A Vonna finish of the LHN Blackbird Inn design. We’re on the downhill slide to the weekend and Gary and Vonna decided to talk about the Dayton, OH EGA Symposium, the power of FlossTube, when and how to carry threads, what attracts us to needlework designs, and observing neighbors from the sidewalk. Sunday’s guest: Kurdy Biggs of Threedles Liste ...…

Chaise Longue 3D needlework design by Ann-Marie Anderson-Mayes. Ann-Marie Anderson-Mayes is my guest this week. She is owner of Beautiful Stitches in Perth, Australia and is a needle artist, designer, teacher, and thread dyer. When she’s teaching, her focus is as much on developing student confidence as it is on needlework. Her designs are brig ...…

Debbie Rowley’s Hippity Hoppity design.Wednesday is prompt, as always, and it’s Debbie Rowley’s turn in our co-host rotation. We hope you’re enjoying this new arrangement. This week’s topics include the Dayton, Ohio EGA Chapter 2019 symposium, teaching confidence, ANG, EGA, and business travel and downtime. Sunday’s guest: Ann-Marie Anderson-Ma ...…

Guild president Wendy Schmid (right) receives the 2018 Arts and Culture Citizen of the Year award. Wendy Schmid and April McNee are the Fiber Talk guests this week. Wendy is president of the Embroiderers’ Guild NSW and April is the Exhibition & Gallery Coordinator. The Guild is an impressive organization that works tirelessly to promote the art ...…

Standups finished by The Twisted Stitcher.We all know what day it is and that means Gary and Vonna are chatting about the upcoming Dayton, Ohio EGA Chapter 2019 symposium, Bat Cave activities, measuring with body parts, thread management, pin stitches, StitchyPop needles from The Cottage Needle, Cross-Eyed Cricket nativity figures, Jacob and Mo ...…

Goldwork by Jessica GrimmSince we last talked with her, Jessica Grimm has been through a significant transition from needlework designer/teacher to textile artist. She joins us this week to talk about that transition, her new view of what she does, and how she’s presenting it to the “outside” world. We also discuss needle-art teaching, exhibiti ...…

The finished Gossamer Lace project, designed and stitched by Arlene Cohen.It’s the day after Tuesday and Arlene Cohen and Gary are talking about Fiber Talk travels, new items at the Nashville show, retreats, Gary’s Linen and Threads Mystery Sampler efforts, Arlene’s Gossamer Lace finish, her new designs, blackwork, speeding up the stitching pro ...…

Resurrection Box design by Ilke Cochrane Ilke Cochrane is the Fiber Talk Sunday guest this week. Ilke is owner of Mabel Figworthy’s Fancies, based in the UK. It was through monthly lessons with Ilke that Gary was first exposed to Hardanger needlework. While most of her time is spent on Hardanger designs, Ilke also creates designs for cross stit ...…

Building Blocks by Debbie RowleyThe middle of the week has arrived on time and Debbie Rowley joins Gary to talk about not waiting until retirement to do needlework, preparing linen, Canvas A Needlepoint Adventure, the Needlearts Mystery Retreat, and several other topics, related or not. We also simply talked a lot. Regardless, we’re confident y ...…

Plum Blossom Kimono by Margaret Bendig This week’s guest is needlepoint designer and teacher Margaret Bendig of Margaret Bendig Designs. She specializes in charted/counted-needlepoint designs and has created several kimono designs, many geometrics, and a large collection of Christmas ornaments. She also stays very busy teaching at her local sho ...…