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Fiber Talk with Lauren Yeager

Needlework by Lauren Yeager.
Needlework by Lauren Yeager.

This week’s guest is Lauren Yeager from the San Francisco School of Needlework & Design. The show is sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery (sassyjacksstitchery.com). Lauren is a multi-faceted artist who has been working with needle and thread since she started making doll costumes as a child. She built a career in the costume-design world before moving on to hand work and studying at the Royal School of Needlwork, Lesage, and the Japanese Embroidery Center. She is student of needlework history and highly skilled at a variety of techniques including stump work, needle painting, and Japanese embroidery. We’re confident you’ll enjoying listening to our conversation with Lauren and encourage you to visit the San Francisco School to participate in their many activities.–Beth and Gary

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

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Fiber Talk with Kate Festo

Simple Joy design by Kate Festo.
Explorations by Kate Festo

Our conversation this week is with Kate Festo, a terrific designer and educator. The show is sponsored by Avlea Mediterranean Folk Embroidery (avleaembroidery.com). Kate Festo specializes and teaches silk and metal thread and Rozashi needlework, but is skilled in several techniques, including Japanese embroidery. She also is the daughter of Margaret Kinsey, who was our guest Sept. 19, 2021. It was fun exploring what it’s like to grow up with a master needleworker, the learning opportunities that were available in a very creative/artistic family, and how Kate developed her career and found her own path in the needle arts world. We also get a sense of the advantages of being a member of a needlework organization. At the end of the conversation, we explore, in some depth, the Rozashi technique. There’s much to learn from Kate and we hope you enjoy the show.–Gary

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Please support our sponsor, Avlea Mediterranean Folk Embroidery.
The Long Road Home by Kate Festo.

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

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Fiber Talk with Margaret Kinsey

This week we have the pleasure of learning from Margaret Kinsey in a show sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Margaret is an EGA Certified Teacher in Silk and Metal Thread techniques, certified Japanese Embroidery instructor, teaches and designs Rozashi embroidery, and has taught and lectured at all levels in the ANG and EGA organizations. In the conversation, we learn about the commitment it takes to complete the Japanese Embroidery series and discover what’s involved in doing Rozashi embroidery, along with enjoying the journey Margaret has taken to become one of the leading designers and instructors in the needle arts world.–Gary

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Ginger jar Rozashi design by Margaret Kinsey.

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

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Fiber Talk Friday Night Live, 8-21-20

It’s Friday and we gathered once again on the Fiber Talk YouTube channel at wetalkfiber.com/youtube. Tonight we enjoyed the impressive needlework of Dima Santina. You’ll see some beautifully executed goldwork, whitework, cross stitch, embroidery, and needlepoint. In other words, something for everyone.

Dima’s blog: http://d1-d2.blogspot.com
Dima’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dimasantina/