Fiber Talk

By Gary L. Parr

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

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September 22, 2024Fiber Talk with Kelly Lea Teske III
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 stitching, English paper piecing, and making and using yo yo pieces. The show got a little long but we were having fun talking about stitching, so we let it roll. Kelly is a talented and versatile textile/needlework artist and you’ll likely learn some things from our conversation. If we did our jobs well, you’ll also be enabled to spend some money. We’re pretty sure we cost Kelly a few dollars.–Beth and Gary
Listen to the podcast:
https://wetalkfiber.com/podcasts/ft358.mp3
This show is also available on FlossTube. Click here to view it.
One of Kelly’s art quilts.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:
Kelly’s Black Thread Studio website
Kelly Teske on Instagram
Kelly Lea Teske on YouTube
Kelly Lea Teske on Facebook
Fiber Talk at the Eye Doctor
April 6, 2024 show with Kelly
Sept. 2, 2023 show with Kelly and Rinda Just
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 16min
September 15, 2024Fiber Talk with Ana Luiza Catalano
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 study of bird songs and calls. We learned about her through an EGA blog article, linked below, and had to learn more. In addition to studying birds in North America, Ana regularly travels to her native Brazil to spend extended periods studying birds in the Amazon Rain Forest. In our conversation we learn about her work, a lot about birds, and do a deep dive into stitching process and how she went from relative beginner to accomplished needleworker in less than four years. Did you know that birds have a song and a call? That birds have dialects? How to use the finger ring of your scissors to transfer a design to ground cloth? Those are just some of the things we covered in our conversation.–Beth and Gary
Listen to the podcast:
https://wetalkfiber.com/podcasts/ft357.mp3
This show is also available on YouTube. Click here to view it.
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, 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:
Embroiderers’ Guild of America website
EGA Sampler University web page
EGA Blog article about Ana Luiza Catalano
Ana Luiza Catalano on Instagram
We hope you enjoy our conversation with Ana Luiza Catalano. 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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54min
September 11, 2024Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 9-11-24
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 canvas winning Honorable Mention at the ANG National Seminar, Tanya Berlin, Parkinson’s disease, the importance of moving/exercising, a process for handling WIPs, the 2025 EGA National Seminar, and creating roadblocks to finishing a project by changing it. Sunday’s guest is Ana Luiza Catalano–Beth and Gary
Listen to the podcast:
https://wetalkfiber.com/podcasts/ftmw306.mp3
This show is also available on FlossTube. Click here to view it.
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:
Sassy Jacks Stitchery website
EGA website
CyberPointers website
Avlea Folk Embroidery website
Tanya Berlin 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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58min
September 08, 2024Fiber Talk with Lea Peacock
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 Sampler Sewing Roll, taught by Becky Nolan of Lucy Beam.This week’s guest is Lea Peacock, newly elected president of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America. Thanks to Sassy Jacks Stitchery and Avlea Folk Embroidery for sponsoring the show. In our conversation we learn about Lea, her stitching interests, and her long history of EGA membership. She talks about exciting things the EGA is doing, and some upcoming activities, particularly the 2025 National Seminar. Of note is the new Sampler University, “an all-inclusive two-day sampler extravaganza featuring two popular artisans, two beautiful offerings, and other delights for EGA members and non-members.” The National Seminar, Needlework Faire, will be held Nov. 12 to 16, 2025 in Dallas. Registration for Sampler University and the 2025 Seminar classes opens at noon Eastern on Sept. 10, 2024. Lea also joined us for the Sept. 4, 2024, Fiber Talk Stitch Hour in which we reviewed all of the 2025 classes. The Seminar offers a stunning array of classes for needleworkers of all levels. We hope you enjoy our conversations with Lea and encourage you to join the EGA –Gary
Listen to the podcast:
https://wetalkfiber.com/podcasts/ft356.mp3
Please support our sponsor, Avlea Folk Embroidery at avleaembroidery.com.This show is also available on FlossTube. Click here to view it.
This week’s sponsor is Sassy Jacks Stitchery at sassyjacksstitchery.com.
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:https://egausa.org
Sassy Jacks Stitchery website
Avlea Folk Embroidery website
Fiber Talk Stitch hour with Lea Peacock
Embroiderers’ Guild of America website
EGA Sampler University web page
EGA on Instagram
EGA on Facebook
EGA on YouTube
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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47min
September 01, 2024Fiber Talk with the Eye Doctor
“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 with Kelly about how stitchers should approach an eye doctor visit with the intention of getting glasses that will help with stitching. Gary followed Kelly’s advice and had an excellent experience with two of the three professionals involved. He had to stick to his guns when it came to actually specifying and purchasing the glasses, but it worked out. In this week’s show, we take you through the experience so you can be better informed the next time you visit the eye doctor. Huge thanks to Kelly for making time on short notice to do the show. Also note that Kelly is doing two talks at the Great Wisconsin Quilt show, Sept. 5 to 7 in Madison, WI. Go to quiltshow.com to get all of the details.–Kelly and Gary
Listen to the podcast:
https://wetalkfiber.com/podcasts/ft355.mp3
This show is also available on FlossTube. Click here to view it.
Hear Kelly Lea Teske’s talks at the Great Wisconsin Quilt Show, Sept. 5 to 7, quiltshow.com.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:
Great Wisconsin Quilt Show website
Kelly’s Black Thread Studio website
Kelly Teske on Instagram
Kelly Lea Teske on YouTube
Kelly Lea Teske on Facebook
April 6, 2024 show with Kelly
Sept. 2, 2023 show with Kelly and Rinda Just
