America’s Tapestry

Podcasts
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 12-10-25
December 10, 2025 - By Gary Parr
For our final Wednesday conversation, we decided to do a recap of 2025 by naming our favorite needlework artist(s) of…
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America’s Tapestry: The Delaware Panel
October 12, 2025 - By Gary Parr
The Embroiderers’ Guild of America (egausa.org) is sponsoring this week’s show about the America’s Tapestry Delaware project. In our June…
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 10-8-25
October 8, 2025 - By Gary Parr
It appears that another Wednesday has arrived and our habit is to gather for some needlework chat. This week Cindy…
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Fiber Talk with Stefan Romero, America’s Tapestry
June 7, 2025 - By Gary Parr
One way the needlework world will celebrate America’s 250th anniversary is the America’s Tapestry project. This week we talk to…
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No show for May 3 May 3, 2026
An unusual set of technical issues is preventing us from posting a show this week. We’ll have the planned show next week. We hope you can join us for our monthly Stitch Hour, Wednesday, May 6 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on the Fiber Talk YouTube channel.–Gary
Gary Parr
Midweek Chat: Needlepoint, Rolaframes, and Felt Bowls April 29, 2026
It’s the W day and all three of us gathered to talk about projects and do some enabling. Among our topics this week are Jessica Grady’s embroidery, Fiber Talk Canvas videos about storing thick threads, Cindy’s Watercolours “bobbin” technique, Rolaframe scroll frames and mounting linen on them, Wonderfil Eleganza perle cotton, several projects Cindy is […]
Gary Parr
Jessica Grady’s Embroidery Reaches Many Levels April 26, 2026
This week’s guest is embroiderer Jessica Grady. The show is sponsored by Avlea Folk Embroidery. Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about them from Fiber Talk. Jessica Grady’s art is likely the most dimensional, non-stumpwork, embroidery you’ll ever see. Sequin-shaped items were her original inspiration but, as you’ll see, she’s way […]
Gary Parr
Talking Needlepoint with Clare Vickery of OZ Needle & Thread April 19, 2026
Clare Vickery, of OZ Needle & Thread, joins us to talk about how she developed her painted/printed needlepoint canvas business, share some insight into the dynamics of today’s needlepoint world, and offer her thoughts about the business side of needlepoint. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderer’s Guild of America at egausa.org. Check the show […]
Gary Parr
Canvas #6: Getting Picky About Perle April 15, 2026
As anyone who has stitched with perle cotton knows, there are some nuances to using the versatile thread, particularly the tendency to twist and untwist. In Canvas #6, we spend a few minutes talking about those nuances. We hope this helps less-experienced stitchers and, as always, there might be a tip or forgotten thing for […]
Gary Parr