Avlea Folk Embroidery – Page 4

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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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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 11-12-25
November 12, 2025 - By Gary Parr
The day after Tuesday has arrived and Cindy and Gary volunteered to spend some time talking about stitching. Our conversation…
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How to Schedule Uninterrupted Stitching Time, Krista West, Avlea Folk Embroidery
November 9, 2025 - By Gary Parr
This week we are joined by designer Krista West of Avlea Folk Embroidery (avleafolkembroidery.com). But we’re not talking (much) about…
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 10-29-25
October 29, 2025 - By Gary Parr
We return from an unannounced hiatus (sorry Helen) and plow through a ton of subjects. The list includes Krista West’s…
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Fiber Talk with Loetitia Gibier, Korry’s Little Shop
August 17, 2025 - By Gary Parr
Our guest this week is gold work/stumpwork/cross stitch artist Loetitia Gibier of Korry’s Little Shop. The show is sponsored by…
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An Ornament Finishing Assist from Beth November 8, 2026
This is the time of year when people are scrambling to find someone to finish needlework pieces they had planned to give as gifts. It’s also the time of year that people discover it’s too late to have a piece professionally finished in time for the holidays. While larger pieces often require experience, most people, […]
Gary Parr
You Need Kelly Fletcher’s Embroiderer’s Directory November 2, 2026
Kelly Fletcher, of Fellenn, returns this week. We first talked to her Sept. 22, 2019. The show is sponsored by Avlea Folk Embroidery at avleafolkembroidery.com. Kelly has made major changes to her business in the seven years since we first talked with her. We have much to explore on that front and we’ll do that […]
Gary Parr
Hear Yvette Stanton and other Needlework Experts Talk at a Conference in Northern Ireland (Updated) October 30, 2026
Cindy and Gary recorded a show this week with Yvette Stanton (vettycreations.com.au) that will be posted for Patreon members soon and in a couple of weeks for everyone else. During the discussion, we learned she’ll be speaking at the Drawn Threads and Running Stitches conference, Nov. 12 and 13 at the Ulster Folk Museum in […]
Gary Parr
Clara Warschauer Pomegranate Class Kit drawing October 29, 2026
Clara Warschauer is offering a new class in collaboration with Ecclesiastical Sewing. The class is this pomegranate design that is made into a stocking. If you’ve taken a class with Clara, you likely don’t need to be convinced to take another class. If you’ve not done a class with her, you’ll find it to be […]
Gary Parr
Midweek Chat: Challenging Projects and a Goldwork Drawing October 28, 2026
We’re back for another Midweek Chat, sponsored by CyberPointers at cyberpointers.org. In this week’s show we talk about some upcoming CyberPointers projects/programs and a Goldwork project drawing from Clara Warschauer and Ecclesiastical Sewing. To enter the drawing, send email to gary at wetalkfiber dot com. In the email, use the name Clara in the subject […]
Gary Parr