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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 9-26-18

Debbie Rowley’s Black Magic design
It’s Midweek Chat time once again. This week we talk about stitching on a ferry, Debbie Rowley’s Glitz and Glamour Opal and Black Magic designs, the Sharpening Doc and Dovo scissors, our new video tour of the HATS Bathya c. 1680 sampler with Nicola Parkman, and that never-ending debate about aida vs. even weave cloth. Sunday’s guest: Freda Murfin of Freda’s Fancy Stitching

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Bathya c. 1680 tour with Nicola Parkman

Glitz and Glamour Opal by Debbie Rowley.
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Touring Bathya c. 1680 with Nicola Parkman

Detail from Bathya c. 1680 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers

Bathya c. 1680 is an impressive reversible band sampler with significant history behind it. In this special Fiber Talk offering, Gary joins Nicola Parkman of Hands Across the Sea Samplers for a tour of this colorful, sophisticated, and absolutely beautiful piece of history. For more about the history watch the Joy Jarrett video at the link below. Nicola will also be teaching Bathya in the coming months. For more information about the classes, contact the respective stores. Availability is as of 9-25-2018:
Fobbles, Holbrook Cumbria, UK: Nov. 3-4, 2018 (sold out); Nov. 5-6, 2018, space available
Sassy Jacks Stitchery, Weaverville, NC: May 30-31, June 1-2, June 3-4; space available for all dates
The Attic Needlework Shop, Mesa, AZ: June 6-7, June 8-9; space available for all dates

Detail from Bathya c. 1680 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers

 

Detail from Bathya c. 1680 by Hands Across the Sea Samplers

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