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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 11-22-23

Beth’s Susan Schlichter sampler from Queenstown Sampler Designs.
Wednesday arrived right on schedule and Gary and Beth connected over the inter webs to talk about needlework. Happy Thanksgiving to all of our U.S. listeners. Topics on our list this week include Roberta Wagner, Nancy Hillis and The Artist’s Journey, washi paper, making ugly work, goldwork, goldwork books to consider, and helping Jamie from California get started with cross stitch. Underrated/overrated items are needle minders, needle threaders, and Inspirations magazine. Sunday’s guest is Brittany Kiertzner.–Beth and Gary

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Beth’s Sampler Book by Erica Michaels.
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Fiber Talk with Brandy Prather

Brandy Prather dyes a lot of fabric and thread.
Beautiful BeStitchMe thread.

Our conversation this week is with Brandy Prather of BeStitchMe. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America (egausa.org) and Avlea Folk Embroidery (avleaembroidery.com). Brandy is a passionate dyer of needlework ground cloth and silk thread. In fact, her whole family is passionate about dyeing the basics of needle art, and they all help Brandy keep up with the demand. We learn quite a bit about how Brandy developed her business and what it offers today. We also got to talk at length about the new BeStitchMe retail store that will be opening in early August. It’ll be a large cross stitch store with plenty of room for stitching and classes. Brandy also has a new line of threads ready to be introduced at the grand opening. We hope you enjoy the conversation and encourage you to visit bestitchme.com to explore the beautiful linen, aida, and threads.–Beth and Gary

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Visit the EGA website at egausa.org and consider joining.
Please support our sponsor, Avlea Folk Embroidery at avlea embroidery.com.

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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Brandy Prather. 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 with Elizabeth Talledo

This is the Egg Hunt fabric dyed by Dames of the Needle.
She’s Elizabeth Talledo of Dames of the Needle and we’re pleased to have her a this week’s guest. Elizabeth is a talented and versatile needlework artist, who also has woodworking skills. These days, the majority of her time is devoted to dyeing linen and trying to keep up with the demand. Join us for a delightful conversation that covers the waterfront of what Elizabeth has and is doing in the needlework world. Then visit the Dames of the Needle website to check out the fabrics.–Beth and Gary

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This is the Mater Samich fabric from Dames of the Needle.
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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Elizabeth Talledo. We’re always looking for guests, so let me know if there is someone you’d like me to have on the show.–Gary

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Fiber Talk with Stephanie Bishop

One of the many steps involved in dyeing fabric.

One of the fun aspects of starting a new project is selecting the ground cloth. There are so many options available to stitchers and one of the more creative providers is this week’s guest, Stephanie Bishop of Fabrics by Stephanie. This week’s show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America and Avlea Mediterranean Folk Embroidery. In our conversation, we learn how Stephanie got started with the art of dyeing fabric, get a sense of what’s involved in creating ground cloth, gain some insight into the struggles providers are experiencing getting materials during the pandemic, and find out where some of her fabric names originated. We hope you enjoy learning about the world of ground-cloth dyeing.–Beth and Gary

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Visit the EGA website at egausa.org and consider joining.
Please support our sponsor, Avlea Mediterranean Folk Embroidery.

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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Stephanie Bishop. 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, 7-31-19

Vonna finished this stocking.

Wednesday has arrived once again, as has Sassy Jacks to sponsor the show. Vonna and Gary talk about projects we’re stitching, reversible stitching, switching from Aida to linen, and Sampler Sunday. We also plan the next Sampler Sunday, which will feature all Quaker samplers. We invite you to suggest your favorites. If we talk about them in the September show, you’ll get two Fiber Talk needle minders. We hope you enjoy the show. Sunday’s guest is Deb Jochim, editor of Punch Needle & Primitive Stitcher magazine.–Vonna and Gary

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