samplers – Fiber Talk

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Fiber Talk Remembers Margriet Hogue
September 20, 2026 - By Gary Parr
Margriet Hogue, creator and owner of The Essamplaire, passed away on Sept. 14, 2026. As our way of remembering the…
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 9-24-25
September 24, 2025 - By Gary Parr
We return in the middle of the week to converse about needlework. Our topics include new Patreon videos, Beth’s Pour…
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 8-27-25
August 26, 2025 - By Gary Parr
We’ve located Wednesday so it’s time to chat. This week Beth asked the question: If you could only keep 10…
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 6-11-25
June 11, 2025 - By Gary Parr
We’re at the point where the weekend is visible, so Beth and Gary fired up the Internet software to talk…
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Designing Smalls from the Iesabella Kettlewell Sampler
April 13, 2025 - By Gary Parr
This week’s show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America and the 2025 EGA National Seminar, Needlework Faire, Nov.…
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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
Midweek Chat: Lights, Nepal, Goldwork, and the Stitch Beth Loves September 9, 2026
When Wednesday arrives, we like to get together and talk about needlework. In this week’s Midweek Chat, sponsored by CyberPointers, Beth and Gary talk about portable magnifier lights and portable batteries; helping the people of Nepal by direct contribution or purchasing products from Fibres of Life; what Beth’s going to do with her wool felt […]
Gary Parr
Tatiana Popova Helps You Experience Crewel Embroidery September 6, 2026
We learned all about Tatiana Popova, of Owl Crafts, in our Feb. 8, 2026 show when we talked about her background and her excellent book Contrast in Crewel Embroidery. At the time, she mentioned that a new book was in the works. The book, Modern Crewel Embroidery for Beginners, is now available and we spent […]
Gary Parr