Fiber Talk
444 episodes - English - Latest episode: 6 days ago - ★★★★★ - 123 ratingsA twice-weekly podcast for Fiber Art hobbyists.
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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 4-24-24
April 24, 2024 02:45 - 26.5 MBIt’s a Wednesday so we’re chatting about needlework. Topics this week include our upcoming May 5 show about the work done by the Royal School of Needlework to provide embroidered pieces for the Coronation, needle case kits from Tanja Berlin of Berlin Embroidery, Mary Corbet, museums, Wintertur, goldwork, blackwork, and making linen and specialty threads. […]
Fiber Talk with Sian Fish
April 21, 2024 03:34 - 20.9 MBBlackwork is our topic this week and our guest is Sian Fish of The Urban Stitches. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America and Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Sian Fish is a self-taught stitcher and designer who loves to work in the macabre/gothic world of needlework design. But not all of her topics […]
Fiber Talk with Lita O’Hara
April 14, 2024 03:13 - 21.9 MBLita O’Hara, the Nashville Needlepointer and Patron Saint of Chaos, is our guest this week. Lita is a self-taught painted-canvas designer and project finisher. In our conversation we learn about her design process, what it was like to paint those first canvases, and how her finishing business evolved. To keep sanity in her life and […]
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 4-10-24
April 10, 2024 15:50 - 24.5 MBIt’s Midweek Chat week and Beth and Gary connected through our respective internet providers to talk about eyeglasses and what we learned from Kelly Lea Teske, supporting Ukraine designer Ekaterina at stitchyprincess.etsy.com, selecting projects vs. being influenced by stitching friends, projects we have that need to be at the top of the pile, stitching in […]
Fiber Talk with Kelly Lea Teske
April 07, 2024 03:48 - 28.8 MBIt’s hard to stitch if you can’t see well and, for most of us, seeing well requires a good pair of glasses. This week, in a show sponsored by CyberPointers, Kelly Lea Teske returns to help us better understand how to make the most of our next visit to the eye doctor and the optician. […]
Fiber Talk with Robin Mayer
March 31, 2024 01:56 - 24.1 MBShe creates top-flight cross stitch designs, reproduces intriguing antique samplers, designs original samplers, and has started designing punch-needle art. This week’s Fiber Talk guest is Robin Mayer of Little Robin Designs. In addition to learning about her design approach, how she became addicted to samplers, and her preference for the primitive design style, we get […]
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 3-27-24
March 27, 2024 02:06 - 21.1 MBJenifer returns for a Midweek Chat after a long hiatus. So much fun to catch up. Our topics this week are helping Ekaterina from Ukraine (stitchyprincess.etsy.com) by buying a chart or two (Thanks Cissy Bailey Smith), the new Avlea Folk Flourishes and Work Bag kits, Jenifer’s Temari and Sashiko stitching, slow stitching, Domestika classes, how […]
Fiber Talk with Joana Augusto
March 24, 2024 02:18 - 18.1 MBThis week we are joined by the Cross Stitch Geek, Joana Augusto. The show is sponsored by Avlea Folk Embroidery and the new Folk Flourishes kits. Joana is a long-distance runner, scientist, and a cross-stitch designer who loves converting cross stitches into science-themed designs. In our conversation we learn about her origins in Portugal, moving […]
Fiber Talk with Krista West II
March 17, 2024 02:53 - 27.1 MBIt’s been four years since we did a full interview with Krista West of Avlea Folk Embroidery and much as happened since that initial conversation. This show is sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery, sassyjacksstitchery.com. When we first talked to Krista, Avlea was in its infancy. In the time that has passed, Krista has made Avlea […]
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 3-13-24
March 13, 2024 00:45 - 20.5 MBIt’s Wednesday the 13th, much more positive than a Friday the 13th, because we get to talk about needlework. Our topics this week include a different way to learn history, being creative with counted-canvas designs, what we’re learning from the CyberPointers project Fibonacci Swirls, the new path to needlepoint design that Mercedes Bowyer has carved […]
Fiber Talk with Mercedes Bowyer
March 10, 2024 02:31 - 20.4 MBOur guest this week is Mercedes Bowyer of Rogue Needlepoint and the show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America and Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Mercedes learned needlepoint from her grandmother but it “didn’t stick.” When the pandemic hit, she had time on her hands and wanted to quit smoking. Needlepoint kept her hands busy, […]
Fiber Talk with Dr. Susan Kay-Williams & Dr. Isabella Rosner, RSN
March 03, 2024 04:38 - 22 MBDr. Susan Kay-Williams, Executive Director of the Royal School of Needlework, returns this week, along with RSN Curator Dr. Isabella Rosner, in a show sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Our topic for this sixth visit from the folks at the Royal School is digitizing the entire Royal School of Needlework collection. This is the second, […]