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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56min
August 28, 2024Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 8-28-24
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 lineup of techniques, the 2024 ANG Seminar and what Cindy and Robin are expecting to experience, Lorene Salt’s “Holst Meets Webb” design, and how plans are firming up for the Fiber Talk Stitch Weekend in March, 2025. We’re also looking for suggestions about what you want to learn in classes and at help tables. This week we introduce Tool Talk, a new segment in which we talk about tools you can use for needlework that you don’t necessarily by from a local needlework store. This time we talk about clamps for woodworking, telescoping/lighted magnets, and dental picks. Do you have any tools you use? Share them with us. Note that there will not be a podcast this Sunday. We’re taking a break for the Labor Day weekend. Our regular schedule will resume next Wednesday with a Stitch Hour show.–Cindy and Gary
Listen to the podcast:
https://wetalkfiber.com/podcasts/ftmw305.mp3
This show is also available on FlossTube. Click here to view it.
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:
Sassy Jacks Stitchery 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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1h 5min
August 25, 2024Fiber Talk with Elizabeth Ashdown II
“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 we first talked to Elizabeth, July 8, 2023, she was in the early stages of writing the book and we agreed to do a show when it was published. It’s now available at all of the usual sources. “Passementerie,” is an excellent how-to book for making contemporary trimmings, fringes, tassels, and cording. It also provides extensive guidance for those who want to learn to weave passementerie on small looms. In addition, Elizabeth offers several new projects that can be done by all skill levels. In the UK, passementerie is about to be listed as a critically endangered craft and this book goes a long way toward preserving the art form. It’s an easy-to-follow book that will enable you to make the trimming pieces that finish your needlework at a new level.–Beth and Gary
Listen to the podcast:
https://wetalkfiber.com/podcasts/ft354.mp3
This show is also available on FlossTube. Click here to view it.
This week’s sponsor is Sassy Jacks Stitchery at sassyjacksstitchery.com.
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:
Sassy Jacks Stitchery website
Elizabeth Ashdown’s website
Elizabeth Ashdown on Instagram
Elizabeth Ashdown on Facebook
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
August 18, 2024Fiber Talk with Ann Beck
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 spent most of her career in the fashion world, primarily creating and making costumes for performers such as members of the San Francisco Ballet and ODC/Dance San Francisco. She also has designed costumes for Olympic and World Champion figure skaters, specifically Brian Boitano, Kristi Yamaguchi, Dorothy Hamill, and Tara Lipinski. These days she’s shifted away from that world to focus on embroidery design and teaching. Ann is most excited about teaching her new design, Nightbirds, in April 2025, at a four-day workshop in the medieval city of Provins, just south of Paris. The workshop, offered by the embroidery tourism company Creative Experiences, will also include a three-day stay and shopping excursion in Paris and Versailles. Ann’s work is outstanding and it was fun to learn of her journey and what lies ahead for her.–Beth and Gary
Listen to the podcast:
https://wetalkfiber.com/podcasts/ft352.mp3
This show is also available on FlossTube. Click here to view it.
Visit the EGA website at egausa.org and consider joining.This week’s sponsor is Sassy Jacks Stitchery at sassyjacksstitchery.com.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:
Sassy Jacks Stitchery website
EGA website
Ann Beck on Instagram
Creative Experiences 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 11min
August 14, 2024Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 8-14-24
Beth’s Dawn to Dusk is looking rather stunning.Wednesday has arrived again and we had stuff we didn’t get to two weeks ago, so consider this part II. It’s a long one. We had lots to talk about. Among the topics are our Tour de Broderie Femmes shows; Krista West’s new book “Everyday Folk;” Beth’s Dawn to Dusk progress and how she’s modified the design; showing your needlework to non-stitchers; cultural appropriation and whether it’s a thing in the needlework world; getting bogged down or never starting a project because you’re waiting for just the right thread, ground cloth, or needle; and why we’re not using all of the stash we’ve accumulated. Some of these topics are going to generate some thoughts. Share them with us. Sunday’s guest is Ann Beck.–Beth and Gary
Listen to the podcast:
https://wetalkfiber.com/podcasts/ftmw304.mp3
This show is also available on FlossTube. Click here to view it.
“Everyday Folk” is a new book from Krista West of Avlea Folk Embroidery.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:
Jessica Grimm’s blog with needle minder instructions
Sassy Jacks Stitchery 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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1h 15min
August 11, 2024Fiber Talk with Krista West III
“Everyday Folk” is a new book from Krista West of Avlea Folk Embroidery.Krista West of Avlea Folk Embroidery joins us this week to talk about her new book, “Everyday Folk.” The words on the cover describe the book as containing “Over 175 folk embroidery designs for the home, inspired by traditional textiles.” The book absolutely contains those designs, but its true value is as a “tool” that will help you create your own designs or modify designs from others and make them yours. It also offers detailed instructions that will help you finish your pieces by yourself. In our conversation, we talk about how the book came to be, what it contains, and how you can use it to advance your stitching. This book is an excellent resource that should be in the library of any needleworker.–Beth and Gary
Listen to the podcast:
https://wetalkfiber.com/podcasts/ft353.mp3
This show is also available on FlossTube. Click here to view it.
Linden Leaves design from the “Everyday Folk” book.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 is a link:
Avlea Folk Embroidery website
We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Krista West. 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 1min

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