It’s Wednesday, it’s chatting time, and Debbie and Gary gather to talk about virtual vs. live classes, upcoming EGA and ANG seminars, Debbie’s monthly designs, and the fractured needlework materials supply chain. Join us tonight for the Fiber Talk Stitch Hour as we travel to Sydney, Australia to join April at Gallery76 for a […]

Cyberstitchers is the international, online-only branch of the Embroiderers’ Guild of America (egausa.org). In this week’s show, sponsored by the EGA, we talk with Cyberstitchers President Jo Ann Jackson and learn about the organization’s functions, programs, membership flexibility, and how it works with the EGA. Throughout the discussion you’ll pick up some great ideas for […]

We’ve reached the next Wednesday in the 2021 lineup and Beth and Gary return to talk about our current projects, come up with some ideas for using linen thread, explore Betsy Morgan’s “Willing Hands” books and making etuis, enjoy the fact that Beth got sucked into taking Natalie Dupuis’ color class, discuss what we’re going […]

One of the biggest factors making needlework so much fun these days is the wide variety of threads that are available. When it comes to variety and uniqueness, Rainbow Gallery is definitely the leader. This week, in a show sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery (sassyjacksstitchery.com) and Avlea Mediterranean Folk Embroidery (avlea.life), we talk with Daniel […]

It’s Wednesday and we’re back for more chat. The\is week Beth and Gary talk about our current stitching projects, taking advantage of the wide variety of threads available to needleworkers, overthinking projects, Cathe Ray’s first Thread Talk show, colors we like and don’t like, and what compels us to buy threads. Join us tonight for […]

We travel to South Africa this week to learn about ribbon embroidery from Di van Niekerk, one of the world’s leading experts. This week’s show is sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Di van Niekerk takes ribbon-embroidery art to a new level. Her ability to add dimension and realism to painted scenes is flat out amazing. […]

A week has passed and we decided to chat again. Jenifer and Gary explore our efforts to modify the Springhill design, the Lorraine Turner podcast from this past Sunday, and the upcoming Di van Niekerk podcast. We also talk at length about the things people can do when they run out of enthusiasm for the […]

Lorraine Turner of Calico Horses is a talented, creative textile artist who uses a variety of needlework techniques and an even greater variety of materials to tell the stories of animals she meets through meditation. She’s also a certified professional animal communicator, successful author, teacher, motivational speaker, designer of FreeSpirit fabrics, Bernina Ambassador, and Aurifil […]

Chatting day has arrived and Beth and Gary got together to talk about the various changes we’re testing/making to our Springhill projects, color wheels and learning about color, and the perception of needlework as art, hobby, and/or craft. Note that all slots have been filled for the Cosmo solid-color club at Sassy Jacks. There are […]

Yvette Stanton, of Vetty Creations, returns for a fun and informative conversation about whitework (obviously), color work (yes, she uses color threads), and several of her books. This week’s show is sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery (sassyjacksstitchery.com) and the Embroiderers Guild of America (egausa.org). In the show, we talk quite a bit about Yvette’s upcoming […]