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Fiber Talk Reprise with Kurdy Biggs

La Mision–Concepcion, the 2016 ANG Hilton Stitch Award design.

We’re still on our holiday break. For people who are new to the podcast, you may not have had a chance to listen to any of our early shows, so we thought we’d share our fifth show with guest Kurdy Biggs. If you’re a regular listener there is a good chance you’ll enjoy a repeat of this information filled conversation with Kurdy. We’ll be back Wednesday with a new midweek show and Needlepoint Now editor and publisher Elizabeth Bozievich returns Sunday to talk about the latest developments with her magazine and the needlework hobby in general.

This week’s guest is counted-canvas needlepoint designer and teacher Kurdy Biggs. Her design company is Threedles. Kurdy’s designs are inspired by her love of unique stitches, threads, color, and beading, with an emphasis on learning new stitches and creating unique projects. She has been stitching for nearly forty years and has progressed through counted cross-stitch and embroidery, settling on counted (canvas) needlework because of the large variety of results she can achieve. She teaches classes throughout the year at local needlepoint guilds and needlepoint shops. Her La Mision–Concepcion design earned the Hilton Stitch Award at the ANG 2016 New Orleans Seminar.

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This podcast is also available on Flosstube at https://youtu.be/q0PHgndxd7Y

Cleopatra’s Eyes, a design by Kurdy Biggs of Threedles.

We hope you enjoy this week’s Fiber Talk show. You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes. To receive e-mail notification of new podcasts, provide your name and e-mail address below. We do not sell/share e-mail addresses.

See Kurdy’s work and communicate with her through her online sites:

Cathedral-Notre Dame, a design by Kurdy Biggs of Threedles.

Here is a link to the ort bowls discussed in the show:

We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Kurdy Biggs. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary and Christine


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Fiber Talk with Preston and Grace of Two Sisters Needlepoint

Designs for small, useful objects are one way Preston and Grace appeal to young stitchers.

Our guests this week are Preston and Grace Lynch of Two Sisters Needlepoint. These ladies lead active lives as full-time students (Preston in college, Grace in high school) and needlepoint business owners. They are constantly sneaking design time in-between their school obligations and activities and painting canvases whenever time is available to keep up with orders. When they aren’t creating needlepoint designs, they work to promote stitching to young people. We hope you enjoy our conversation with two people who represent the future of our hobby.–Christine and Gary

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A Two Sisters Needlepoint design.

You can follow Preston and Grace through their various Two Sisters Needlepoint online channels:

We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Preston and Grace. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary and Christine


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Fiber Talk with Jennifer Riefenberg

Jennifer Riefenberg’s popular Carrots design.
Our guest this week is the multi-talented Jennifer Riefenberg. In the needlework world she is known for her creative designs, extensive knowledge of color, and teaching skills. She is also an accomplished and award-winning painter and a highly-skilled photographer, specializing in fine-art photographs, especially nature and black & white photos. Jennifer is a National Academy of Needlearts (NAN) Certified Teacher/Designer and NAN-Certified Judge. She has taught at National Seminars for ANG and NAN and won numerous awards for her needleart and other artwork. Jennifer is also the photographer for NAN and EGA Seminars. Riefenberg is a fourth-generation Colorado native and has degrees in engineering and mathematics.
Jennifer is a board member of Plein Air Artists of Colorado (PAAC) and member of the American Impressionist Society, Women Artists of the West, and Oil Painters of America. She is currently exhibiting her work at the Framed Image in Denver. We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Jennifer Riefenberg.
–Christine and Gary

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We hope you enjoy this week’s Fiber Talk show. You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, Podbay, and Podbean. To receive e-mail notification of new podcasts, provide your name and e-mail address below. We do not sell/share e-mail addresses.

Jennifer Riefenberg’s Colorplay design.

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Jennifer Riefenberg’s Apples design.

We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Jennifer Riefenberg. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary and Christine


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Fiber Talk with Kurdy Biggs

This week’s guest is counted-canvas needlepoint designer and teacher Kurdy Biggs. Her design company is Threedles. Kurdy’s designs are inspired by her love of unique stitches, threads, color, and beading, with an emphasis on learning new stitches and creating unique projects. She has been stitching for nearly forty years and has progressed through counted cross-stitch and embroidery, settling on counted (canvas) needlework because of the large variety of results she can achieve. She teaches classes throughout the year at local needlepoint guilds and needlepoint shops. Her La Mision–Concepcion design earned the Hilton Stitch Award at the ANG 2016 New Orleans Seminar.

Listen to the podcast:

Cleopatra’s Eyes, a design by Kurdy Biggs of Threedles.

We hope you enjoy this week’s Fiber Talk show. You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes. To receive e-mail notification of new podcasts, provide your name and e-mail address below. We do not sell/share e-mail addresses.

See Kurdy’s work and communicate with her through her online sites:

Cathedral-Notre Dame, a design by Kurdy Biggs of Threedles.

Here is a link to the ort bowls discussed in the show:

We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Kurdy Biggs. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary and Christine


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Fiber Talk with Debbie Rowley

Debbie Rowley’s latest class design is Angles. Visit her website at debbeesdesigns.com to learn more.

For our first Fiber Talk podcast, we’re very pleased to have Debbie Rowley of DebBee’s Designs as our guest. Debbie is one of the needlepoint hobby’s leading designers and we had a terrific conversation with her on a wide range of stitching topics. We hope you enjoy our first podcast and hearing Debbie’s thoughts on the fiber-arts hobbies.

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Thanks for listening and, if you enjoyed the podcast, please tell others.

Gary and Christine