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Fiber Talk with the Needlepoint Dads

This Kadinsky painting by Harvey Kravis took his stitching to the limit.
Once Around the Sun by Needlepoint Dad Dan Blackwelder has proven to be a popular design.
Harvey Kravis and Dan Blackwelder, The Needlepoint Dads, join us this week for a guys-only conversation sponsored by Cyberpointers, the only online chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild. Harvey and Dan followed two different paths to needlepoint and have been stitching for most of their adult lives. Dan is a counted-canvas designer and Harvey enjoys reproducing old-master paintings. They connected through the Needlepoint Nation group on Facebook and decided to pool their talents and start a business. Dan is the needlepoint creator and Harvey handles all of the technical aspects of the business. When they are not developing and providing charts to stitchers, they both spend their time stitching generally large projects. Dan stitches mostly in hand and Harvey relies on his scroll frame. We had a great time talking about needlework from the male perspective and exploring what the Needlepoint Dads business offers for all stitchers.–Gary

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Fiber Talk with Orna Willis IV

Gage by Orna Willis, offered as a class through the Shining Needle Society.

Nomi’s Dragons, one of Orna’s newest designs.
Orna Willis makes her fourth visit this week in a show sponsored by CyberPointers. The focus of our conversation is Orna’s new Gage design and the suicide and mental-illness stories behind it. Gage is a collaboration Orna did with Cecelia Stricklin of The Thread Gatherer in honor of the life of her son Gage. Our awareness of mental health is growing significantly these days and needlework can play a role in helping people who are struggling. The Gage project is being offered as a class through the Shining Needle Society and there is still room left in the class. You must act quickly. The extended deadline is Dec. 16, 2022 and the class starts Feb. 1, 2023. Learn more in the Cyber Classes section of Orna’s website. We also talk about avoiding getting into a design rut, explore Orna’s design process, and how she views older designs. It’s always enlightening and fun to talk with Orna and this week’s conversation is no different. After you listen to the show, visit Orna’s website to explore her catalog of designs and consider participating in the Gage class.–Beth and Gary

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Fiber Talk with Susan Winter

 

The stitching fun happens in this spacious room.

One of the best things in this needle arts world is celebrating a new shop and learning the story behind it. This week that shop is the Fire Poppies Needlework Boutique and the owner, and our guest, is Susan Winter. In our conversation, we’ll answer your first question: Where did the Fire Poppies name come from? The shop will satisfy your favorite stitching technique from cross stitch to counted-canvas needlepoint, hardanger, and surface embroidery. We also talk about the day Susan decided to open a shop, her needlework interests (she’s a full-coverage fanatic), and the wide variety of activities that have already happened and are planned in the coming months (24-hr. pajama parties). We’ll also make you want to travel to Summerville, SC, to spend some time in that beautiful stitching room. Enjoy the show.–Gary

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The origin of the Fire Poppies name.

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Where the shopping happens at Fire Poppies.
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Fiber Talk with Carolyn Mitchell

Carolyn Mitchell’s On the Edge design.
Carolyn Mitchell is my guest this week. She is an extremely talented counted-canvas designer, former owner of a needlework shop that she moved multiple times, and a teacher. Carolyn is skilled at several needlework techniques, but focuses on needlepoint and hardanger. Her designs these days mix multiple techniques to result in original and creative needle art. I’m confident you’ll enjoy my conversation with one of the best that the counted-canvas community has to offer.–Gary

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Carolyn Mitchell’s Gone By Days design.
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I hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Carolyn Mitchell. I’m always looking for guests, so let me know if there is someone you’d like me to have on the show.–Gary


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Fiber Talk with Tanja Berlin

Bluebird designed by Tanja Berlin.
Tanja Berlin of Berlin Embroidery Designs is an active international teacher who is highly skilled at stitching and designing with several needlework techniques. She trained and taught at the Royal School of Needlework. After traveling the world, she now lives in Canada where she designs needlework and teaches online courses when she’s not traveling. In her spare time, she trains and participates in agility competitions with her two Old English sheepdogs. It’s a fun ride hearing her story and learning about the many ways she contributes to the needle arts.–Gary

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Blackwork butterfly designed by Tanja Berlin.
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I hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Tanja Berlin. I’m always looking for guests, so let me know if there is someone you’d like me to have on the show.–Gary

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