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Fiber Talk with Nicola Parkman III

Mary Lea 1793 from Hands Across the Sea Samplers

Sassy Jacks Stitchery is sponsoring this week’s show with Nicola Parkman of Hands Across the Sea Samplers. Nicola joins Vonna and Gary to walk about what she’s learned during her time acquiring and reproducing a large number of samplers. We also learn about her latest introduction, Mary Lea 1793, the new printing of the Hannah Coates chart, how to pronounce Sarah Braizear, and a variety of other stitching and non-stitching topics. We hope you enjoy the show.–Gary and Vonna

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Fiber Talk Sampler Sunday

Lydia Barnes Pidgeon 1827 by Scattered Seed Samplers

It’s Sampler Sunday with Vonna and Gary. We’ve been planning for some time to do a Wednesday show in which we talk about what we like about the samplers we own. We never seem to get to it, so we decided to record a special show, thus our first Sampler Sunday. Even better is that the show is sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Even better than that, Sassy Jacks Stitchery is offering a 15% discount on full kits (chart, threads, ground cloth) for each of the samplers we talk about in the show. Full details about this offer are provided in the show introduction. We hope you enjoy Sampler Sunday.–Gary and Vonna

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Slideshow of samplers in the order we talked about them.

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 6-5-19

Detail from Bathya c. 1680 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers

We tried to stop it, but Wednesday showed up anyway, so Vonna and Gary made the most of it by talking about needlework. A huge thanks to Kim Young and the team at Sassy Jacks for sponsoring the show. This week we talk about Gary’s trip to Sassy Jacks to attend a workshop presented by Nicola Parkman of Hands Across the Sea Samplers, Vonna’s vitamin shots, and her wild outing sitting in a hotel room stitching with two of her friends. We also talk a bit about the upcoming Queen’s Sampler project. Don’t forget the 20% discount at Modern Folk Embroidery through June. Use the coupon code Fibertalk. Sunday’s guest: Patricia Goodson.–Gary

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The Queen’s Sampler by Linda Vinson.

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Fiber Talk: Tools Used by Bathya Stitchers

Bathya class, day 1, at Sassy Jacks Stitchery

One of the many interesting things we experienced during the first day of the Bathya workshop at Sassy Jacks Stitchery in Weaverville, NC, is the variety of stands, scroll frames, and hoops people use to hold their stitching projects. Enjoy this short scan of stitching equipment. You may find a solution you like.–Gary

Bathya Stitchers Stitching Tools


 

 

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 5-29-19

Lucy Navier 1818 from Hands Across the Sea Samplers.

It’s Video Wednesday and I have two of them for you, both made with Jean Lea during my recent visit to The Attic Needlework shop in Mesa, AZ. The first is a tour of Lucy Navier 1818, the Hands Across the Sea Samplers 2019 Queen of the May reproduction. It’s a design with several elements that will intrigue anyone who loves reproduction samplers. The second is a video I’ve wanted to do for some time. Jean treated all of us to a rather extended discussion of her all-time and/or current favorite samplers. It also became obvious during the video that she has a bad case of startitis. I hope you enjoy hearing Jean talk about her favorite subject. In addition, remember that tomorrow and Friday I’m at Sassy Jacks for the Bathya workshop with Nicola Parkman. Watch for more interviews and videos. Sunday’s guest: Vonna joins me to interview Jacob deGraaf of Modern Folk Embroideries. There will also be a discount on his designs.–Gary

Lucy Navier 1818 with Jean Lea

Jean Lea’s Favorite Samplers

Eliza Skelton, one of Jean Lea’s all-time favorites.

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