Kelley Aldridge – Fiber Talk

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Fiber Talk with Susan Kay-Williams and Kelley Aldridge
May 24, 2020 - By Gary Parr
This week’s guests are Susan Kay-Williams, Chief Executive (l), and Kelley Aldridge (r), Future Tutors Course Leader at the Royal…
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Fleur Woods Puts Art on Ground Cloth December 21, 2025
Our topic this week is needle art, our artist is Fleur Woods, and our sponsor is Avlea Folk Embroidery (avleafolkembroidery.com). Fleur started her career in the corporate arena to “see how the world works.” It worked by suppressing her creativity. She left the 9-to-5 world and dabbled in various art media as she tried to […]
Gary Parr
Wendy Moore’s Counted-Canvas Artwork December 14, 2025
We’re joined this week by brilliant counted-canvas artist Wendy Moore. The show is made possible by CyberPointers (cyberpointers.org), the online chapter of ANG. The need to be creative transported Wendy from the science world to stage costume design. She moved to the Midwest and was exploring her love of Shakespeare when she was invited to […]
Gary Parr
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 12-10-25 December 11, 2025
For our final Wednesday conversation, we decided to do a recap of 2025 by naming our favorite needlework artist(s) of the year, the top item in the list of things we learned from 141 shows, and the one topic that stuck with us. We all had the same #1 artist, but Cindy and Gary had […]
Gary Parr
Nicole Chui, The Disruptive Embroidress December 7, 2025
Our guest this week is embroidery artist Nicole Chui. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderer’s Guild of America. Nicole describes her work as “colorful, loud, intense, messy, brash, and disruptive. She started in the fashion industry but her creative urges took her to a studio she shares with artists of other types so she […]
Gary Parr
Don’t Miss Out on These Opportunities November 29, 2025
A short video to remind you of three opportunities that are ending by Nov. 30. Act quickly so you don’t miss out.
Gary Parr