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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 2-14-24

Cindy's completed Fantasia design by Debbie Rowley.We found the next Wednesday in the progression and gathered to chat about needlework. This week’s topics: Cindy finishing Debbie Rowley’s Fantasia, Honduras Threads, Fibonacci Squirrels? Swirls?, and using adequate light when stitching. We also have an extended discussion about the Craft Optics vision device. If you’ve ever considered buying one of the devices or wondered how they work and whether it would work for you, our discussion will help you as we discuss all aspects of the product. If you want to check them out, the link is below. Sunday’s guest: Natasha Kellerman of the Dice and Needle shop.–Cindy and Gary

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 7-12-23

Beth's Drawn Thread Sampler project.The hiatus is behind us and we’re back on schedule with a midweek chat. This week Beth and Gary discuss an upcoming trip to celebrate the life of Cindy’s mother, Dee Hill, and enjoy a lecture and workshop with Kathy Andrews. We also talk about our Not One More Thing adventure and Jenifer’s policing efforts, Jane Turner and thread and ground questions, Beth’s Drawn Thread Sampler project, packing stitching tools for travel, whether to ask Kathy Andrews to help us set up our slate frames, and the July 9 show with Elizabeth Ashdown. Sunday’s guest: Maureen Laughlin, Needle Work Tours–Beth and Gary

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Will Kathy Andrews help us set up our slate frames?
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 1-18-23

Gary has missed only one day of stitching in January and the banding sampler shows a lot of progress.

We’re back! Finally! Sorry about the long delay and thanks to our listeners for your patience and understanding. This week we talk about Apple service (it’s good) and Apple communication (meh), WIPs and starting/not starting projects, too many WIPs, the new “Needlepoint Now” owners and their first issue, Gary’s first meeting with the Show-Me Stitchers, stretcher bars and storing idle projects, creating that stitching habit, Beth’s family demanding that her HAED come back from the dead, Gay Ann Rogers’ new heart design and her designs in general, our new schedule, and next week’s Stitch Hour guest, Margaret Hagen. Note that there is no Stitch Hour tonight. Sunday’s guest: Anne Brooke of HanneMade by Anne.—Beth and Gary

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Beth’s Gay Ann Rogers needlecase project.

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 10-12-22

Inspirations magazine #116

We’ve survived another week so we decided to talk about needlework. This week, Beth and Gary discuss the EGA and the Virtual Lecture series, Leslie Rinchen-Wongmo’s book tour, Inspirations magazine, the new Avlea pillow designs, the Cheryl Lennox art-quilt exhibit, maximizing time, battling allergies, and skills only a mother can have. Join us tonight for the Fiber Talk Stitch Hour. Our guest will be Michelle Anais Morgan. We’ll meet her and spend some time talking about her needle art. If you can, listen to the Oct. 9 podcast with Michelle to get some background. The show starts at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on the Fiber Talk YouTube channel. We always have a great time and frequently learn something. Sunday’s guest: Ruth Norbury–Beth and Gary

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Boston album cover by Michelle Anais Morgan.

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 9-28-22

Beth is making progress on her lizard canvas.
We have arrived at the day in the middle of the week and the chatting subjects are Jessica Grimm’s Medieval Embroidery Study Group, Mystery in St. Tropez, the upcoming Mississippi River Valley EGA Chapter exhibit and demonstration (Oct. 1, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Central, Moline, IL Public Library), making claws on Beths lizard canvas, tips for testing threads and stitches, and what to put in a “to go” bag. Join us tonight at 8:00 p.m Eastern on the Fiber Talk YouTube channel for the Fiber Talk Stitch Hour. Our guest will be Krista West of Avlea Folk Embroidery and we’ll talk about some new designs and using needlework as part of home decor. Sunday’s guest: Nichole Vogelsinger of Wild Boho–Beth and Gary

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Gary is testing threads on Mystery in St. Tropez.
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