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 2-28-24
February 28, 2024 20:05 - 23.7 MBThe 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 […]
Fiber Talk with Kathy Andrews IV
February 25, 2024 04:15 - 24.2 MBKathy 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 […]
Fiber Talk with Natasha Kellerman
February 18, 2024 22:45 - 11.1 MBWe’re joined this week by Natasha Kellerman, owner of Dice & Needle, a shop in Batesville, IN. What makes Dice & Needle unique is that it is as much a cross stitch shop as it is a gaming shop. There is no other shop, likely in the world, where you can stitch and play Dungeons […]
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 2-14-24
February 14, 2024 02:50 - 26.6 MBWe found the next Wednesday in the progression and gathered to chat about needlework. This week’s topics: Cindy finishing Debbie Rowley’s Fantasia, Honduras Threads, Fibonacci Squirrels? Swirls?, and using adequate light when stitching. We also have an extended discussion about the Craft Optics vision device. If you’ve ever considered buying one of the devices or […]
Fiber Talk with M’Lou and Bill Bancroft
February 11, 2024 18:17 - 24.7 MBThis week’s show is sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Our guests are M’Lou and Bill Bancroft, originators of Honduras Threads, which started with a church mission trip and has become a life-changing operation for the families in Honduras. M’Lou and Bill guided the business through its initial growing pains to become a significant income generator […]
Fiber Talk with Deb Rucker
February 04, 2024 02:48 - 23.6 MBOur focus for this first Sunday of Black History Month is Afrocentric needlework and our guest is Deb Rucker of Stitches of Heritage. Sassy Jacks Stitchery is our sponsor and to help recognize Black History Month, Sassy Jacks is offering a free pdf download of the Sassafras Samplers Rosa Parks portrait sampler. To obtain your […]
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 1-31-24
January 31, 2024 03:17 - 25.9 MBIt’s time for another Midweek Chat. This week Cindy and Gary discuss counted-canvas work and how it fits in the stitching world, ANG and CyberPointers, beginning and ending threads, and keeping a project notebook. Overrated/underrated topics include corner measuring squares, adjustable stretcher bars, and stitching chairs/ergonomics. Be sure to check out the Jan. 28 podcast […]
Fiber Talk with Nicola Jarvis II
January 28, 2024 02:47 - 25.1 MBNicola Jarvis returns this week to talk about her new book, “Life in Seasons: The Embroidered World of Nicola Jarvis.” The show is sponsored by Avlea Folk Embroidery and CyberPointers. Nicola’s book is published by the folks at “Inspirations” magazine. While it’s filled with beautiful projects, presented in the familiar “Inspirations” format, it’s much more […]
Fiber Talk with Dr. Susan Kay-Williams V
January 21, 2024 03:47 - 25.8 MBDr. Susan Kay-Williams, Executive Director of the Royal School of Needlework, returns this week in a show sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. We cover a long list of topics including what’s new with the RSN Stitch Bank (rsnstitchbank.org), one of the best, no-cost resources for needleworkers; revamping the RSN Tutor Training program; and the RSN […]
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 1-17-24
January 17, 2024 18:02 - 25.7 MBIt’s our first Midweek Chat of 2024. Among our topics are Gary’s finish of the Sarah Parr 1825 sampler, the re-start of the Sassy Jacks Cosmo thread club, changing colors in projects, dealing with dry hands, perforated wood shapes from Michaels, slate frames and trestles, stitching Beloved, having enough thread for a project, and Beth […]
Fiber Talk with Hannah Crump
January 14, 2024 01:04 - 22.3 MBHannah Crump, of Juniper Forest Embroidery, uses her art to talk about the importance of nature on our health. This week’s show is sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery and the Embroiderers’ Guild of America. Hannah has considerable education in textile designs, management, and marketing. Her business progress was curtailed by lifelong anxiety issues until she […]
Fiber Talk Remembers Carole Lake
January 07, 2024 19:48 - 24.5 MBCarole Lake of Stitch Play Designs departed from us on January 5. If we can have legends in the needle arts community, Carole certainly was one. Her designs and books, solo or with her needlework partner Michael Boren, are some of the best we’ve seen and owning some or all of her books is almost […]
Fiber Talk with the Needlepoint Dads
December 18, 2023 01:49 - 22 MBHarvey Kravis and Dan Blackwelder, The Needlepoint Dads, join us this week for a guys-only conversation sponsored by Cyberpointers, the only online chapter of the American Needlepoint Guild. Harvey and Dan followed two different paths to needlepoint and have been stitching for most of their adult lives. Dan is a counted-canvas designer and Harvey enjoys […]
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 12-13-23
December 13, 2023 03:29 - 22.6 MBIt’s our final Wednesday show of the year. But not our final show. Sunday’s podcast guests will be the Needlepoint Dads. Also, join us Friday, Dec. 15 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern on the Fiber Talk YouTube channel for a live Cindy Baldwin WIP parade. Then mark your calendar for Christmas Day when we’ll gather at […]
