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Fiber Talk with Lea Peacock
September 7, 2024 - By Gary Parr
This week’s guest is Lea Peacock, newly elected president of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America. Thanks to Sassy Jacks Stitchery…
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Fiber Talk with the Eye Doctor
August 31, 2024 - By Gary Parr
Kelly Lea Teske joins Gary this week to talk about Gary’s trip to the eye doctor to get new everyday…
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 8-28-24
August 27, 2024 - By Gary Parr
The weekend is two days away so we connected through the interwebs to talk about Elizabeth Ashdown and creating finishing…
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Fiber Talk with Elizabeth Ashdown II
August 25, 2024 - By Gary Parr
“Passementerie” is the title of the new book, the author is Elizabeth Ashdown, and the show is sponsored Sassy Jacks…
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Fiber Talk with Ann Beck
August 17, 2024 - By Gary Parr
This week’s show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America and Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Our conversation this week is…
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Embroider Felt Bowls and Ogle Laura Wasilowski’s Art Quilts May 25, 2026
EGA is sponsoring our conversation with versatile textile artist Laura Wasilowski. After a short stint in theater, Laura built a career dyeing fabrics and threads while raising her children. That led to her captivating art quilts. These days she still creates quilts, but on the much smaller side of the art form and with a […]
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Canvas #7: Match Master Painter Threads with Master Painter Designs May 20, 2026
After listening to our show with Jane Garrison of Threadnuts/The Painter’s Threads Collection (https://wetalkfiber.com/2023/08/19/fiber-talk-with-jane-garrison/), Robin Rossignol was inspired to purchase some of those threads and match them with some of the Kick Back and Stitch designs she owned. In this video, we talk about 10 of those pieces and explore the threads and design features. […]
Gary Parr
The Finishing Fairy Helps You Learn to Finish Needlepoint May 17, 2026
Amanda Metes, The Needlepoint Finishing Fairy, joins us to talk about her journey from stitcher to finisher to finishing educator. She’s accomplished a lot in a short time and the result is a terrific resource that will help you “get your ornaments to the tree” and eventually tackle bigger, more complex projects. During the conversation, […]
Gary Parr
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 […]
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