needle painting – Fiber Talk

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Ruth O’Leary Thread Paints Impressive Needleart
May 31, 2026 - By wetalk
Our May 31 guest is Ruth O’Leary from Rostara. Ruth is a thread painting artist who uses her own version…
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Fiber Talk with Di van Niekerk
March 21, 2021 - By Gary Parr
We travel to South Africa this week to learn about ribbon embroidery from Di van Niekerk, one of the world’s…
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 3-3-21
March 3, 2021 - By Gary Parr
It’s Wednesday, the weekend is on the horizon, and it’s time to chat about needlework. Jenifer and Gary gather this…
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Fiber Talk with Emillie Ferris
February 20, 2021 - By Gary Parr
Emillie Ferris is a young, talented embroidery artist who started as a raw beginner eight years ago. To generate income,…
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 2-17-21
February 17, 2021 - By Gary Parr
This seems like a good day for needlework chatting so Jenifer and Gary fired up the microphones and did a…
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Midweek Chat: What Sermon?, Stanton, and Perez June 10, 2026
It’s time for another Midweek Chat. In this show, we gush about Judy Coates Perez and her creativity, learn what Gary does during sermons, applaud Yvette Stanton, remember Pam Mertes, and talk about some of the projects we’re stitching. Leave your thoughts/questions in the comment section. Sunday: No show so an opportunity to catch up […]
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Judy Coates Perez Practices “What if?” at the Highest Level June 7, 2026
For this week’s show, sponsored by EGA, we had the privilege of spending time with textile artist Judy Coates Perez. Her textile arts career started with an extended family car trip when Judy was in 8th grade. In Guatemala, she learned how to do backstrap (not backstop ;)) weaving. That triggered a lifelong love of […]
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Ruth O’Leary Thread Paints Impressive Needleart May 31, 2026
Our May 31 guest is Ruth O’Leary from Rostara. Ruth is a thread painting artist who uses her own version of the technique. Her stitching approach creates a different texture than “conventional” thread painting and provides Ruth with the color-transition flexibility she desires in her art. Equally interesting is Ruth’s design process. To make the […]
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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. […]
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