September 2024 – Fiber Talk

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Fiber Talk with Jen Simonic
September 28, 2024 - By Gary Parr
Loose Ends is a difference-making venture and our guest this week is co-founder Jen Simonic. The show is made possible…
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 9-25-24
September 24, 2024 - By Gary Parr
Wednesday has arrived and so has the midweek chatting. This time around Jenifer and Gary talk about Honduras Threads, the…
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Fiber Talk with Kelly Lea Teske III
September 21, 2024 - By Gary Parr
Kelly Lea Teske returns yet again. But this time, we talked about stitching instead of vision and eyeglasses. We had…
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Fiber Talk with Ana Luiza Catalano
September 15, 2024 - By Gary Parr
Thread-painting bird artist Ana Luiza Catalano joins us this week. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America.…
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 9-11-24
September 11, 2024 - By Gary Parr
The schedule was tight, but we got this week’s Midweek Chat recorded. Our topics include encountering world-class athletes, Beth’s Modern…
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Fiber Talk with Hannah Arnold, Sherwood Forest Embroidery June 15, 2025
Hannah Arnold creates new embroidery designs in a beautiful building her husband built entirely of reclaimed materials. In this week’s show, sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America, we learn about that she shed and the inspirational environment it provides and how Hannah transitioned from a career as a physical therapist to full-time embroidery designer […]
Gary Parr
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 6-11-25 June 12, 2025
We’re at the point where the weekend is visible, so Beth and Gary fired up the Internet software to talk about things. We spent a lot of time talking about articles in the June 2025 issue of “Needle Arts,” EGA’s official publication. Mainly we gushed about Jessica Grimm and the amazing work she does in […]
Gary Parr
Fiber Talk with Stefan Romero, America’s Tapestry June 8, 2025
One way the needlework world will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary is the America’s Tapestry project. This week we talk to Stefan Romero, creator and driving force behind the project. America’s Tapestry involves original art that tells mostly unknown stories about how people in the 13 colonies contributed to the Revolutionary War effort. The art will […]
Gary Parr
Fiber Talk with Gina Barrett of Gina-B Silkworks June 1, 2025
We’re making buttons this week with our guest Gina Barrett of Gina-B Silkworks. Actually, we’re exploring all types of passementerie with a very talented designer and author. Her start was making buttons in the costume world. That beginning blossomed into a business that offers passementerie supplies for a wide variety of techniques, a long list […]
Gary Parr
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 5-28-25 May 28, 2025
The day between Tuesday and Thursday has arrived so we seized the opportunity to talk about needlework. This week’s topics include a drawing to win one of two Immaculate Heart kits from Clara Warschauer of clarastitching.com. The kits are for her free workshop on June 21. We explain how to enter the drawing in the […]
Gary Parr