Fiber Talk

By Gary L. Parr

A twice-weekly podcast for Fiber Art hobbyists.... more

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February 01, 2026Exploring the Counted-Canvas World of Kathy Rees
Liberty is the 2026 Mystery design from Kathy Rees, available at the Shining Needle Society.Colorwaves design by Kathy Rees.Counted-canvas needlepoint is this week’s technique and we got to talk about it with Kathy Rees, one of the best designers in that world. Kathy earned a business degree, got tired of the corporate world, worked with her parents in their needlework shop, then owned her own shop. When that era came to an end, she committed herself to full-time designing and teaching. One of her signature series is annual mystery projects. She just announced her latest mystery, Liberty, through the Shining Needle Society. Registration is open for that class which offers four color ways. Deadline for registering is Feb. 16, so act quickly. Kathy is also planning a stitching cruise with Toni Gerdes. That nine-night Caribbean Cruise sails in April 2027. We learned a lot talking with Kathy and encourage you to visit her website and explore her catalog of terrific designs.—Cindy and Gary
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Summer Logs design by Kathy Rees.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.
Here are some links:
Needle Delights Originals website
Needle Delights on Facebook
Shining Needle Society website
Sailing Stitches Facebook group
Fiber Talk’s new Patreon page
We hope you enjoy our conversation with Kathy Rees. We’re always looking for guests, so let me know if there is someone you’d like me to have on the show.
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1h 9min
January 28, 2026Midweek Chat: Needle Delights Gush Fest
Color Waves by Kathy Rees, Needle Delights Originals.Summer Logs by Kathy Rees, Needle Delights Originals.It’s Midweek Chat time. This week we started out with the planned topics and were doing well until the subject of “Land of the Free” by Kathy Rees came up. That led to her new Shining Needle Society class, then we remembered Color Waves, and then it was all over. We simply went to needledelights.com and gushed and remembered all of the great designs. The spending of money will happen in the next few days. Our apologies to the folks who listen to the show on podcast apps. We also cooked up a live show to kick off National Embroidery Month. Join us on the FiberTalk YouTube channel at 1:00 p.m. Eastern, Sunday, Feb. 1 for a couple of hours of stitching fun. Be sure to check out our first Fiber Talk Canvas video and leave any questions or comments to help us put together the next show. Also, consider becoming a Patreon supporter at patreon.com/FiberTalk.—Cindy and Gary
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https://nocache.wetalkfiber.com/podcasts/ftmw336.mp3
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Christmas Rounds by Kathy Rees, Needle Delights Originals.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.
Here are some links:
Fiber Talk’s new Patreon page
Needle Delights Originals website
EGA website
EGA website
CyberPointers website
Avlea Folk Embroidery website
We hope you enjoy the show. We’re always looking for guests, so let me know if there is someone you’d like me to have on the show.
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59min
January 25, 2026Discussing Issues of the Day with Ruth Cartwright
Pineapple design by Ruth Cartwright.Variegated Swan by Ruth Cartwright.Our guest this week is Ruth Cartwright of Craft with Cartwright. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderer’s Guild of America at egausa.org. In our conversation, we learn about Ruth’s business, her Friday free designs, and her 2026 365 Days of Crafting challenge. Our main focus is discussing topics Ruth has posted on her Instagram account. Among those are copyright infringement, granny crafts, why cross stitch is viewed as needlework’s “poor cousin,” organizing floss by color or number, and those magic moments when the house is empty and you’re left to stitch in peace. We hope these topics will get you thinking and invite you to offer your reactions in the comment section.–Beth and Gary
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You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify, Audible, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Podbay, and Podbean. To receive e-mail notification of new podcasts, provide your name and e-mail address below. We do not sell/share e-mail addresses.
