Beth’s Susan Schlichter sampler from Queenstown Sampler Designs.The middle of the week is upon us once again and it’s time to talk stitching. This week’s topics include Fibonacci Swirls colorways, Kathy Andrews, sampler research, motifs and what we can learn about their history, the benefits of using quality threads, Beth’s empty scroll bar, stitching a sampler on perforated paper, shopping at LNSs in New Mexico, teaching young people how to stitch, and digitizing the RSN collection. Overrated/underrated topics are determining stitch paths and needlework books. Sunday’s guests: Dr. Susan Kay-Williams and Dr. Isabella Rosner, Royal School of Needlework.–Beth and Gary
Tambour jacket from the Royal School of Needlework collection.You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify, Audible, iHeart Radio, 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.
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Trevelyon’s Needlebook, and upcoming EGA class taught by Kathy Andrews.The maze in the Mary Parsons sampler.Kathy Andrews of The Unbroken Thread joins us this week for her fourth visit. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America. This week’s topics include Kathy’s upcoming EGA class, Trevelyon’s Needlebook. Registration closes March 6 so join the EGA and sign up quickly. We also talk about the pros and cons of online and live teaching and designing for teaching vs. designing for art. Our main topic is the history behind the various motifs in reproduction samplers, Kathy’s upcoming research on alphabets and text, the Solomon’s Porch motif, and what Kathy has learned about samplers with mazes and/or labyrinths. While we typically focus on the girls who stitched the samplers, the elements that make up the samplers and their history is an equally, if not more, interesting topic. Be sure to follow Kathy on social media and bookmark her website to keep up on the exciting things she’s doing.–Gary
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The hiatus is behind us and we’re back on schedule with a midweek chat. This week Beth and Gary discuss an upcoming trip to celebrate the life of Cindy’s mother, Dee Hill, and enjoy a lecture and workshop with Kathy Andrews. We also talk about our Not One More Thing adventure and Jenifer’s policing efforts, Jane Turner and thread and ground questions, Beth’s Drawn Thread Sampler project, packing stitching tools for travel, whether to ask Kathy Andrews to help us set up our slate frames, and the July 9 show with Elizabeth Ashdown. Sunday’s guest: Maureen Laughlin, Needle Work Tours–Beth and Gary
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Download this free chart from Sassy Jacks Stitchery at wetalkfiber.com/friends. Send a photo of your finished project to Kim at Sassy Jacks to receive a free scissor fob.On Sunday, May 29, we celebrated 500 podcasts with a long list of designers and stitchers. The shows sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery and Cyberpointers, the online chapter of ANG. It’s a 2+ hr. show of celebration and and pure enablement. Have pen and paper handy when you watch so you can make notes. Please mention Fiber Talk when you make purchases and support our sponsors and guests. We also were treated to a free chart created by Kim Young and Allie Dudley of Sassy Jacks Stitchery. The Fiber Talk Friends chart is free to everyone. Stitch it and send a photo of your finished project to Kim at Sassy Jacks and she will send you a scissor fob with a photo of your stitching. Download the free chart at: Fiber Talk Friends Chart from Sassy Jacks Stitchery.–Beth, Jenifer, Cindy, Debbie, and Gary
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It’s our last Midweek Chat for 2021 and a long holiday break is upon us. This week Beth and Gary talk about the Hancock’s of Paducah (hancocks-paducah.com) effort to collect quilts and blankets for tornado victims, Beth starting a Lavender and Lace project, slate frames, recharging creativity batteries, WIPGO projects, and a variety of other projects. Send clean quilts and blankets in good condition to Hancock’s of Paducah, Attn: Tornado Relief, 3841 Hinkleville Rd., Paducah, KY 42001. Join us tonight for our final Stitch Hour of 2021. It’s a Stitch and Chat show with Jenifer talking about her recent spinning project. We start at 8:00 p.m. Easter on the Fiber Talk YouTube channel.–Beth and Gary
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