Fiber Talk with Sylvia Stecker
December 10, 2023 21:14 - 23.4 MBSylvia Stecker of Running with Needles and Scissors joins us this week for a show sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery and the Embroiderers’ Guild of America. Sylvia is an avid collector and reproducer of antique samplers. She’s lived in and visits Germany frequently so she brings a different view/experience to samplers than we usually see. […]
Fiber Talk with Carolyn Manning
December 03, 2023 17:49 - 25.1 MBCarolyn Manning of Carolyn Manning Designs joins us this week in a show that is sponsored by Avlea Folk Embroidery and Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Carolyn is a prolific and talented designer who frequently uses mandala and quilt inspirations. In addition to cross stitch, Carolyn creates surface embroidery designs and practices other techniques. Our conversation explores […]
Fiber Talk with Brittany Kiertzner
November 26, 2023 22:07 - 11.8 MBMixed-media and textile fine artist Brittany Kiertzner joins us this week. Her work in abstract embroidery transcends the boundaries of traditional stitching, creating a world of imaginative and evocative designs. Through a dynamic interplay of woven threads, Brittany’s work is influenced by traditional Mohawk splint basket making and subversion of materials through repurposing and synthesizing […]
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 11-22-23
November 22, 2023 02:56 - 22.1 MBWednesday arrived right on schedule and Gary and Beth connected over the inter webs to talk about needlework. Happy Thanksgiving to all of our U.S. listeners. Topics on our list this week include Roberta Wagner, Nancy Hillis and The Artist’s Journey, washi paper, making ugly work, goldwork, goldwork books to consider, and helping Jamie from […]
Fiber Talk with Roberta Wagner
November 19, 2023 18:29 - 23.5 MBSassy Jacks Stitchery sponsors this week’s show with textile artist Roberta Wagner. Roberta describes herself as an intuitive artist, which means she rarely starts with a plan. “Often, the idea behind my work is not apparent when I am making it. Rather, it’s an idea playing in my unconscious. Maybe it’s about time passage, or […]
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 11-15-23
November 15, 2023 03:25 - 21.6 MBIt’s the middle of the week and time to chat. Cindy and Gary have gathered to talk about copyrights, whether we are doing enough to help new stitchers and what can be done at no cost to local chapters, goldwork projects, and why it’s important/useful to try new techniques. Overrated/underrated topics are aida cloth, silk […]
Fiber Talk with Dawn Fisher
November 13, 2023 02:22 - 22.9 MBThis week’s needle artist is Dawn Fisher of Morning Glory Needleworks. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America. Dawn’s love, passion, and specialty is reproducing antique samplers and her large collection contains some unique pieces. When she isn’t reproducing samplers, Dawn designs her own samplers, in addition to creating blackwork and whitework […]
Fiber Talk with Jamie Chalmers
November 05, 2023 20:23 - 23.7 MBJamie Chalmers, Mr. X Stitch, joins us this week in a show sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. We have a fascinating conversation with Jamie about the multi-faceted textile-arts business that started with a cross-stitch kit he picked up while traveling. His website, designed to celebrate and promote needlework artists, has grown to include the Needlexchange […]
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 11-1-23
November 01, 2023 02:06 - 24.1 MBYet another Wednesday has arrived and Beth and Gary have gathered to converse. Our topics include Beth’s new goldwork addiction (“I don’t do goldwork.”), Clara Warschauer’s role in addicting Beth, Gary’s goldwork plans, having respect for copyrights, Lisa Call’s art and her approach to design, Beth dusting off her casket project, tackling lots of WIPs, […]
Fiber Talk with Lisa Call
October 29, 2023 02:43 - 25.3 MBThe stunning textile art of Lisa Call is our focus this week. Lisa grew up in Colorado in a creative environment. Creativity took a bit of a back seat when she chose computer science for a day job/career. An art museum tour connected her with abstract art and a move to New Zealand has allowed […]
Fiber Talk with Christine Miller II
October 22, 2023 18:23 - 23.8 MBThis week’s Fiber Talk show is sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. When we first talked with Christine Miller in Feb. 2022 about her weaving-with-wire art, she was in the early stages of writing a book. That book, “Weaving with Wire: Creating Woven Metallic Fabric,” is now available and Christine returns this week to talk about […]
Fiber Talk with Susan Fay Schauer John
October 15, 2023 03:32 - 22.1 MBSusan Fay Schauer John is a terrific textile artist and artist in general and is partnering with Gail Patterson to create the Spiralis Gallery. She’s also our guest this week in a show sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. For Susan it was a decision between science and art. Art won, hands down, and we […]
