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Midweek Chat: What Sermon?, Stanton, and Perez
June 10, 2026 - By wetalk
It’s time for another Midweek Chat. In this show, we gush about Judy Coates Perez and her creativity, learn what…
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Canvas #7: Match Master Painter Threads with Master Painter Designs
May 20, 2026 - By Gary Parr
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…
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The Finishing Fairy Helps You Learn to Finish Needlepoint
May 17, 2026 - By Gary Parr
Amanda Metes, The Needlepoint Finishing Fairy, joins us to talk about her journey from stitcher to finisher to finishing educator.…
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Midweek Chat: Cords, Scroll Frames, & Felt Bowls
May 13, 2026 - By Gary Parr
We’re chatting late this Wednesday, but still chatting. Cindy and Gary talk about needlepoint finishing, making cord, Michelle Agnew’s goldwork,…
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Midweek Chat: Needlepoint, Rolaframes, and Felt Bowls
April 29, 2026 - By Gary Parr
It’s the W day and all three of us gathered to talk about projects and do some enabling. Among our…
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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 […]
wetalk
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 […]
wetalk
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 […]
wetalk
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