Loose Ends was created by Masey Kaplan (l) and Jen Simonic (r).Beate’s dad received the finished sweater on his 99th birthday. Loose Ends is a difference-making venture and our guest this week is co-founder Jen Simonic. The show is made possible by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. When people who do needlework and other forms of textile art and pass away or …

The Trade Winds art quilt by Sue Spargo will be Jenifer’s focus for a week in October.“A Single Thread” by Tracy Chevalier should be on your reading list.Wednesday has arrived and so has the midweek chatting. This time around Jenifer and Gary talk about Honduras Threads, the Fiber Talk Needlearts Weekend, Gary’s new stitching glasses, the book “A S…

Cross stitch piece by Kelly Lea Teske.Kelly combines embroidery and yo yo pieces in this textile art.Kelly Lea Teske returns yet again. But this time, we talked about stitching instead of vision and eyeglasses. We had a great time talking about cross stitch, needlepoint, painted canvases, quilting, her recent quilting talks, rug hooking, slow stitc…

Sandhill Crane by Ana Luiza Catalano.Ana’s first attempt at a Gray-headed Tody-Flycatcher compared with the same bird three years later.Thread-painting bird artist Ana Luiza Catalano joins us this week. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America. The pandemic led Ana, an ornithologist by profession, to add thread painting to her st…

Beth’s lizard canvas wins Honorable Mention at the ANG National Seminar.Sampler University is a new offering for members and non-members at the 2025 EGA National Seminar.The schedule was tight, but we got this week’s Midweek Chat recorded. Our topics include encountering world-class athletes, Beth’s Modern Folk Embroidery project, Beth’s lizard can…

Class registration for the 2025 EGA Needlework Faire and Sampler University opens at noon Eastern, Sept. 10.The new Sampler University event at the EGA National Seminar is open to members and non-members. Projects will be the oustanding Iesabella Kettlewell 1818 sampler, taught by Sylvia Stecker of Running with Needles & Scissors and a beautiful Sa…

“Steampunk” glasses are a big help when specifying stitching glasses.Lined tri-focals with an 8×35 magnification area are recommended for stitching glasses.Kelly Lea Teske joins Gary this week to talk about Gary’s trip to the eye doctor to get new everyday glasses and lined-trifocal stitching glasses. In a show we did on April 6, 2024, we talked wi…

Cindy Baldwin’s version of Debbie Rowley’s Fantasia was an Iowa State Fair winner.Robin Rossignol earned Best in Show honors at the Iowa State Fair with this beautiful piece.The weekend is two days away so we connected through the interwebs to talk about Elizabeth Ashdown and creating finishing pieces, how counted-canvas needlepoint fits in the lin…

“Passementerie,” by Elizabeth Ashdown, is a valuable resource for making the cords and other trimmings you need to finish your needlework.In her book. Elizabeth shows you how to make stunning pieces such as this one. “Passementerie” is the title of the new book, the author is Elizabeth Ashdown, and the show is sponsored Sassy Jacks Stitchery. When …

Ann Beck’s Nightbirds embroidery design.Costume designed by Ann Beck for figure skater Brian Boitano.This week’s show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America and Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Our conversation this week is with the amazing embroidery artist, Ann Beck. Ann has been doing embroidery in one form or another for most of her life. She…