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Fiber Talk with Susan Hoekstra of NETA

King’s Pineapple by NETA teacher Kathy Andrews.

Susan Hoekstra, president of the National Embroidery Teachers Association (NETA), joins us this week to discuss what this resource-rich organization has to offer needleworkers and needlework groups. NETA provides skilled teachers for a vast array of stitching techniques and can help your group enrich your annual program. Not part of a group but want to know who is teaching a technique? NETA can help you find a teacher so you can join an online presentation or ghost a class. This week we also talk about common flaws needlework judges find in stitching and how to correct them. Be sure to add NETA to your list of educational resources.–Beth and Gary

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Quetzalcoatl, the Feather Serpent by NETA teacher Diane Herrmann.

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Fiber Talk with Susan Hoekstra

Instructor and designer Susan Hoekstra.
Joining us this week is designer and ANG Certified Master Teacher Susan Hoekstra. Our discussion covers how Susan got started with the needlepoint hobby, the Master Teacher program, the ANG 2016 Stitch of the Month project, her approach to design, teaching efforts, painted vs. charted designs, and several tips. We hope you enjoy the show and encourage you to participate in one of Susan’s classes. Below are several links so you can follow Susan and her needlepoint efforts. We also appreciate it if you share our podcasts with your stitching friends.–Christine and Gary

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Susan is teaching Birds on a Limb at the ANG Seminar in Anaheim.

We hope you enjoy this week’s Fiber Talk show. You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes, Stitcher, TuneIn, Podbay, and Podbean. To receive e-mail notification of new podcasts, provide your name and e-mail address below. We do not sell/share e-mail addresses.

Follow Susan and communicate with her through her online channels:

Waiting for the Chickens, a multi-dimensional Susan Hoekstra design.
Here is a link to the bread-baking book Susan is using:

We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Susan Hoekstra. 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