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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 9-24-25
September 24, 2025 - By Gary Parr
We return in the middle of the week to converse about needlework. Our topics include new Patreon videos, Beth’s Pour…
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 11-20-24
November 20, 2024 - By Gary Parr
The middle of the week is on schedule and that prompted Jenifer and Gary to gather and discuss some stitching…
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 4-24-24
April 23, 2024 - By Gary Parr
It’s a Wednesday so we’re chatting about needlework. Topics this week include our upcoming May 5 show about the work…
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 11-22-23
November 21, 2023 - By Gary Parr
Wednesday arrived right on schedule and Gary and Beth connected over the inter webs to talk about needlework. Happy Thanksgiving…
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 2-15-23
February 15, 2023 - By Gary Parr
We’re, once again, two days from the weekend and it’s time to talk needlework. Topics for this Wednesday include a…
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Embroider Felt Bowls and Ogle Laura Wasilowski’s Art Quilts May 25, 2026
EGA is sponsoring our conversation with versatile textile artist Laura Wasilowski. After a short stint in theater, Laura built a career dyeing fabrics and threads while raising her children. That led to her captivating art quilts. These days she still creates quilts, but on the much smaller side of the art form and with a […]
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Canvas #7: Match Master Painter Threads with Master Painter Designs May 20, 2026
After listening to our show with Jane Garrison of Threadnuts/The Painter’s Threads Collection (https://wetalkfiber.com/2023/08/19/fiber-talk-with-jane-garrison/), Robin Rossignol was inspired to purchase some of those threads and match them with some of the Kick Back and Stitch designs she owned. In this video, we talk about 10 of those pieces and explore the threads and design features. […]
Gary Parr
The Finishing Fairy Helps You Learn to Finish Needlepoint May 17, 2026
Amanda Metes, The Needlepoint Finishing Fairy, joins us to talk about her journey from stitcher to finisher to finishing educator. She’s accomplished a lot in a short time and the result is a terrific resource that will help you “get your ornaments to the tree” and eventually tackle bigger, more complex projects. During the conversation, […]
Gary Parr
Midweek Chat: Cords, Scroll Frames, & Felt Bowls May 14, 2026
We’re chatting late this Wednesday, but still chatting. Cindy and Gary talk about needlepoint finishing, making cord, Michelle Agnew’s goldwork, mounting linen on Rolaframe scroll frames, felt bowls, “Piecework” magazine’s International Needlework Museum Directory, and shops equipping new stitchers with the tools they need to succeed. Sunday’s guest: Amanda Metes, The Needlepoint Finishing Fairy—Cindy & […]
Gary Parr
Michelle Agnew Sculpts with Gold Thread May 10, 2026
Michelle Agnew wanted more for her designs than traditional gold work and stump work techniques could provide. So, using those techniques as a foundation, she developed (and is still developing) her own approaches. The result is gold work sculpture that adds a new dimension to the gold-thread world of needle arts. Her efforts have earned […]
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