cross stitch – Fiber Talk

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EGA’s Many Facets with Brad Cape, Exec. Dir.
November 2, 2025 - By Gary Parr
EGA’s Executive Director Brad Cape is our guest this week, the show is sponsored by Avlea Folk Embroidery (20% off…
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America’s Tapestry: The Delaware Panel
October 12, 2025 - By Gary Parr
The Embroiderers’ Guild of America (egausa.org) is sponsoring this week’s show about the America’s Tapestry Delaware project. In our June…
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 9-10-25
September 9, 2025 - By Gary Parr
The second Wednesday of the month arrived so we decided to get together and talk about stitching. For topics, we…
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Fiber Talk: Winning at the State Fair
September 6, 2025 - By Gary Parr
Cindy Baldwin, Robin Rossignol, and Ruth Topp had a successful 2025 Iowa State Fair, winning several ribbons. This week we…
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Bunny Bobbins Make Stitching Fun
August 30, 2025 - By Gary Parr
Maker Dana Jones, of Selah Creative Company, is our guest this week. Dana and her laser cutter/engraver are a rather…
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EGA’s Many Facets with Brad Cape, Exec. Dir. November 2, 2025
EGA’s Executive Director Brad Cape is our guest this week, the show is sponsored by Avlea Folk Embroidery (20% off everything in November), and our topic is the many ways EGA can enhance and advance your stitching experiences. Our conversation covers a wide range of EGA offerings including Group Correspondence Courses, Lightning Rounds the Virtual […]
Gary Parr
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 10-29-25 October 29, 2025
We return from an unannounced hiatus (sorry Helen) and plow through a ton of subjects. The list includes Krista West’s Thank you sale (20% off everything at Avlea Folk Embroidery in November), an upcoming show with Krista on blocking out time, sleeping earbuds, Vikki Clayton/Hand-Dyed Fibers leftover/fragment bags, EGA virtual lectures, ANG’s new membership structure, […]
Gary Parr
America’s Tapestry: The Delaware Panel October 12, 2025
The Embroiderers’ Guild of America (egausa.org) is sponsoring this week’s show about the America’s Tapestry Delaware project. In our June 7, 2025 show, we met Stefan Romero, creator of the America’s Tapestry project. The purpose of the project is to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with stitched panels from each of the 13 colonies that tell […]
Gary Parr
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 10-8-25 October 8, 2025
It appears that another Wednesday has arrived and our habit is to gather for some needlework chat. This week Cindy and Gary fired up the online recording system to talk about Sunday’s upcoming America’s Tapestry show, helping beginners without scaring them off (bite your tongue, a lot), the new set of needlepoint cards from Emma […]
Gary Parr
Indigo Dyeing and Sashiko with Suzanne Connors October 5, 2025
Suzanne Connors of Aya Fiber Studio joins us this week to talk about her career practicing a variety of Japanese dyeing techniques. While Shibori and indigo dyeing is her go-to technique, she also practices Katazome, Rozome, Natural dyeing, and Eco printing among others. Suzanne also weaves and does beautiful Sashiko stitching. She conducts an extensive […]
Gary Parr