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Fiber Talk with Mercedes Bowyer

Porch of the Grand Hotel on Michigan’s Mackinac Island by Mercedes Bowyer.
St. Anne’s Church by Mercedes Bowyer.

Our guest this week is Mercedes Bowyer of Rogue Needlepoint and the show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America and Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Mercedes learned needlepoint from her grandmother but it “didn’t stick.” When the pandemic hit, she had time on her hands and wanted to quit smoking. Needlepoint kept her hands busy, she kicked the nicotine habit, and a needle-art career emerged. She likes to stitch scenes and painted canvases didn’t excite her so she decided to use rough pencil outlines of photographs and teach herself to interpret the elements with threads and stitches. The result has been a series of successes that have found their way into several juried exhibitions. While creating her needleart, she also tackled the American Needlepoint Guild Master Needle Artist program. Shortly after we recorded this show, she received notice that she had successfully completed the rigorous program. Congratulations, Mercedes! After you enjoy listening to the show, take a few minutes to visit her website and her Instagram account to enjoy her needle art.–Gary

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This week’s sponsor is Sassy Jacks Stitchery at sassyjacksstitchery.com.
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Fiber Talk with Sue Reed

Nina’s Legacy by Sue Reed
Mardi-Gras by Sue Reed.

Our guest this week is counted-canvas designer Sue Reed in a show sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Sue Reed is one of the top counted-canvas designers in the stitching world, known for her creative designs for needleworkers of all levels. Sue is an Elsa Williams School of Needle Arts Certified Teacher, a Senior Level ANG Master Teacher, and has played a major role in the history of the American Needlepoint Guild. She has had a long designing and teaching career and it was an absolute pleasure to learn how she made her way to the upper echelon of needlepoint designers. We hope you enjoy the conversation and encourage you to contact Sassy Jacks Stitchery and try one of Sue’s designs.–Gary

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This week’s sponsor is Sassy Jacks Stitchery at sassyjacksstitchery.com.

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 1-8-20

Just a few days left to order the Glendon Place limited-edition WITCH design.

We’ve reached the middle of the week once again. This time the conversation is with Debbie Rowley and the topics include the Sassy Jacks Australian benefit chart, a limited-edition design from Glendon Place (order before 1-14-20), ground-cloth storage containers, this week’s Friday Night Live show, Men’s Night at the Attic, stitching Debbie’s Royal Garden design for Vonna’s birthday, and our thoughts on the role of the American Needlepoint Guild in today’s needlework world. Sunday’s guest is Lianne VanLeyen of 1897 Schoolhouse Samplers.–Debbie and Gary

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Help our Australian friends be stitching this design from Sassy Jacks. Use the link to the left to download the chart.

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Fiber Talk with Lisa Crespo

This week’s sponsor is the San Diego chapter of ANG. Learn more at sdang.org
The American Needlepoint Guild is the leading organization for needlepointers.

Our guest this week is Lisa Crespo, president of the American Needlepoint Guild and owner of Accoutrement Designs. We also welcome our first sponsor, the San Diego Chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild. Be sure to visit sdang.org to learn about the many programs and workshops this 200-member chapter has coming up. You don’t have to be a member or live in the San Diego area. The chapter lives up to its “Educating and inspiring the art of needlepoint” mission statement by being 100% long-distance-stitcher friendly.

Lisa’s long-term tree-skirt project.

Lisa Crespo is at the helm of ANG at a time when the organization is undergoing a complete overhaul as the member works to build awareness and enthusiasm for needlepointing. In this week’s show we talk about the ANG’s overall changes, new website, magazine upgrades, the 2018 Seminar and the Encore program, and the role the association-management team is playing in taking ANG to a new level.–Gary and Christine

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Mary Alice Sinton’s Wild Child Wallet is the January project at San Diego ANG.

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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Lisa Crespo. 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 Debbie Rowley

Debbie Rowley’s Ablaze design.

Debbie Rowley was our first Fiber Talk guest. She joins us again for our 56th podcast to talk about the ANG Seminar, teaching, designing, and general stitching. Debbie produces some of the most visually striking and creative charted needlepoint designs on the market today. Every piece is an adventure in stitches and threads that will give you hours of fun and make you a better stitcher at the same time. Don’t miss when Christine finishes her first Debbie Rowley chart during the podcast recording. We hope you’ll enjoy our conversation with Debbie and will encourage your fellow stitchers to listen.–Gary and Christine

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Debbie Rowley’s Divisions design in the peacock color way.

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Debbie Rowley’s Tropical Punch design.

We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation Debbie Rowley. 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