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 10-11-23
October 11, 2023 01:05 - 24.3 MBIt’s midweek chattin’ day and we’ve gathered to talk about EGA Virtual Lectures, Gary’s sampler progress, Jenifer’s new Under the Garden Moon class/project, Clara Warschauer’s frog goldwork project, temari stitching, learning from teachers/classes, making French knots, and the importance of stash storage space. Overrated/underrated topics this week are kits, Mary Corbet, and thread bobbins and […]
Fiber Talk with Gail Patterson
October 08, 2023 23:51 - 21.4 MBThis week’s Fiber Talk podcast is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America at egausa.org. Our guest is Gail Patterson, director and curator of the Spiralis Gallery. As Gail reaches the end of her career as an anesthesiologist, she already has a good start on her second career, curating Afro-Caribbean/Haitian art. In our conversation, […]
Fiber Talk with Ruth Singer
October 01, 2023 02:02 - 22.7 MBArtist-maker Ruth Singer is this week’s guest. Ruth is a true textile artist and a master at dealing with the What if? question. To quote Ruth, “I work mainly with old cloth, often damaged, torn and worn, which I combine with hand stitch, natural dye, quilting, appliqué and mixed media to create subtle and emotive […]
Fiber Talk with Sue Reed
September 24, 2023 02:07 - 21.5 MBOur guest this week is counted-canvas designer Sue Reed in a show sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Sue Reed is one of the top counted-canvas designers in the stitching world, known for her creative designs for needleworkers of all levels. Sue is an Elsa Williams School of Needle Arts Certified Teacher, a Senior Level ANG […]
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 9-20-23
September 20, 2023 16:54 - 28.1 MBIt’s the day after Tuesday and Gary and Beth gathered to discuss our favorite subject. This week’s topics include the Sassy Jack’s September Soiree, EGA Virtual Lectures, samplers and other things we’re stitching, Clara Warschauer projects, and potentially ending our Not One More Thing effort. Overrated/underrated items include EGA Virtual Lectures, ort bowls, artist tape, […]
Fiber Talk with Georgina Bellamy
September 17, 2023 16:47 - 22.1 MBThis week’s Fiber Talk guest is That Embroidery Girl, Georgina Bellamy. The show is sponsored by Avlea Folk Embroidery. Out of commuting necessity, Georgina developed her technique for creating Sculptural Goldwork. She has combined that with her fashion background and a lot of determination to build a career designing and teaching impressive needle art. “Inspirations” […]
Fiber Talk with Lucy Newman
September 10, 2023 01:42 - 22 MBThis week’s Fiber Talk podcast is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America at egausa.org. Our guest, Lucy Newman of LJN Studio, is the 2022 Hand and Lock Prize winner, a 2023 Fine Art Textile Awards finalist, and an extremely talented and creative needlework artist. In our conversation, we learn about her formal schooling, how […]
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 9-6-23 (repost)
September 06, 2023 03:32 - 22.3 MBIt’s time for that chat we have in the middle of the week every other week. This time, Cindy and Gary talk about stitching in public, our Sept. 3 show on vision, Jane Garrison and Painter’s Threads, events at Sassy Jacks Stitchery, Gary’s almost-matching sampler border, and whether designers/teachers need formal training. Overrated/underrated topics this […]
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 9-6-23
September 06, 2023 03:09 - 22.3 MBIt’s time for that chat we have in the middle of the week every other week. This time, Cindy and Gary talk about stitching in public, our Sept. 3 show on vision, Jane Garrison and Painter’s Threads, events at Sassy Jacks Stitchery, Gary’s almost-matching sampler border, and whether designers/teachers need formal training. Overrated/underrated topics this […]
Fiber Talk: Your Eyes and Stitching
September 03, 2023 02:57 - 30.2 MBThis week we are joined by Rinda Just and Kelly Lea Teske. The show is sponsored by CyberPointers and Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Our topic is vision issues that go beyond using a good light and magnifier. Rinda and Kelly share their experiences and expertise on topics such as macular degeneration, dry eyes, floaters, eye vitamins, […]
Fiber Talk with Clara Warschauer
August 27, 2023 19:53 - 22.9 MBClara Warschauer combines embroidery, goldwork, and stump work to create striking needle art. Our conversation with Clara is sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Clara is a talented, creative artist who loves to teach and can’t resist having at least a little gold in every design. Her designs are small, approachable at all talent levels, […]
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 8-23-23
August 23, 2023 17:45 - 22.3 MBThe calendar says it’s Wednesday so we gathered to talk about needlework. This week’s topics include upcoming events at Sassy Jacks, the EGA’s FiberTalk5 discount for virtual lectures, what we’re stitching (it’s a lot), Painter’s Threads (you’re going to want some), how we planned our Sampler September projects (we didn’t), and a class Beth took […]