Visit the EGA website at egausa.org and consider joining.Here are some links:
Embroiderer’s Guild of America website
Craft with Cartwright website
Ruth Cartwright on Instagram
Ruth Cartwright on Facebook
Ruth Cartwright on YouTube
We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Ruth Cartwright. We’re always looking for guests, so let me know if there is someone you’d like me to have on the show.–Gary
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January 21, 2026Fiber Talk Canvas: A New Needlepoint Series
Anasazi Spirit from StitchPlay Designs.Poppers from Needle Delights.This is the first of a new needlepoint series we’re calling Fiber Talk Canvas. The purpose of this video series (there will be a new video on the third Wednesday of each month) is to help people have success with needlepoint. To accomplish this, our focus will be on counted-canvas needlepoint. In our first show we talk about what we hope to accomplish with the series, stretcher bars and getting a canvas ready for stitching, and the projects we are working on as part of the series. All of the projects we are doing are available for free or can be purchased through some retail outlet, i.e., you don’t need to take a class to do them. We hope you’ll find this series informative and that it will prompt you to give needlepoint a try. Please let us know in the comment section if you have questions, suggestions for future shows, and/or ideas for topics you want covered.—Beth, Cindy, and Gary
Links to items discussed in this show:
Debbie Rowley’s website, DebBee’s Designs: https://debbeesdesigns.com/
American Needlepoint Guild: https://www.needlepoint.org/default.aspx
CyberPointers: https://www.cyberpointers.org/
Anasazi Spirit (Gary’s project): https://stitchplay.com/anasazi-spirit/
Poppers (Beth’s project): https://needledelights.com/product/poppers/
Jeweled Valentine (Cindy’s project): https://www.rainbowgallery.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/Jeweled-Valentine.pdf
Inchies (Beth’s project back project): https://needledelights.com/product/inchies/
EverTite stretcher bars, Frame Lock corner devices, and tacks: http://www.needlestack.com/WebStore/Accessories/StretcherBars.html
Adjust-A-Frame stretcher bars: Send email to [email protected] for price list. Gary wrote to them the evening of Jan. 20 to confirm that they are still making the product. I’ll update when I hear.
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January 18, 2026Kate Cross Loves Teaching, Whitework, and More Teaching
Schwalm whitework, designed and stitched by Kate Cross.Pulled work and drawn-thread design by Kate Cross.Kate Cross, of Bespoke Embroidery, joins us this week. Kate is a lifelong artist who connected with textile art when her grandmother suggested she visit an exhibition at the Royal School of Needlework. That led to studying and graduating from the RSN and she now teaches students and future tutors for the school. In addition, she has her own Bespoke Embroidery business. That involves design work using a long list of whitework and other stitching techniques, commissions, and more teaching, her second love after stitching. She’s a multi-faceted and highly talented artist and we had a great conversation about her career and love of needlework. Enjoy the show and visit her website to learn more and see more of her work. Teach Me Tuesdays are your chance to learn from Kate in online classes.—Gary
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https://nocache.wetalkfiber.com/podcasts/ft412.mp3
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“Garden View” fine whitework by Kate Cross.You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify, Audible, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Podbay, and Podbean. To receive e-mail notification of new podcasts, provide your name and e-mail address below. We do not sell/share e-mail addresses.
Here are some links:
Bespoke Embroidery website
Kate Cross on Instagram
Kate Cross on Facebook
We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Kate Cross. We’re always looking for guests, so let me know if there is someone you’d like me to have on the show.–Gary
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56min
January 14, 2026Midweek Chat: “WIPing” into 2026
Beth’s Christmas card, stitched by Cindy Russell.Gary’s Christmas card, stitched by Cindy Russell.Our long Holiday Hiatus is finally over and we’re back to our regular schedule. This week we talk about our upcoming needlepoint series (send us questions and things you want us to cover), a cool hand massager Beth got for Christmas (enabling alert), our stitching plans for the coming year, what we’re stitching for our needlepoint series, and we gush over Christmas cards Cindy Russell sent us. We also invite you to support Fiber Talk by becoming a Patreon subscriber at patreon.com/FiberTalk. Sunday’s guest: Kate Cross of Bespoke Embroidery.
Listen to the podcast:
https://nocache.wetalkfiber.com/podcasts/ftmw335.mp3
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Beth’s Blessing sampler, S.A. Marsham from Sassafras Samplers.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.
Here are some links:
Fiber Talk’s new Patreon page
EGA website
CyberPointers website
Avlea Folk Embroidery website
We hope you enjoy the show. We’re always looking for guests, so let me know if there is someone you’d like me to have on the show.
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1h 5min
December 21, 2025Fleur Woods Puts Art on Ground Cloth
“The Untamed Thread” is a new book from Fleur Woods.Close up of Summer Blooms by Fleur WoodsOur topic this week is needle art, our artist is Fleur Woods, and our sponsor is Avlea Folk Embroidery (avleafolkembroidery.com). Fleur started her career in the corporate arena to “see how the world works.” It worked by suppressing her creativity. She left the 9-to-5 world and dabbled in various art media as she tried to find what it was that allowed her to express what was in her mind. A conversation led her to needle and thread and she hasn’t quit since. Woods also just published her first book, The Untamed Thread, which is designed to provide a structure to help you discover your creative voice. Purchase it from your favorite bookseller and be sure to visit Fleur’s website and follow her social-media accounts. Also watch for an upcoming Fiber Talk live show with Fleur in which we’ll explore her art.–Beth and Gary
Listen to the podcast:
https://nocache.wetalkfiber.com/podcasts/ft409.mp3
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Please support our sponsor, Avlea Folk Embroidery, at avleafulkembroidery.com.You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify, Audible, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Podbay, and Podbean. To receive e-mail notification of new podcasts, provide your name and e-mail address below. We do not sell/share e-mail addresses.
