The Essamplaire – 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 with Margriet Hogue
April 15, 2023 - By Gary Parr
Margriet Hogue, from The Essamplaire, joins us this week to talk about the world of reproduction samplers, particularly from the…
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 4-5-23
April 5, 2023 - By Gary Parr
We’re a bit late this week but we got the chat in. This week’s topics include EGA and Sassy Jacks…
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 3-22-23
March 22, 2023 - By Gary Parr
We have reached the next Wednesday in the weekly sequence so we chatted about needlework. Topics this week include the…
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 3-1-23
March 1, 2023 - By Gary Parr
It’s Midweek Chat time and Beth and Gary are talking about Margaret Hagen (Stitch Hour, March 15), The Essamplaire samplers,…
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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
Creative Embroidery and Impressive Projects Define Natalie Tyler August 31, 2026
Natalie Tyler joins us this week in a show sponsored by the Embroiderers Guild of America at egausa.org. The pandemic was a turning point for Natalie, providing an opportunity to apply her art background to embroidery and develop her version of the art form. The result is a wide array of designs and design types, […]
Gary Parr