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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 1-22-20

Pathways of Color by Anne-Marie Anderson-Maye is being offered as a fund-raiser to help with the Australian fires.
Help with the Australian firefighting effort by purchasing Pathways of Colour by Ann-Marie Anderson-Maye of Beautiful Stitches.

It’s chatting day and Arlene and Gary have things to talk about. Our subjects include Australian fund-raising efforts, stitching on high-thread-count linen, Nashville designs, and modifying a project so it reflects your vision. Join Vonna and Gary this Friday for Friday Night Live and don’t miss Sunday’s guest, Lizzy Pye of Laurelin Embroidery.–Arlene and Gary

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The beginnings of Arlene’s Kurdy Biggs project.

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 4-17-19

Mary Hogg sampler from Works by ABC and 1884 Stitchery.
It’s Midweek Chat time and Arlene and Gary talk about the Stitch Inn to Summer Needlepoint Retreat, a free download from Brendon and Karen Kirk, the Royal School of Needlework 10% discount, Stitchnanigans, the Kurdy Biggs pilot class, stitching knots, and the new Mary Hogg sampler from the Works by ABC factor, available exclusively at 1884 Stitchery. Sunday’s guest: Lisa Duqua, The French Needle–Gary

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A Trilogy of Stitches by Kurdy Biggs
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 4-10-19

Trilogy of Stitches One, designed by Kurdy Biggs and stitched by Laura Taylor of the ANG Fox chapter.

Wednesday’s timing is perfect once again. This week Gary and Vonna talk about the Royal School of Needlework online courses (save 10% with code talk10), teaching quilt making, Laura Taylor’s (ANG Fox chapter) finish of the Kurdy Biggs design Trilogy of Stitches One, prim style, stitching Jesus, hoops, and stands. Sunday’s guest: Brendon and Karen Kirk of the Linen and Threads SAL, Fox and Rabbit Designs, and The Blackberry Rabbit.–Gary

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Vonna can do prim style.

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Vonna’s progress on her Jesus project.

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Fiber Talk with Kurdy Biggs II

Hexefoos Ephrata by Kurdy Biggs.
Kurdy Biggs returns after a two-year break to talk about stitching, teaching, and designing. In addition to several tips for everyone, we spend a lot of time talking about several of her designs and how they came to be. In the slide show below and the FlossTube video, I’ve included photos of the designs we discussed. I’m confident you’ll enjoy hearing how these designs were developed and the stories behind them.–Gary

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Trilogy of Stitches by Kurdy Biggs
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 11-21-18

A teenager, offended by having his photo taken, shows off trendy embroidery embellishments on his shoe. This photo is the result of 47 images and considerable motherly begging.

Wednesday certainly is persistent. But we’re keeping up with another Midweek Chat. This time our topics include Michelle Garrette’s charity fund-raising efforts, the Hexefoos design by Kurdy Biggs, using the Good Reader app for stitching, and interest amongst our youth in decorating clothing with embroidery. Sunday’s guest: Alison Cole

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Gary’s new favorite design: Hexefoos by Kurdy Biggs in the Ephrata colorway.

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