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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 5-3-23

Avlea’s Byzantine Band Sampler.
We’re halfway between weekends and have lots to talk about. This week’s topics: Appletons Wool and whether wool thread is becoming more popular, EGA and a renewal of the FiberTalk5 Virtual Lecture code, vintage sewing machines, stash projects we’d really love to start and why we haven’t started them, and downloadable pdfs and their (positive?) impact on local needlework stores. Sunday’s guest: Claire Edwards, The Nomadic Maker–Beth and Gary

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Outstanding needlework by Beth.
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Fiber Talk with Di Cawdron and Debbie O’Brien, Appletons Wool

Appletons Wool offers 425 colors and that number is growing.
Designs/kits are also part of the Appletons offerings.

Di Cawdron, owner, and Debbie O’Brien, Wool Manager, of Appleton’s Wool are our guests this week. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America at egausa.org. EGA is renewing its FiberTalk5 offer of $5 off a new or virtual lecture for EGA members. Appletons Wool was started in 1835 and Di and her now-retired partner Julia, purchased it in 2013. We learn about this historic needlework company and how Di, Debbie, and their team have worked to modernize the operations and continue to provide the quality wool thread that is associated with the Appletons name. They’ve also increased the number of colors–now 425 and growing–and have done so without any interruption in supply during the pandemic. Learn all about how they create the some of the finest wool thread in the needlework world with all-British sources from sheep to needle.–Gary

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