish of the Sarah Parr 1825 sampler, the…
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Fiber Talk with Hannah Crump
January 13, 2024 - By Gary Parr
Hannah Crump, of Juniper Forest Embroidery, uses her art to talk about the importance of nature on our health. This…
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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