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Fiber Talk at 2019 Nashville Market I

The shortest day (Friday night) of the 2019 Nashville Market has come to an end. Designers were busy and I was only able to record two videos. The first was with Kathy Barrick in which we get to see her two new stockings in addition to other designs. The other was with Karen Kluba of Rosewood Manor. Karen is offering a number of small and large designs, including Flowers of the Seasons, Christmas Quilts, and the impressive 101 Alphabets.

Kathy Barrick

Rosewood Manor, Karen Kluba

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 2-27-19

Julia Fletcher 1847 from The Scarlett House
Today’s show is definitely different and a bit of an experiment. Gary and Vonna are devoting the entire show to some of the new designs being offered at the Nashville Market, March 1 to 3. While you can certainly simply listen to the podcast and get plenty out of it, we’re accompanying this show with a slide show of some of the designs we like and want to talk about. To see those designs while we talk about them, go to the page for this show at wetalkfiber.com. If you click on the slide show on the podcast page, you’ll see a larger version. Arrows on the left and right of each photo allow you to move through the slideshow. We hope you enjoy our discussion and this different format. Please provide feedback about this format so we’ll have a sense of whether it works. Sunday’s guest: Mary Corbet.

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Nashville Market slideshow

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Fiber Talk at the Nashville Market IV

Here are three more videos from the Nashville Market. For number 10 we visit Karen Kluba of Rosewood Manor to see her latest designs, enjoy some previous favorites, and get a peak at an upcoming design.

Video number 11 features Greg Banaszak of Greg’s Turn. He does amazing things with wood, creating stitching furniture every needleworker should own.

Four our 12th video, we visited Elizabeth Foster of Elizabeth’s Needlework Designs to learn about her Nashville Market introductions. Favorites are the Farmer’s Market sign and Delightful Seasons which uses the latest DMC colors.


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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 Midweek Chat, 2-7-18

Cross-stitch chart that Mary McGuire stitched on Congress cloth.

It’s the middle of the week and we are back with our uniquely named Midweek Chat. Topics for this week’s conversation are a cross-stitch project that Mary McGuire needlepointed; Nashville show introductions from Rosewood Manor, Hands Across the Sea Samplers, and Merry Wind Farms; a tip for dealing with knots/loops/short stubs of thread; stitcher stitching rooms; and the Shoreline Stitchers’ Showcase, presented by the Needle Artists by the Sea ANG chapter. Sunday’s guest: Terri Bay at Terri Bay Needlework Designs.–Gary and Christine

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Sunset from Rosewood Manor.

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