Fiber Talk

Isabella Strambio returns this week to talk about her new book, “The Beginner’s Guide to Macrame. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderer’s Guild of America. This week we feature EGA’s Special Interest Groups, which are available to members and nonmembers. When we first talked with Isabella, Dec. 15, 2024, we learned about her macrame art and her new book at the time, “Mindful Macrame.” In the year that has passed, Isabella has been battling breast cancer. We spend the first 15 min. of the show talking about her journey. I’m pleased to report that she had her mastectomy Feb. 16 and, pending test results, they believe they have removed all of the cancer. After that discussion, we talk about her new book, which will be available in the U.S. March 17. In our conversation, we talk how the books helps beginners and how easy and inexpensive it is to try macrame. For needleworkers who are looking for a diversion/new inspiration, it might be a technique that satisfies your maker instincts. Check out Isabella’s new book and/or her other four books and visit her website for classes and tutorials.—Gary Listen to the podcast: 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: EGA website Isabella Strambio’s website Isabella Strambio on Instagram Isabella Strambio on Facebook Isabella Strambio Dec. 2024 show We hope you enjoy this conversation with Isabella Strambio. We’re always looking for guests, so let me know if there is someone you’d like me to have on the show. To add yourself to our mailing list and be notified whenever we post a new podcast, provide your name and email address below. You won’t get spam and we won’t share your address.

Holly Jackson, of Flossing in the Moonlight, returns this week. The show is sponsored by Avlea Folk Embroidery at avleafolkembroidery.com. Holly volunteered to record this show because she wanted to talk about the role of psychogeography in her art, the City and Guilds Master Practitioner Program, and her experience so far participating in the No Rules Textile Society collective. All three of these things are influencing her art in different ways. Maybe one or some of them can help you expand your needlework horizons.—Gary Listen to the podcast: Watch the video. 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: Avlea Folk Embroidery website March 5, 2023 show with Holly Jackson Flossing in the Moonlight website Holly Jackson on Instagram City and Guilds website No Rules Textile Society website Fiber Talk’s Patreon page We hope you enjoy our conversation with Holly Jackson. We’re always looking for guests, so let me know if there is someone you’d like me to have on the show. To add yourself to our mailing list and be notified whenever we post a new podcast, provide your name and email address below. You won’t get spam and we won’t share your address.

It’s Midweek Chat time. This week, Beth and Gary tackle some topics that might be feather-ruffling to stitchers and/or designers, depending on your perspective. The topics are the increasing cost of stitching and whether it really matters, copyright infringement (people do mind-boggling things to save a few bucks), and the back side of stitching (yes, it can matter and it’s definitely worth consideration). Let us know what you think about these topics in the comments section. Sunday’s guest: Holly Jackson, Flossing in the Moonlight—Beth and Gary Listen to the podcast: Watch the video. 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: 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. To add yourself to our mailing list and be notified whenever we post a new podcast, provide your name and email address below. You won’t get spam and we won’t share your address.

Crewel and ribbon embroidery artist Tatiana Popova joins us this week. In our conversation we hear the story of her learning how to embroider, how Hazel Blomkamp and Di van Niekerk were instrumental in advancing her design skills, and how her husband’s business travel was the catalyst for her latest book, “Contrast in Crewel Embroidery.” If you’re interested in giving crewel embroidery a try, the book is an excellent resource for how to do a wide variety of stitches and design elements. We encourage you to visit Tatiana’s website, owl-crafts.com, and explore her other books and many kits.—Beth and Gary Listen to the podcast: Watch the video. 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: Owl Crafts website Owl Crafts on Facebook Owl Crafts on Instagram Fiber Talk’s Patreon page We hope you enjoy our conversation with Tatiana Popova. We’re always looking for guests, so let me know if there is someone you’d like me to have on the show. To add yourself to our mailing list and be notified whenever we post a new podcast, provide your name and email address below. You won’t get spam and we won’t share your address.

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 Listen to the podcast: Watch the video. 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: 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. To add yourself to our mailing list and be notified whenever we post a new podcast, provide your name and email address below. You won’t get spam and we won’t share your address.