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Fiber Talk with Barbara Benson

Barbara Benson’s new book, Mosaic & Lace Knits
More two-needle fiber arts this week with knitting designer Barbara Benson. Barbara is an independent knitwear designers who lives in Tucker, GA. Her designs focus on detailed, creative and innovative knitted accessory patterns that are well written, yarn conscious, and fun to knit. Barbara’s designs can be found in books, collections, and magazines including Knitscene and Twist Collective, in addition to Ravelry and wholesale through Stitch Sprouts. She is author of a new knitting book, Mosaic & Lace Knits, which will be available March 31, 2017. You can connect with Barbara at any of the links below. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Barbara Benson and will tell others about Fiber Talk.–Christine and Gary

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The Isochronal Arch shawl by Barbara Benson from the new book Mosaic & Lace Knits. Photo: Tom Moore
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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Barbara Benson. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary and Christine


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Fiber Talk with Jennifer Lucas

Jen’s new book, Stunning Stitches, available in May

This week we go to the knitting world to talk with knitting designer Jennifer Lucas of Jen Lucas Designs. Jen has been knitting since 2004 and designing since 2008. She is author of the popular Sock Yarn Shawls books and a big fan of crock-pot cooking. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Jen Lucas and will tell others about Fiber Talk.–Christine and Gary

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We hope you enjoy this week’s Fiber Talk show. You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, Podbay, and Podbean. To receive e-mail notification of new podcasts, provide your name and e-mail address below. We do not sell/share e-mail addresses.

Jen Lucas’ Lokum design.

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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Jen Lucas. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary and Christine


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Fiber Talk with Elizabeth Bozievich

Poppies and Lavender, stitched by Elizabeth Bozievich.
This week’s guest is Elizabeth Bozievich, owner, publisher, and editor of Needlepoint Now magazine. Join us as we learn about the magazine, how Elizabeth came to own the publication, her stitching interests, the annual tour she hosts, and trends she’s seeing in the hobby. We also talk about Gary’s obsession with having stretcher bars and canvas square and a variety of other topics. We had a terrific conversation with Elizabeth and are confident you’ll enjoy the show. Below are several links to help you follow Elizabeth and Needlepoint Now. We also appreciate it if you share our podcasts with your stitching friends.–Christine and Gary

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We hope you enjoy this week’s Fiber Talk show. You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, Podbay, and Podbean. To receive e-mail notification of new podcasts, provide your name and e-mail address below. We do not sell/share e-mail addresses.

Tudor Lady, stitched by Elizabeth Bozievich.

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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Elizabeth Bozievich. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary and Christine


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Fiber Talk with Susan Hoekstra

Instructor and designer Susan Hoekstra.
Joining us this week is designer and ANG Certified Master Teacher Susan Hoekstra. Our discussion covers how Susan got started with the needlepoint hobby, the Master Teacher program, the ANG 2016 Stitch of the Month project, her approach to design, teaching efforts, painted vs. charted designs, and several tips. We hope you enjoy the show and encourage you to participate in one of Susan’s classes. Below are several links so you can follow Susan and her needlepoint efforts. We also appreciate it if you share our podcasts with your stitching friends.–Christine and Gary

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Susan is teaching Birds on a Limb at the ANG Seminar in Anaheim.

We hope you enjoy this week’s Fiber Talk show. You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, Podbay, and Podbean. 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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Waiting for the Chickens, a multi-dimensional Susan Hoekstra design.
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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Susan Hoekstra. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary and Christine


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Fiber Talk with Kurdy Biggs

This week’s guest is counted-canvas needlepoint designer and teacher Kurdy Biggs. Her design company is Threedles. Kurdy’s designs are inspired by her love of unique stitches, threads, color, and beading, with an emphasis on learning new stitches and creating unique projects. She has been stitching for nearly forty years and has progressed through counted cross-stitch and embroidery, settling on counted (canvas) needlework because of the large variety of results she can achieve. She teaches classes throughout the year at local needlepoint guilds and needlepoint shops. Her La Mision–Concepcion design earned the Hilton Stitch Award at the ANG 2016 New Orleans Seminar.

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Cleopatra’s Eyes, a design by Kurdy Biggs of Threedles.

We hope you enjoy this week’s Fiber Talk show. You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes. 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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Cathedral-Notre Dame, a design by Kurdy Biggs of Threedles.

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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Kurdy Biggs. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary and Christine