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Podcasts
Fiber Talk with Dr. Susan Kay-Williams V
January 20, 2024 - By Gary Parr
Dr. Susan Kay-Williams, Executive Director of the Royal School of Needlework, returns this week in a show sponsored by Sassy…
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Fiber Talk with Elizabeth Tapper
November 20, 2022 - By Gary Parr
Sassy Jacks Stitchery is sponsoring this week’s show with Elizabeth Tapper of Lenham Needlecraft and The Art of the Needle.…
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Fiber Talk with Kirsten Doogue
November 5, 2022 - By Gary Parr
This week we have the privilege of exploring Kirsten Doogue’s wide-ranging needlework career. Kirsten’s needlework involves a wide variety of…
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Fiber Talk with Sara Dennis
September 10, 2022 - By Gary Parr
This week we talk with Sara Dennis, of Sara Dennis Embroidery, in a show sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery.…
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Fiber Talk with Tracy Franklin
August 28, 2022 - By Gary Parr
Our conversation this week with the talented and versatile Tracy Franklin is sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery (sassyjacksstitchery.com) and Avlea…
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Chicken Scratch and Quilting with Carolyn Forster October 5, 2026
Textile artist Carolyn Forster of Quilting on the Go is our guest this week. The focus of our conversation is her two new books, “20 To Make: Chicken Scratch Embroidery” and “1930s Quilts.” Carolyn has been sewing, stitching, and quilting all of her life. She tried cooking in school but things went wonky so she […]
Gary Parr
Fiber Talk Canvas #9: Prep is Key for Red Rocks Bright Sun Success October 1, 2026
In show #9 of our Canvas Series, Cindy and Beth discuss how they prepared to stitch Wendy Moore’s Red Rocks Bright Sun design. The show is sponsored by Cyberpointers (cyberpointers.org) and Avlea Folk Embroidery (avleafolkembroidery.com). Red Rocks Bright Sun is an advanced design that presents several stitching challenges. In the video we talk about many […]
Gary Parr
Hazel Blomkamp’s New Book and Website Raise the Embroidery Bar September 27, 2026
This week, Hazel Blomkamp returns to talk about her Workroom subscription program, her updated technique books, and the terrific new collaboration book, Crewelwork Then & Now, she wrote with Phillipa Turnbull. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America and Avlea Folk Embroidery. This is the second time we’ve had the privilege of […]
Gary Parr
Fiber Talk Remembers Margriet Hogue September 20, 2026
Margriet Hogue, creator and owner of The Essamplaire, passed away on Sept. 14, 2026. As our way of remembering the tremendous contribution she made to samplers, and the needle arts in general, this week we re-play the conversation we had with her April 15, 2023. Margriet Hogue, from The Essamplaire, joins us this week to […]
Gary Parr
Gabrielle Noe Shares The Silk Snail’s Printed Canvas Story September 14, 2026
Gabrielle Noe, of The Silk Snail, is our guest and the show is sponsored by CyberPointers, the online chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild. Learn about them at cyberpointers.org. Gabrielle and her partner Kylie met through TikTok, then IRL at a Houston needlepoint store. That meeting evolved into their new printed-canvas business, The Silk Snail. […]
Gary Parr