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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 11-4-20

Basketweave design from Avlea Mediterranean Folk Embroidery

It’s Wednesday, which means it’s chat day. Beth and Gary gathered to talk about our next Gallery76 tour (tonight/Nov. 4), upcoming guests, our stitching exploits, and a blog post from Julie Fei-Fan Balzer that offers tips for effectively learning what you want to learn from online and, in the future, live classes. Join us tonight for the Gallery76 tour and Sunday when we’ll have a podcast with Andreia Cabral of Black Cat Creative Studio and a live show with Andreia at 2:00 p.m. Eastern on our YouTube channel at wetalkfiber.com/youtube.–Beth and Gary

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Design by Andreia Cabral of Black Cat Creative Studio.

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 10-28-20

Darlene O’Steen, Jan. 19, 1953-October 22, 2020.
We’re smack in the middle of the week once again and Jenifer and Gary are chatting. This week we remember Darlene O’Steen and talk about meditative stitching, the Giuliana Ricama magazine, paying artists when you use their work to make money, and answer the question, Can you stitch in a mess? We hope you enjoy the show and encourage you to join us tonight for the Fiber Talk Stitch Hour at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on our YouTube channel and for Fiber Talk Meditates, Sunday at 2:00 p.m. Eastern, also on the YouTube channel.–Jenifer and Gary

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Jenifer’s Mill Hill bead pumpkin on paper.

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 10-14-20

Betsy Ross, designed by Gay Ann Rogers and available in her October sale on Oct. 15.
It’s time to start that downhill ride to the weekend and a little needlework chat always helps accelerate things. This week, Beth and Gary talk about meditative stitching, Fiber Talk Monday Hearts, Gay Ann Rogers, a quote from Marta Harvey about special talents, how we approach stitching,threads, and a variety of other topics. Sunday’s guest: Stephanie Bonneau, Atelier Saint Clare.–Beth and Gary

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Geometric designed by Gay Ann Rogers.
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Fiber Talk Meditates, 10-11-20

Today was our first in a series of seven shows focused on meditative stitching. We were joined today by Krista West of Avlea Mediterranean Folk Embroidery. She talked about what constitutes meditative stitching and the many health benefits it provides. Sheri Berger, the Colorado Cross Stitcher, then joined us to talk and demonstrate simple stretching exercises that will help you be more comfortable, particularly after long stitching sessions. That segment begins at 23:25. Here are some links to material that Krista West presented on meditative stitching. While the articles may refer to knitting, the information applies to all forms of needlework:

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 10-7-20

The developing brocade section in Jenifer’s From Dawn to Dusk project.
Fiber Talk colorway for the Avlea Basketweave design using Cosmo threads. Available from Sassy Jacks Stitchery.

We have arrived at the middle of the week and Gary and Jenifer have decided to talk about the beauty of the From Dawn to Dusk design, upcoming Fiber Talk Meditates shows, tonight’s Gay Ann Rogers design introduction, a needlepoint finishing book by Eleanore Macnish, whether finishes need to be archival, and some of our favorite designers. Sunday’s guest is Eileen Bennett of The Sampler House.–Jenifer and Gary

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A Paula Vaughn design stitched by Jenifer.

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