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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 12-13-17

Mary Corbet’s trees
It’s midweek chat time once again. Our discussion this week centers around little things we’re learning as we make our way through our various stitching projects and Mary Corbet’s trees. We also answer Pamela’s question about the chart Christine bought at Stitchery Row. Our Sunday guest: Amy Poore–Gary and Christine

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Mary Corbet’s trees


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Fiber Talk with Celeste Chalasani

Celeste Chalasani’s mistletoe design.

Celeste Chalasani is this week’s guest and stumpwork is the topic. She is a designer and teacher and has taught extensively for the Embroiderers’ Guild of America (EGA) at chapter workshops, regional and national seminars; for Blue Bonnet Studio Time; and for the National Academy of Needlearts. Celeste currently teaches an online class for Craftsy and previously taught online classes for EGA Online Studio (2015) and Craft University (a division of Interweave, 2013). She has class proposals accepted for 2018 Blue Bonnet Studio Time, Great Lakes Region EGA 2018 Seminar, 2018 South Central Region EGA Seminar and Greater Pacific Region EGA 2018 Seminar. Celeste has also written an Individual Correspondence Course on Stumpwork for EGA.

Celeste Chalasani’s Summer Serenade design.

Chalasani first learned embroidery, sewing, and crochet as a young child from her grandmother. Her passion for stumpwork was sparked when she joined EGA in 1999. A life-long learner, she completed the City & Guilds Level 1 and 2 Certificate in Design and Craft Stumpwork distance courses under the tutelage of Chris Hammacott. Celeste is currently enrolled in the National Academy of Needlearts Teachers’ Certification program. We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation.–Christine and Gary

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Calla lilies designed and stitched by Celeste Chalasani.

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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Celeste. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary and Christine


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Fiber Talk with Jessica Grimm

Jessica’s St. Laurence goldwork project, based on a late-medieval Dutch orphrey.
We’re off to Bavaria this week to talk to embroidery teacher and designer Jessica Grimm. In 2011, Jessica left her career as an archeozoologist to become a needlework teacher. In 2014 she and her husband relocated to Bavaria where she “lives to stitch, loves fair trade, has a vegetable plot, and avoids processed foods.” Jessica studied at the Royal School of Needlework and taught several of their classes in England and the U.S. She is proficient in a variety of stitching techniques, some rather unusual. Through her workshops and courses, she spreads the love for embroidery as widely as possible. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Jessica. At the very least, you’ll learn a bit about archeozoology.–Christine and Gary

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Fox design based on a coloring book design my Millie Marotta. This project won first prize in the 2016 Inspirations Magazine Stitch Your Heart Out competition.

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One of Jessica’s stumpwork embroidery kits.
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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Jessica. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary and Christine


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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 11-1-17

Christine’s stumpwork project in progress.

It is another Wednesday and time for another midweek chat. This time we are talking about what we’re stitching, needlepointing, stumpwork, young stitchers, male stitchers, stitching without infrastructure. Our Sunday guest: Tanya Brockmeyer of The Scarlett House–Gary and Christine

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Fiber Talk with Mary Corbet

Mary Corbet’s Octoberfest Kaeleidoscope design

Mary Corbet joins us for a terrific and wide-ranging conversation about all things needlework. Topics this week include backing up our computers, Alba Maxima linen, stitching frames and stands, slate frames from Mythic Crafts, bad stitching habits, correcting errors, stitching what you don’t really like, and the impact of material quality on stitching enjoyment.

We hope you enjoy listening to the conversation as much as we did recording it.–Christine and Gary

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Mary Corbet’s Birthday Fest Keleidoscope design.

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Mary Corbet’s alphabet sampler.

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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Mary. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary and Christine