fibers – Fiber Talk

The Fabric of Civilization by Virginia Postrel is a must read.

Virginia Postrel joins us this week. She is author of the book “The Fabric of Civilization: How Textiles Made the World.” This is a must-read book that will put a 180-deg. turn on your perspective of the role of fiber, thread, and cloth in the history of civilization. Virginia demonstrates, in a very enjoyable read, that fibers, which we tend to take for granted as we use them in our art/hobby activities, have been at the very core of the development of art, industry, and economics, essentially since humans appeared on this planet. We also learned some interesting things about weaving and dyeing. Virginia is a fascinating person who has built a career for herself sharing her perspective through columns, magazine articles, and several books. We’re confident you’ll enjoy the conversation we had with her and encourage you to pick up a copy of “The Fabric of Civilization.” It will get your wheels spinning.–Beth and Gary

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Learn about this cuneiform tablet in Virginia’s book.

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Some of the display projects at Welcome Stitchery.

Monica Pratt is our guest this week. She is owner of Welcome Stitchery, a needlework store located in Crystal Lake, IL, northwest of Chicago. Monica and her staff recently celebrated 29 years in business, putting them among the oldest local needlework stores in the hobby. Starting out primarily as a cross-stitch shop, Monica has built Welcome Stitchery into a complete needlework operation that offers a large array of charts and canvases, more threads than they have room to display, a very large selection of ground cloths/canvases, a regular schedule of classes, and a very-busy custom-framing department. We hope you enjoy hearing about Gary’s favorite shop and how they’ve succeeded for almost three decades.–Christine and Gary

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We hope you enjoy this week’s chat with Monica. 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 Virginia Postrel

Fiber Talk with Monica Pratt