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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 7-20-22

Purple Mountains Majesty heart design stitched by Beth and designed by Gay Ann Rogers.
Hannah Longstreth 1805 by Queenstown Sampler Designs, stitched by Gary.

After a week off, we’re back with more needlework chatting. This week’s topics include Sunday’s guest Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo, the Mystery in St. Tropez project by Gay Ann Rogers and sponsored by Needle in a Haystack, Hannah Longstreth, the Purple Mountains Majesty design by Gay Ann Rogers, stitching white on white, Beth stitching while immobilized, and how we use library resources to obtain audio books and other items. We also talk at length about the recent video by Krista West of Avlea embroidery, in which she showed some terrific new fabrics and talked about small business partnering. Join us tonight for the Fiber Talk Stitch Hour. Our guest will be Robin-Ann Rossignol and we’ll be drooling over her many finished projects. We start at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on the Fiber Talk YouTube channel. Sunday’s guest: Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo–Beth and Gary

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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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This show is also available on FlossTube. Click here to view it.

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

You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Spotify, Audible, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Podbay, Podbean, and many other podcast sources. To receive e-mail notification of new podcasts, provide your name and e-mail address below. We do not sell/share e-mail addresses.

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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 Celebrates 500 Shows

Download this free chart from Sassy Jacks Stitchery at wetalkfiber.com/friends. Send a photo of your finished project to Kim at Sassy Jacks to receive a free scissor fob.
On Sunday, May 29, we celebrated 500 podcasts with a long list of designers and stitchers. The shows sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery and Cyberpointers, the online chapter of ANG. It’s a 2+ hr. show of celebration and and pure enablement. Have pen and paper handy when you watch so you can make notes. Please mention Fiber Talk when you make purchases and support our sponsors and guests. We also were treated to a free chart created by Kim Young and Allie Dudley of Sassy Jacks Stitchery. The Fiber Talk Friends chart is free to everyone. Stitch it and send a photo of your finished project to Kim at Sassy Jacks and she will send you a scissor fob with a photo of your stitching. Download the free chart at: Fiber Talk Friends Chart from Sassy Jacks Stitchery.–Beth, Jenifer, Cindy, Debbie, and Gary

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Guest links:

  • Debbie Rowley, DebBee’s Designs
  • Mabel Figworthy’s Fancies, Ilke Cochrane
  • Queenstown Sampler Designs, Barbara Hutson,
  • Rosewood Manor, Karen Kluba
  • Jessica Grimm Embroidery, Jessica Grimm
  • Avlea Folk Embroidery, Krista West
  • Needle in a Haystack, Cathe Ray
  • Sew By Hand, Natalie Dupuis
  • The Unbroken Thread, Kathy Andrews

    • We hope you enjoy our celebration. 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 Merrilyn Heazlewood

    Glass House Fuchsias by Merrilyn Heazlewood.
    Hidden Trellises by Merrilyn Heazlewood.

    This week’s show is sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery and Avlea Folk Embroidery. Our guest is talented counted canvas, embroidery, and ribbon embroidery designer and teacher, Merrilyn Heazlewood. In the conversation, we learn quite a bit about what it’s like to teach on a global scale; Merrilyn’s approach to design, particularly ribbon embroidery; and her views of the needlework world. We also learn about the impact Catholic school upbringing can have on needlework and how you can improve your stitching, simply by having a glass of wine. It was a delightful conversation and we’re confident you’ll enjoy getting to know more about Merrilyn Heazlewood.–Beth and Gary

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    Support our sponsor, Sassy Jacks Stitchery at sassyjacksstitchery.com.
    Please support our sponsor, Avlea Folk Embroidery at avlea embroidery.com.

    You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Spotify, Audible, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Podbay, Podbean, and many other podcast sources. To receive e-mail notification of new podcasts, provide your name and e-mail address below. We do not sell/share e-mail addresses.

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    We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Merrilyn Heazlewood. 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, 3-2-22

    Stitched by Jenifer

    It’s Wednesday, so we chat. This week Jenifer and Gary talk about helping Ukraine people, Temari balls, stash overload, Autumn Hill and A Ticket A Tasket from Rosewood Manor, and new designs from Lila’s Studio. We also learn what motivates Jenifer to stay organized. Join us tonight for the Fiber Talk Stitch Hour. Our guest will be Krista West of Avlea Folk Embroidery and we’ll talk about her new designs. We start at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on the Fiber Talk YouTube channel. Sunday’s guest is the amazing Marie-Renee Otis–Jenifer and Gary

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    Jenifer’s stitching with Sulky threads.

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    We hope you enjoy this show. We’re always looking for guests, so let me know if there is someone you’d like me to have on the show.

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