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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 3-1-23

Beth’s lizard canvas is finished. Beautiful job.
It’s Midweek Chat time and Beth and Gary are talking about Margaret Hagen (Stitch Hour, March 15), The Essamplaire samplers, Cath Janes of Kraken Kreations, therapeutic benefits of needlework, comparisonitis, the talents of Karen Dudzinski of Textured Treasures, Beth’s Lizard canvas, the many offerings of EGA including two new interest groups, why you should join EGA, and Gary’s purchase of a vintage sewing machine. We hope you enjoy the conversation and apologize (not really) if it costs you any money.–Beth and Gary

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Gary’s 1948 Singer sewing machine.
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 2-15-23

Avlea Folk Embroidery stitching by Beth.

We’re, once again, two days from the weekend and it’s time to talk needlework. Topics for this Wednesday include a question from listener Sharon Saunders about buying linen when you don’t have a store, whether a stitch path is useful, sampler borders, challenging reproduction samplers from The Essamplaire, Lucky Jonquil thread drops, and a number of other topics. Mark your calendar for March 15, when Margaret Hagen will be our Stitch Hour guest so we can see more of her sampler collection. Sunday we have a great conversation about needlework techniques with Robin-Ann Rossignol.–Beth and Gary

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Sarah Parr sampler by Gary.

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 2-1-23

It was warm in Connecticut in January says Jenifer’s project.

It’s Wednesday and we’re talking about needlework. This week we scrounged up several topics including Alison and Steve Cole and their casket project, the tremendous needlework Margaret Hagen showed us in last week’s Stitch Hour and the big sale going on now at The Essamplaire, the shocking fact that Gary has been stitching regularly and making significant progress, storing thread and the new stitcher organization products Jenny White of Lucky Jonquil is producing with her laser cutter, how tight to wind floss on bobbins, how we store thread is a reflection of our personalities, Jenifer’s temperature project, Jenifer’s temari group and its longevity, and whether we have stitching mentors. Sunday’s guest: Andrea Santiamo, new owner and editor of “Needlepoint Now.”–Jenifer and Gary

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Floss swatch thread drops from Lucky Jonquil.

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 1-18-23

Gary has missed only one day of stitching in January and the banding sampler shows a lot of progress.

We’re back! Finally! Sorry about the long delay and thanks to our listeners for your patience and understanding. This week we talk about Apple service (it’s good) and Apple communication (meh), WIPs and starting/not starting projects, too many WIPs, the new “Needlepoint Now” owners and their first issue, Gary’s first meeting with the Show-Me Stitchers, stretcher bars and storing idle projects, creating that stitching habit, Beth’s family demanding that her HAED come back from the dead, Gay Ann Rogers’ new heart design and her designs in general, our new schedule, and next week’s Stitch Hour guest, Margaret Hagen. Note that there is no Stitch Hour tonight. Sunday’s guest: Anne Brooke of HanneMade by Anne.—Beth and Gary

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Beth’s Gay Ann Rogers needlecase project.

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