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Fiber Talk with Barbara Kershaw

Angelina by Barbara Kershaw

Our guest this week is whitework designer Barbara Kershaw. The show is sponsored by The Attic Needlework shop. Whitework techniques are some of the most beautiful forms of thread manipulation that we have, all with very old-world origins. Barbara is one of the truly talented people we have today who are not just keeping those techniques alive but advancing the designs and teaching new generations about how to create beautiful art with nothing more than white cloth and thread. We’re confident you’ll enjoy the conversation. Since Barbara doesn’t have a website, below is a slideshow of her work.–Gary and Vonna

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Slideshow of Barbara Kershaw’s work.

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I hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Barbara Kershaw. I’m always looking for guests, so let me know if there is someone you’d like me to have on the show.–Gary


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Fiber Talk with Thea Dueck

A Thea Dueck gingerbread house design.
This week I have the privilege of conversing with Thea Dueck of Victoria Sampler. Thea is a talented needleworker and needlework designer who has done it all from becoming proficient with several stitching techniques to working in a needlework store and moving on to create and develop two needlework design businesses and a active teaching schedule. We learn about her design process, her valuable staff of employees, and other aspects of her business. Victoria Sampler offers a significant catalog of needlework designs and kits, along with a wide variety of stitching accessories. Thea has had a fascinating career and it was a treat to talk with her. I’m confident you’ll agree.–Gary

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Thea Dueck’s Bumblebee pin cushion design.
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I hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Thea Dueck. I’m always looking for guests, so let me know if there is someone you’d like me to have on the show.–Gary


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Fiber Talk with Carolyn Mitchell

Carolyn Mitchell’s On the Edge design.
Carolyn Mitchell is my guest this week. She is an extremely talented counted-canvas designer, former owner of a needlework shop that she moved multiple times, and a teacher. Carolyn is skilled at several needlework techniques, but focuses on needlepoint and hardanger. Her designs these days mix multiple techniques to result in original and creative needle art. I’m confident you’ll enjoy my conversation with one of the best that the counted-canvas community has to offer.–Gary

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Carolyn Mitchell’s Gone By Days design.
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I hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Carolyn Mitchell. I’m always looking for guests, so let me know if there is someone you’d like me to have on the show.–Gary


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Fiber Talk with Ilke Cochrane II

Ilke Cochrane’s Scotland the Brave design

Ilke Cochrane returns for a second visit this week. It’s rather common to talk to guests who have completed some form of education with the Royal School of Needlework. But Ilke is in the early stages of a certificate program, so I was anxious to talk to her and learn what she’s experiencing. Now I really want to take at least a class from the Royal School. We also get to learn about her experiences with a slate frame and more about her various designs. Also, through July, Ilke is offering a discount on her products for Fiber Talk listeners. Here’s how to get your discount: Email Ilke at [email protected] with your order and the code FIBERTALK10. You will get 10% off all chart packs including the Pick & Mix options and the Sets & Series (which are already discounted compared to buying the individual designs), and also 10% off one item from the Kits & Tools section (basically anything physical which has to be posted). Also, there are two links below (or on the Fiber Talk page for this podcast if you are reading this elsewhere. One is an article about her Royal School experiences since we recorded and the other is about her 2020 SAL. Enjoy the show.–Gary

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Ilke Cochrane’s slate frame setup.

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I hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Ilke Cochrane. I’m always looking for guests, so let me know if there is someone you’d like me to have on the show.–Gary

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 6-26-19

Yvette Stanton’s “Early-Style Hardanger” book.
It’s Wishful Wednesday, Fat Quarter Shop is sponsoring the show, and Arlene and I are talking about some (note the operative word “some”) of the projects we have in our stash that we would really like to stitch but simply can’t seem to get into the rotation. If you’re curious about techniques other than the one you do all of the time, you’ll enjoy this week’s discussion. Among the techniques we talk about are Japanese bead embroidery, various kinds of whitework, Jacobean crewelwork, blackwork, embroidery, lace, gold work, and charted needlepoint. To see photos of the projects we discuss, watch the slide show on the Fiber Talk page for this podcast (below) or our FlossTube video. We also celebrate one of Arlene’s designs making the cover of “Just Cross Stitch” magazine. Sunday’s guest: Margaret (not Michelle) Lee on Japanese and Chinese embroidery.–Gary

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