Aya Fiber Studio – Fiber Talk

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Indigo Dyeing and Sashiko with Suzanne Connors
October 5, 2025 - By Gary Parr
Suzanne Connors of Aya Fiber Studio joins us this week to talk about her career practicing a variety of Japanese…
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Needlework Growth and the Impact of Youth March 8, 2026
Trends and the online business aspects of the needlework world are the subjects of this week’s conversation. Our guests are Hayley Albright and Madeline Wrubel of The Stitch Strategy. Hayley and Madeline developed their business to help shops and designers take advantage of today’s online world and to keep up with growth that started with […]
Gary Parr
Rules? What Rules? with Jayne Emerson March 1, 2026
She’s Jayne Emerson, her organization is the No Rules Textile Society, and she’s this week’s guest. Jayne has built her career by not following conventional rules and by constantly asking What if?. After many years working in the fashion world, Jayne transitioned to a business model that brings together textile artists from around the world […]
Gary Parr
Midweek Chat: Creativity, Stitch Stoppers, and Event Costs February 26, 2026
It’s the middle of the week and we’ve gathered to talk about how people lose creativity, the things that make you stop working on a project, and the rising cost of attending events. It’s a long one this week so grab your stitching, hit the play button, and make some progress on one of your […]
Gary Parr
Isabella Strambio Publishes Beginner Macrame Book February 22, 2026
Isabella Strambio returns this week to talk about her new book, “The Beginner’s Guide to Macrame. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderer’s Guild of America. This week we feature EGA’s Special Interest Groups, which are available to members and nonmembers. When we first talked with Isabella, Dec. 15, 2024, we learned about her macrame […]
Gary Parr
Canvas #2: Reading Charts and Using Laying Tools February 18, 2026
It’s time for our second Fiber Talk Canvas show. It’s a long one. This month we talk about canvas supply and thread costs. Don’t blame your LNS owner. Then, at the 20-min. mark, we have an extended discussion about how to read charts for those stitches that look so complicated but aren’t. At the 1-hr. […]
Gary Parr