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Fiber Talk with Karen Kluba

The new Sunset design from Rosewood Manor.
This week we are excited to have Karen Kluba join us. Karen is the brilliant designer behind the Rosewood Manor brand and all of the beautiful designs it represents. It was a real treat to learn about Karen’s journey from doing Better Homes and Gardens Craft Creations shows to becoming one of the leading cross-stitch designers in the hobby. We hope you enjoy our conversation with Karen Kluba.–Christine and Gary

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The new Christmas sampler from Rosewood Manor.

A biscornu designed by Karen Kluba.
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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Karen Kluba. 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 Susan Greening Davis

Rollups that Susan designs for storing finished or unfinished needlework.

Cross stitching and samplers are our subject this week with our guest, Susan Greening Davis. Susan is a needle artist/technician who has designed and taught for shops, guilds, and events for more than 40 years. She has studied in Denmark, England, Spain, Germany, Italy, and with the Danish masters who visited the United States.

Davis was the Education Chairman for the International Needlearts Retail Guild for four years and, in her career, has chaired several panels, lectures, and charitable events to promote needlearts education. She is a “hands on” teacher, who can teach left-and right-handed students. Susan was named DMC International Teacher of the Year.

Kim Young of Sassy Jacks Stitchery also joins us briefly to talk about their new Quaker Sampler Chapter Club.

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Quaker Sampler that is the focus of the Sassy Jacks Chapter Club.

Learn more about Susan Greening Davis and the Sassy Jacks Quaker Sampler Chapter Club at the links below:

We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation Susan Greening Davis. 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