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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 1-22-25

Garden Path, stitched by Cindy, designed by Sue Reed.
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We’re at the center of the week and Cindy and Gary have fired up the recording gear to talk about a new one-day option for the Fiber Talk retreat (wetalkfiber.com/weekend); request for questions for upcoming shows; Gary keeping up with Beth’s Stitch Every Day challenge; storing slate frames, scroll rods, and stretcher bars; marking stretcher bars; Gary’s reworked studio; Cindy’s Garden Path project, designed by Sue Reed; Cindy’s Tanja Berlin needle book; your stitch path; keeping holes in your canvas or linen clean; and the importance of needle size. Sign up today for the Fiber Talk Needle Arts Weekend so you don’t miss out on a weekend of needlework fun. Sunday’s guest: Caroline Gilman, Atlantic Blue Canvas–Cindy and Gary

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Cindy’s needle book, designed by Tanja Berlin.
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 1-8-25

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Our next project is the Phoenix Band Sampler by Northern Expressions Needlework.

We return from our holiday hiatus to talk about the upcoming Fiber Talk Needle Arts Weekend, March 21 to 23. Register today at wetalkfiber.com/weekend. We also talked about Beth’s Stitch Everyday challenge (Can you do it?), our 2025 plans to stitch the Phoenix Band Sampler by Northern Expressions Needlework and the Floral Runner wool applique project by The Woolen Needle, do live Tour de France shows this summer, and offer some special videos throughout the year. We also discussed what we plan to do individually. The general theme is to eat into the mountain of projects we already own. Join us for the Phoenix Band Sampler effort in a few weeks. Note that there is a version with specialty stitches and one that is just cross stitch, so everyone can participate. It’s going to be a fun year of stitching and learning. Sunday’s guest: Kevin Lustik–Beth and Gary

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Beth’s threads for the Phoenix Band Sampler.

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 12-4-24

Cindy’s new trestles from TF Woodcraft.

It’s the first Wednesday in December and time for another Midweek Chat. This week’s topics include our year-end schedule (join us Christmas Day at 2:00 p.m. Eastern), the Fiber Talk Needle Arts Weekend, great deals on sampler and “sampler-adjacent” charts at Sassy Jacks, Cindy’s new trestles from TF Woodcraft, and the cost of kitting projects at local needlework stores. The kitting projects topic originated from Melissa Dru MacLeod, owner of the Wool & The Floss (woolfloss.com) and one of the members of the Pointing It Out podcast team. Sunday’s guest: Jeannette Tombaugh, Mountain Peaks Studio.–Cindy and Gary

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 7-31-24

Beth is going to mount this on a slate frame and embellish it.
Beth’s Dawn to Dusk is looking rather stunning.
It’s Wednesday, it’s Beth’s Birthday (21? 22? Not sure, but young), and it’s time to talk about needlework. (We were getting some background feedback during the recording and couldn’t get it to stop. Sorry.) Our topics include the Kathy Andrews conversation about textile art conservation and restoration, our reactions to the Rita Gekht tour of the New Hope Arts Center, Tour de France shows (shall we stitch during the women’s Tour de France?), the benefits of basting, Avlea designs we’re stitching, Jessica Grimm’s needle minder finishing technique, floss drops, slate frames and some beautiful printed cloth Beth is going to embellish, and Beth’s Dawn to Dusk progress. Sunday’s guest is Gail Stafford.–Beth and Gary

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 5-8-24

Beth’s wool applique project.

We’ve reached the week’s midpoint so we gathered to chat about needlework. Topics this week include the show we did May 5 about the RSN work for the Coronation, Beth’s work on Mary Ann Bickerton’s Tudor Rose pocket and the Woolen Needle wool appliqué class, Ariane Zurcher’s Dorset button eyeglass case, Kim’s May 1 Stitch Hour tour of the new Sassy Jacks shop, Beth’s participation in the Jeanette Douglas Sassy Jacks online class, pros and cons of live and online classes, Gary’s Elizabethan Treasures and Avlea Sea of Light plans, and building a pair of slate frame trestles. Sunday’s guest: Isabella Rosner.–Beth and Gary

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The Queen’s robe of state, designed and stitched by the folks at the Royal School of Needlework.

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