Zardozie embroidery from a Needlework Tours & Cruises event.Needlework tours, cruises, and the upcoming World Needlework Convention are our topics this week with Maureen Laughlin of Needlework Tours & Cruises. The show is sponsored by Avlea Folk Embroidery. Maureen is a needleworker who loves to travel. She combined her two loves and, with her husband, created a family business to help others enjoy the world of needlework. Needlework Tours & Cruises has partnered with “Inspirations” magazine to offer the World Needlework Convention, which will be held Oct. 5 to 15 in London and other locations. Enjoy the show and visit the Needlework Tours & Cruises website for all of the travel details.–Gary
Balkan Quartet, a new design from show sponsor Avlea Folk Embroidery.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.
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