EGA – Page 3 – Fiber Talk

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 12-10-25
December 10, 2025 - By Gary Parr
For our final Wednesday conversation, we decided to do a recap of 2025 by naming our favorite needlework artist(s) of…
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Nicole Chui, The Disruptive Embroidress
December 7, 2025 - By Gary Parr
Our guest this week is embroidery artist Nicole Chui. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderer’s Guild of America. Nicole…
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The Creative Designs of Lola Crow’s Amie Corbin
November 23, 2025 - By Gary Parr
This week we’re privileged to talk with designer Amie Corbin of Lola Crow Cross Stitch. The show is sponsored by…
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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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Making the Red Dress with Kirstie Macleod
September 13, 2025 - By Gary Parr
Kirstie Macleod, creator of the Red Dress, returns this week to talk about the mechanics of creating the dress and…
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Embroider Felt Bowls and Ogle Laura Wasilowski’s Art Quilts May 25, 2026
EGA is sponsoring our conversation with versatile textile artist Laura Wasilowski. After a short stint in theater, Laura built a career dyeing fabrics and threads while raising her children. That led to her captivating art quilts. These days she still creates quilts, but on the much smaller side of the art form and with a […]
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Canvas #7: Match Master Painter Threads with Master Painter Designs May 20, 2026
After listening to our show with Jane Garrison of Threadnuts/The Painter’s Threads Collection (https://wetalkfiber.com/2023/08/19/fiber-talk-with-jane-garrison/), Robin Rossignol was inspired to purchase some of those threads and match them with some of the Kick Back and Stitch designs she owned. In this video, we talk about 10 of those pieces and explore the threads and design features. […]
Gary Parr
The Finishing Fairy Helps You Learn to Finish Needlepoint May 17, 2026
Amanda Metes, The Needlepoint Finishing Fairy, joins us to talk about her journey from stitcher to finisher to finishing educator. She’s accomplished a lot in a short time and the result is a terrific resource that will help you “get your ornaments to the tree” and eventually tackle bigger, more complex projects. During the conversation, […]
Gary Parr
Midweek Chat: Cords, Scroll Frames, & Felt Bowls May 14, 2026
We’re chatting late this Wednesday, but still chatting. Cindy and Gary talk about needlepoint finishing, making cord, Michelle Agnew’s goldwork, mounting linen on Rolaframe scroll frames, felt bowls, “Piecework” magazine’s International Needlework Museum Directory, and shops equipping new stitchers with the tools they need to succeed. Sunday’s guest: Amanda Metes, The Needlepoint Finishing Fairy—Cindy & […]
Gary Parr
Michelle Agnew Sculpts with Gold Thread May 10, 2026
Michelle Agnew wanted more for her designs than traditional gold work and stump work techniques could provide. So, using those techniques as a foundation, she developed (and is still developing) her own approaches. The result is gold work sculpture that adds a new dimension to the gold-thread world of needle arts. Her efforts have earned […]
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