Daisy stump work using antique linen, by Liz Tapper.Silk and Silver Rose by Liz Tapper.Sassy Jacks Stitchery is sponsoring this week’s show with Elizabeth Tapper of Lenham Needlecraft and The Art of the Needle. Liz Tapper is a talented needleworker, designer, and graduate of the Royal School of Needlework. She stitches and designs using several techniques, does restoration and conservation, consults, teaches, lectures, and does commission work. We have a great time learning about her needlework journey, approach to designs, and how she’s built her business. We also talk about her lampshade designs: a four-seasons crewelwork series and a beautiful whitework creation. Imagine having a lampshade that shows off your needlework. Be sure to check out her upcoming online courses. She’s offering some good ones in the next couple of months.–Beth and Gary
Support our sponsor, Sassy Jacks Stitchery at sassyjacksstitchery.com.
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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Elizabeth Tapper. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary
Sara Dennis at the Repair Shop.Designed and stitched by Sara Dennis.
This week we talk with Sara Dennis, of Sara Dennis Embroidery, in a show sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Sara is a graduate of the Royal School of Needlework and a multi-faceted stitcher and needlework designer and one of the artisans who works at The Repair Shop, a popular restoration TV show. She also is a skilled conservator and needlework restorer. Her real love is teaching others to become needleworkers and to advance their skills, especially in her studio at the historic Lancaster Castle. She has also taught at historic landmarks such as the Victoria and Albert Museum, Hampton Court Palace, British Library, and the Royal Free Hospital. Join us to learn more about Sara Dennis and all that she does to further the art of needlework.–Gary
This week’s sponsor is Sassy Jacks Stitchery at sassyjacksstitchery.com
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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with David McCaskill. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary
One of Tracy Franklin’s doodle cloth samplers.Our conversation this week with the talented and versatile Tracy Franklin is sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery (sassyjacksstitchery.com) and Avlea Folk Embroidery (avleaembroidery.com). Tracy is a graduate of the Royal School of Needlework, where she spent 10 years teaching and coordinating before starting her own business. She still teaches for the RSN in Durham while developing her own designs and teaching live and online classes. In our conversation, we learn about her early years in the costume-making industry, the many things she learned at the RSN, her design approach, the dynamic artist community in which she works, and her role as Head Broderer at the Durham Cathedral, a World Heritage Site. Be sure to visit Tracy’s website and explore the Durham Cathedral website.–Beth and Gary
Please support our sponsor, Avlea Folk Embroidery at avleaembroidery.com.This week’s sponsor is Sassy Jacks Stitchery at sassyjacksstitchery.com.
You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Spotify, Audible, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Podbay, Podbean, and many other podcast sources. To receive e-mail notification of new podcasts, provide your name and e-mail address below. We do not sell/share e-mail addresses.
We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Tracy Franklin. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary
Needlework by Lauren Yeager.Needlework by Lauren Yeager.
This week’s guest is Lauren Yeager from the San Francisco School of Needlework & Design. The show is sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery (sassyjacksstitchery.com). Lauren is a multi-faceted artist who has been working with needle and thread since she started making doll costumes as a child. She built a career in the costume-design world before moving on to hand work and studying at the Royal School of Needlwork, Lesage, and the Japanese Embroidery Center. She is student of needlework history and highly skilled at a variety of techniques including stump work, needle painting, and Japanese embroidery. We’re confident you’ll enjoying listening to our conversation with Lauren and encourage you to visit the San Francisco School to participate in their many activities.–Beth and Gary
Please support our sponsor, Sassy Jacks Stitchery, at sassyjacksstitchery.com
You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes, Stitcher, Amazon Music, Spotify, Audible, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Podbay, Podbean, and many other podcast sources. To receive e-mail notification of new podcasts, provide your name and e-mail address below. We do not sell/share e-mail addresses.
We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Lauren Yeager. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary
Birdie Blue by Shirley Pygott.Phoenix banner by Shirley Pygott.
This week we travel to New Zealand to visit with Shirley Pygott of Shirley P Designs. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America at egausa.org. Shirley is a versatile and talented multi-technique needle artist. She’s primarily self-taught and, these days specializes in goldwork, stump work, Casalguidi, whitework and surface embroidery techniques. You can tell from her work that she is a big fan of working with metal threads. We’re confident you’ll enjoy our conversation with this amazing needleworker and no-doubt be inspired to broaden your stitching horizons.–Beth and Gary
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