This is a Birgit Tolman original design. This beautiful will be released in the near future at The Wishing Thorn.Birgit Tolman of The Wishing Thorn joins us this week. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America. Birgit has lived a life of art, creativity, teaching, and needlework. She diverted for a year to work designing and cutting gravestones, then decided she was better off focusing on needle and thread. Today, her Wishing Thorn business focuses on designing original samplers and reproducing antiques. Birgit is at home doing either. Her large collection of antiques includes two that her grandmother created. In our conversation we learn about her business journey, how she approaches design and reproduction, and get to see her next original design. Be sure to visit her website to explore all of her offerings and, while you’re online, head over to egausa.org to become a member of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America.–Gary
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Jenifer is experiencing several new stitches as she creates her needle roll.The middle of the week is on schedule and that prompted Jenifer and Gary to gather and discuss some stitching things. Our topics include caskets, the Fiber Talk Needle Arts Weekend retreat (sign up at wetalkfiber.com/weekend), the Jackie du Plessis ornament available at Sassy Jacks, more things Jenifer learned during her week with Sue Spargo, Jenifer’s wool applique needle roll project, and our list of suggestions for holiday gifts you can give to your needlework friends. We think we came up with a good list of inexpensive gifts that are also easily mailed. Sunday’s guest: Birgit Tolman of The Wishing Thorn.–Jenifer and Gary
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Join us for the first Fiber Talk Needle Arts Weekend, March 21 to 23, 2025.Holst Meets Webb design by Lorene SaltIt’s Wednesday and Cindy and Gary have gathered to have a conversation about needlework. This week we talk about the Fiber Talk Needle Arts Weekend (March 21 to 23, 2025, registration is open now), the EGA Sampler University and 2025 National Seminar, the Jackie du Plessis “Rise Above the Waters” design available at Sassy Jacks Stitchery, the emergence of AI-generated needlework images and how to detect them, and what advice we’d give to someone who wants to learn needlepoint. Turns out it’s not as easy as you’d think. Sunday’s guests are Mark and Nadine Roger of Creative Experiences–Cindy and Gary
Sampler University is a new offering for members and non-members at the 2025 EGA National Seminar.
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The Phoenix Rising class, by Wendy Innes, was first to fill up, but Seminar organizers encourage you to get on the wait list. A lot can change between now and the Seminar.Class registration for the 2025 EGA Needlework Faire and Sampler University opens at noon Eastern, Sept. 10.
Our topic this week is the 2025 EGA National Seminar, our guest is Seminar chair Joy Cobb, and the show is sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery at sassyjacksstitchery.com. Needlework Faire, the 2025 EGA National Seminar will be held Nov. 12 to 16 in Dallas. The Renaissance Faire theme is designed to encompass the variety of designs and techniques you would find at a needlework fair. That concept also plays out in the wide variety of activities that are available to attendees. In our conversation we talk about the virtual classes, taught by Hazel Blomkamp and Helen McCook in September and October; ten mini classes offered the night before the Seminar; a large number of Seminar classes offered throughout the week for needleworkers of all techniques and skill levels; and the new Sampler University. The University is a two-day event within the event that gives members and non-members an opportunity to stitch a beautiful reproduction sampler and to stitch and make a sampler sewing roll. We also discuss stitching round tables, tours, pop-up shops, and area sites to see and shops to visit. After you listen to the show, visit egausa.org for more details and to register.–Gary
This week’s sponsor is Sassy Jacks Stitchery at sassyjacksstitchery.com.
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Join us for the first Fiber Talk Needle Arts Weekend, March 21 to 23, 2025.Order your Rise Above the Waters kits from Sassy Jacks Stitchery and support the Asheville, NC food bank. The design is by Jackie du Plessis.
It’s one of those Wednesdays when we do a Midweek Chat show. This week we talk about the Fiber Talk Needle Arts Weekend,, March 21 to 23, 2025. Registration is open and all of the details are at wetalkfiber.com/weekend. We also talk about the EGA Sampler University, the 2025 Woodlawn Needlework Show, the North Carolina hurricane aftermath and a new design/kit, “Rise Above the Waters, by Jackie du Plessis, you can order from Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Profits will go to the local Asheville, NC, food bank. We also talk about Beth’s ongoing dislike for kitting projects. She loves stitching them but could probably be talked into hiring someone to do the initial prep work. Sunday’s guest is Ronnie Rowe of Ronnie Rowe Designs.–Beth and Gary
Sampler University is a new offering for members and non-members at the 2025 EGA National Seminar.
You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify, Audible, iHeart Radio, TuneIn, Podbay, Podbean, and many other podcast sources. To receive e-mail notification of new podcasts, provide your name and e-mail address below. We do not sell/share e-mail addresses.
We hope you enjoy the show. We’re always looking for guests, so let me know if there is someone you’d like me to have on the show.
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It’s the first Wednesday in December and time for another Midweek Chat. This week’s topics include our year-end schedule (join us Christmas Day at 2:00 p.m. Eastern), the Fiber Talk Needle Arts Weekend, great deals on sampler and “sampler-adjacent” charts at Sassy Jacks, Cindy’s new trestles from TF Woodcraft, and the cost of kitting projects […]
Birgit Tolman of The Wishing Thorn joins us this week. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America. Birgit has lived a life of art, creativity, teaching, and needlework. She diverted for a year to work designing and cutting gravestones, then decided she was better off focusing on needle and thread. Today, her […]
The middle of the week is on schedule and that prompted Jenifer and Gary to gather and discuss some stitching things. Our topics include caskets, the Fiber Talk Needle Arts Weekend retreat (sign up at wetalkfiber.com/weekend), the Jackie du Plessis ornament available at Sassy Jacks, more things Jenifer learned during her week with Sue Spargo, […]
This week we have a special Fiber Talk show, sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. For some time Beth has been wanting to do a show about caskets. It took a bit of effort but we think we came up with the right format and are more than confident Beth found the right guests. This week’s […]
Fiber Talk is having a retreat. The Fiber Talk Needle Arts Weekend will be held March 21 to 23, 2025 in St. Louis. We’re planning three days of stitching and classes (no extra fees for classes). Register and book your hotel room today. Hotel rooms at the event price are limited. We hope you’ll join […]
