February 2026 – Page 2

Videos
Canvas: Thanks to Donna Gotts for Offering Stretcher Bar Fine Points
February 10, 2026 - By Gary Parr
An email from listener Donna Gotts prompted this second stretcher-bar video. This time we cover some of the finer points…
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Podcasts
Creating Crewel Art with Tatiana Popova
February 8, 2026 - By Gary Parr
Crewel and ribbon embroidery artist Tatiana Popova joins us this week. In our conversation we hear the story of her…
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Videos
Mounting Needlepoint Canvas on Stretcher Bars
February 4, 2026 - By Gary Parr
Mounting needlepoint canvas on stretcher bars the first time can be a bit intimidating. In this video, we take you…
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Podcasts
Exploring the Counted-Canvas World of Kathy Rees
February 1, 2026 - By wetalk
Counted-canvas needlepoint is this week’s technique and we got to talk about it with Kathy Rees, one of the best…
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Midweek Chat: Cords, Scroll Frames, & Felt Bowls May 14, 2026
We’re chatting late this Wednesday, but still chatting. Cindy and Gary talk about needlepoint finishing, making cord, Michelle Agnew’s goldwork, mounting linen on Rolaframe scroll frames, felt bowls, “Piecework” magazine’s International Needlework Museum Directory, and shops equipping new stitchers with the tools they need to succeed. Sunday’s guest: Amanda Metes, The Needlepoint Finishing Fairy—Cindy & […]
Gary Parr
Michelle Agnew Sculpts with Gold Thread May 10, 2026
Michelle Agnew wanted more for her designs than traditional gold work and stump work techniques could provide. So, using those techniques as a foundation, she developed (and is still developing) her own approaches. The result is gold work sculpture that adds a new dimension to the gold-thread world of needle arts. Her efforts have earned […]
Gary Parr
No show for May 3 May 3, 2026
An unusual set of technical issues is preventing us from posting a show this week. We’ll have the planned show next week. We hope you can join us for our monthly Stitch Hour, Wednesday, May 6 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on the Fiber Talk YouTube channel.–Gary
Gary Parr
Midweek Chat: Needlepoint, Rolaframes, and Felt Bowls April 29, 2026
It’s the W day and all three of us gathered to talk about projects and do some enabling. Among our topics this week are Jessica Grady’s embroidery, Fiber Talk Canvas videos about storing thick threads, Cindy’s Watercolours “bobbin” technique, Rolaframe scroll frames and mounting linen on them, Wonderfil Eleganza perle cotton, several projects Cindy is […]
Gary Parr
Jessica Grady’s Embroidery Reaches Many Levels April 26, 2026
This week’s guest is embroiderer Jessica Grady. The show is sponsored by Avlea Folk Embroidery. Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about them from Fiber Talk. Jessica Grady’s art is likely the most dimensional, non-stumpwork, embroidery you’ll ever see. Sequin-shaped items were her original inspiration but, as you’ll see, she’s way […]
Gary Parr