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Fiber Talk with Ada Haydon

Ornaments by Ada Haydon.
Painted-canvas design by Ada Haydon.

This week’s guest is Ada Haydon of EyeCandy Needleart. The show is sponsored by CyberPointers, the only online chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild. Ada is a talented painted-canvas designer who also creates bargello and charted-canvas designs. It’s an engaging conversation about how Ada became a designer, her approach to design, and the bright, cheery color palette she uses. Enjoy the conversation, visit eyecandyneedleart.com to see Ada’s work, and purchase her canvases from your favorite needlework store.–Gary

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

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 7-6-22

Cindy’s floss toss for her Mystery in St. Tropez project.

It’s Wednesday and that gives us another chance to have a needlework conversation. This week Cindy and Gary talk about our Mystery in St. Tropez, sponsored by Needle in a Haystack) plans, Cindy’s process for stitching a project from stash, how to use overdyed threads, and some thoughts on setting up a stitching group. Join us tonight for the Fiber Talk Stitch Hour. We’ll be stitching, chatting, and doing some giveaways. The fun starts at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on the Fiber Talk YouTube channel. Gather your current project, a beverage, pen and paper, and join us for the conversation. Sunday’s guest: Ada Haydon–Cindy and Gary

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Fiber Talk with Carol Cooke

Improv Embroidery by Carol Cooke

The book is “Improv Embroidery” and the author and this week’s guest is Carol Cooke. We spent just about the entire time talking about the book because it’s a unique approach to needlework that opens your mind to creativity at all levels. It’s an engaging conversation with a designer/needle artist who is thought-provoking, talented, and excellent at communicating how she goes about converting needle and thread into art that tells stories and is pleasing to her. That question: For whom do you make your needle art?, led to some interesting thoughts. Prepare to get your creativity wheels spinning and visit Carol’s website to obtain your copy of her new book.–Beth and Gary

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Embroidery by Carol Cooke.

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

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 6-29-22

Mystery in St. Tropez by Sue Fitzsimmon.

Another week has blown by, but that’s OK because it gives us another chance to talk about needlework. This week Beth and Gary discuss the Gay Ann Rogers Mystery in St. Tropez project and how we’re going to stitch it, purchasing thread/canvas packs from Needle in a Haystack (needlestack.com), whether the word “challenge” scares people away from a project, EGA picking up Diana Snyder’s “Teach our Youth to Stitch” program, a new reticella book available from Mary Corbet, and making projects our own. Join us tonight, June 29, for the Fiber Talk Stitch Hour. It’s a Stitch and Chat night. We start at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on the Fiber Talk YouTube channel. Sunday’s guest: Carol Cooke–Beth and Gary

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Beth is making progress on her painted canvas.

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Fiber Talk with Lauren Yeager

Needlework by Lauren Yeager.
Needlework by Lauren Yeager.

This week’s guest is Lauren Yeager from the San Francisco School of Needlework & Design. The show is sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery (sassyjacksstitchery.com). Lauren is a multi-faceted artist who has been working with needle and thread since she started making doll costumes as a child. She built a career in the costume-design world before moving on to hand work and studying at the Royal School of Needlwork, Lesage, and the Japanese Embroidery Center. She is student of needlework history and highly skilled at a variety of techniques including stump work, needle painting, and Japanese embroidery. We’re confident you’ll enjoying listening to our conversation with Lauren and encourage you to visit the San Francisco School to participate in their many activities.–Beth and Gary

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Please support our sponsor, Sassy Jacks Stitchery, at sassyjacksstitchery.com

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