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Fiber Talk with Rebecca Noland of Lucy Beam
May 25, 2025 - By Gary Parr
Becky Noland of Lucy Beam joins us this week. We learn about dumpster diving with grandma to acquire fabrics, how…
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Fiber Talk with Elizabeth Sullivan
May 18, 2025 - By Gary Parr
This week we travel to Australia to visit with Elizabeth Sullivan and explore the outstanding art she creates with her…
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 5-14-25
May 14, 2025 - By Gary Parr
We have reached the middle of yet another week. To acknowledge the accomplishment, Cindy and Gary gathered to talk about…
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Fiber Talk with Jessica Kemper, Field Guide Embroidery
May 11, 2025 - By Gary Parr
Embroidery artist Jessica Kemper of Field Guide Embroidery is our guest this week. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’…
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Fiber Talk with Sarah Resnick of Gist Yarn and Zollie Makes
May 3, 2025 - By Gary Parr
Avlea Folk Embroidery is sponsoring this week’s show with Sarah Resnick of Gist Yarn and Zollie Makes. Our focus this…
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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