charted canvas – Fiber Talk

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Fiber Talk with Margaret Bendig
January 13, 2019 - By Gary Parr
This week’s guest is needlepoint designer and teacher Margaret Bendig of Margaret Bendig Designs. She specializes in charted/counted-needlepoint designs and…
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Fiber Talk with Freda Murfin
September 30, 2018 - By Gary Parr
Freda Murfin, of Freda’s Fancy Stitching, is celebrating her 100th design, “Celebrating Stitches.” She joins us this week to talk…
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Fiber Talk Reprise with Kurdy Biggs
November 26, 2017 - By Gary Parr
We’re still on our holiday break. For people who are new to the podcast, you may not have had a…
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Fiber Talk with the Needle Arts Mystery Retreat Designers
August 20, 2017 - By Gary Parr
This week we chat with all four of the designers who make the annual Needle Arts Mystery Retreat happen–Pat Hartman,…
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Fiber Talk with Kurdy Biggs
February 19, 2017 - By Gary Parr
This week’s guest is counted-canvas needlepoint designer and teacher Kurdy Biggs. Her design company is Threedles. Kurdy’s designs are inspired…
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 8-13-25 August 13, 2025
The “W” day has arrived and Cindy and Gary gathered to talk about Iowa State Fair results (lots of ribbons) and becoming a Fiber Talk Patreon subscriber. We also discuss analyzing a design and determining whether to stitch all of it or to modify it to make it the design you want. Then we move […]
Gary Parr
Fiber Talk with Emma Homent, The Makers Marks August 10, 2025
Emma Homent of the Makers Marks joins us this week to talk about needlepoint, printed vs. painted canvas, the changing stitcher demographic, her design work and view of collaboration, and today’s wool threads. We also learn about her two needlepoint stitch books, her new project journal, and the two decks of stitch cards (one available […]
Gary Parr
Fiber Talk with Sue Reed II July 27, 2025
It’s been a couple of years since we talked with Sue Reed and it was a real treat to have her return. The show is made possible by CyberPointers, the online chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild at cyberpointers.org. Sue Reed is one of the premier counted-canvas designers in the business and it was great […]
Gary Parr
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 7-23-25 July 23, 2025
When Wednesday arrives we feel compelled to fire up the recording contraptions and talk about needlework. This week our topics include the Tour de Broderie, Fiber Talk Patreon content, Beth’s Pour ta Fete stitching, Lori Mann and Colorway Arts boxes, Beth’s Hapsburg lace needle book, Tim Buchheim and live classes, and supporting Stitchy Princess on […]
Gary Parr
Fiber Talk with Kirstie Macleod, The Red Dress July 20, 2025
The Red Dress project, created and developed by this week’s guest, Kirstie Macleod, can, at first, look like little more than a beautiful dress, embellished by a lot of colorful embroidery. If you spend more than 30 sec. exploring this project, you will quickly discover that the dress is a powerful symbol of what people […]
Gary Parr