Stumpwork by Lucy Martin.A member of the Bert & Ernie elephant team.This week’s guest, Lucy Martin, has packed an entire needle-art career into just a few years, and she’s just getting started. We’re sponsored this week by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Lucy’s business is Lucy Martin Embroidery and she is head of education at Hand & Lock. A graduate of the Royal School of Needlework, she’s a designer and teacher who has been involved in a variety of needlework areas in her short career, including the fashion and entertainment worlds, creating pieces for the coronation of King Charles, and designing large outdoor banners. Lucy specializes in stump work and goldwork designs. In addition to teaching embroidery, she provides industry mentoring sessions to help others succeed in the needlework world. On June 14, Lucy will return to talk to us about Hand & Lock and the work she does at that prestigious institution.–Beth and Gary
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Floral Pocket kits by Annette Boland, The Woolen Needle.Hello Summer design by Annette Boland.Wool applique, dyeing wool, and all things related is our focus this week. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America and our guest is Annette Boland of The Woolen Needle. A wool applique class Beth did with Annette triggered this conversation. We simply had to know more about the technique and the beautiful wool materials that make it possible. Annette designs wool applique, quilts, hooked rugs, and punch needle art. She also dyes wool, offers some beautiful variegated threads and, in her spare time, runs a shop and teaches classes. No matter what your favorite stitching technique, wool applique will make a fun, creative, diversion when you simply want to try something different. If you’re one of those stitchers who also quilts, Annette has some designs you’re likely to enjoy. It’s a fun conversation with a talented artist and we hope it will show you something different in the needle arts world.–Beth and Gary
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Floral Pocket wool applique designs by Sunday’s guest, Annette Boland of The Woolen Needle.The day that’s in the middle of the week has arrived and it’s our 300th Midweek Chat. Our topics include our upcoming trip to Sassy Jacks Stitchery, June 24 and 25, and what we have planned and our upcoming Tour de France stitch sessions. We start with the Prologue on June 29 at 10:00 a.m. Eastern on the Fiber Talk YouTube channel for the Prologue. Join us as we stitch and talk about bike racing and other topics. You can also talk about thread spinning with Jenifer because that’s her favorite bike-racing activity. We also explore monogamous stitching, how it has changed how Jenifer goes about her needlework, and the mental benefits she’s realized. We also ask the question: Would you rather have two hours of flawless stitching or an uninterrupted day of stitching no matter how it comes out? Sunday’s guest: Annette Boland of The Woolen Needle–Jenifer and Gary
Jenifer sporting the best Tour de France t-shirt ever. Our Tour de France shows start June 29.You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify, Audible, iHeart Radio, TuneIn, Podbay, Podbean, and many other podcast sources. To receive e-mail notification of new podcasts, provide your name and e-mail address below. We do not sell/share e-mail addresses.
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Dorcas Haynes 1720 sampler from The Scarlet Letter, stitched by Linda Hadden.Box top stitched by Linda Hadden.This week, the show is sponsored by Avlea Folk Embroidery and Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Our guest is Linda Hadden of The Sampler Guild, a UK-based organization devoted to sampler history research. Linda, Jacob de Graaf of Modern Folk Embroidery, and Ruth Taylor of Crows Feet Stitching are the nucleus of this global organization, started in 2001. While they are committed to promoting samplers in general, their focus these days is researching the history behind samplers, particularly the various motifs and their origins, meanings, and travels throughout the world. Their most-recent research paper is “Solomon’s Porch,” a study of an interesting building motif that first appeared in the 1730s. The design, and its variations, has an interesting history. While research is ongoing, the Guild’s early findings are reported in a paper that is available on the Guild’s website. They have several other projects in the works and are always looking for information/input. To get involved, join the Guild so you can participate in their online meetings and email exchanges. Linda, Jacob, and Ruth are doing important work that is opening doors to our understanding of samplers and the roles they played in documenting history. We hope you enjoy the show and encourage you to visit the Guild website and become a member.–Gary
Please support our sponsor, Avlea Folk Embroidery at avlea embroidery.com.This week’s sponsor is Sassy Jacks Stitchery at sassyjacksstitchery.com.You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Spotify, Audible, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Podbay, Podbean, and many other podcast sources. To receive e-mail notification of new podcasts, provide your name and e-mail address below. We do not sell/share e-mail addresses.
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