Here are some links:
Avlea Folk Embroidery website
Fleur Woods website
Fleur Woods on Instagram
Fleur Woods on Facebook
We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Fleur Woods. We’re always looking for guests, so let me know if there is someone you’d like me to have on the show.–Gary
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1h 12min
December 14, 2025Wendy Moore’s Counted-Canvas Artwork
Moon on the Water by Wendy Moore.NOLA’s French Lily by Wendy Moore.We’re joined this week by brilliant counted-canvas artist Wendy Moore. The show is made possible by CyberPointers (cyberpointers.org), the online chapter of ANG. The need to be creative transported Wendy from the science world to stage costume design. She moved to the Midwest and was exploring her love of Shakespeare when she was invited to an EGA meeting. That meeting opened the door to the counted-canvas-design career that we all enjoy today. In our conversation, we learn the details of Wendy’s interesting career path and her process for creating terrific needle art. Wendy’s pieces are available through online, in-person, chapter, and regional and national events. “If you can get six people together, I’ll teach a class.” We hope you enjoy the show and will consider taking a class from Wendy. To learn more, contact Wendy at [email protected].—Cindy and Gary
Listen to the podcast:
https://nocache.wetalkfiber.com/podcasts/ft410.mp3
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Join CyberPointers at cyberpointers.org.You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify, Audible, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Podbay, and Podbean. To receive e-mail notification of new podcasts, provide your name and e-mail address below. We do not sell/share e-mail addresses.
Here are some links:
CyberPointers website
Contact Wendy Moore at [email protected]
We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Wendy Moore. We’re always looking for guests, so let me know if there is someone you’d like me to have on the show.–Gary
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1h 4min
December 11, 2025Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 12-10-25
Jamaican embroiderer Lekazia Turner experiences The Red Dress.Mantis, designed and stitched by Alexandrina Dordea.For our final Wednesday conversation, we decided to do a recap of 2025 by naming our favorite needlework artist(s) of the year, the top item in the list of things we learned from 141 shows, and the one topic that stuck with us. We all had the same #1 artist, but Cindy and Gary had to go with our 1a selections because Beth was too fast with the keyboard. If you have a favorite needleworker interview from the 42 Sunday shows we did, let us know in the comments. Same goes for something new you learned from a year of Fiber Talk shows and something that stuck with you. Sunday’s guest: Wendy Moore–Beth, Cindy, and Gary
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https://nocache.wetalkfiber.com/podcasts/ftmw334.mp3
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Red Genesis, designed and stitched by Elizabeth Sullivan.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.
Here are some links:
Fiber Talk’s new Patreon page
EGA website
CyberPointers website
Avlea Folk Embroidery website
We hope you enjoy the show. We’re always looking for guests, so let me know if there is someone you’d like me to have on the show.
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1h 5min
December 07, 2025Nicole Chui, The Disruptive Embroidress
The Goal Keeper purse, designed and stitched by Nicole Chui.Emotional Baggage, designed and stitched by Nicole Chui.Our guest this week is embroidery artist Nicole Chui. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderer’s Guild of America. Nicole describes her work as “colorful, loud, intense, messy, brash, and disruptive. She started in the fashion industry but her creative urges took her to a studio she shares with artists of other types so she can express her art in the unique way she prefers. That studio has provided opportunities to collaborate, which have proven beneficial to all of the artists. Nicole is also a football (soccer) player and owner of a football club. That sports connection has provided her with inspiration for several of her pieces. She is a fascinating talent who does needle art unlike anyone else. Be sure to visit her social media pages to enjoy more of what she creates.–Gary
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Visit the EGA website at egausa.org and consider joining.You can listen by using the player above or you can subscribe to Fiber Talk through iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify, Audible, Google Podcasts, TuneIn, Podbay, and Podbean. To receive e-mail notification of new podcasts, provide your name and e-mail address below. We do not sell/share e-mail addresses.
Here are some links:
EGA website website
Nicole Chui website
Nicole Chui on Instagram
Nicole Chui on Facebook
We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Nicole Chui. We’re always looking for guests, so let me know if there is someone you’d like me to have on the show.–Gary
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1h 8min

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