Fiber Talk with Ilene Nebrasky of Stitch Sloth
Mar 30, 2025
Painted canvas stitched by Ilene Nebrasky.ScreenshotThe Embroiderers’ Guild of America is sponsoring this week’s show with Ilene Nebrasky, creator of the Stitch Sloth website/community. In our conversation, we learn about Ilene’s love of needlepoint and penchant for organization, and how the two came together to develop the Stitch Sloth website and community. Stitch Sloth is an ad-free, membership-only website where you can track all of your projects, share your stitching with others, read an excellent stream of articles by Ilene, and learn how to advance your stitching from a rapidly growing community. Stitch Sloth is home to stitchers of all techniques. Sign up for a trial membership to see what it can do for you. After you join, go to the EGA website and register for Sampler University.In addition, consider supporting Fiber Talk by becoming a Patreon member at patreon.com/Fiber Talk.–Cindy and Gary
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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Ilene Nebrasky. 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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Fiber Talk Discusses Scroll Frames and Stitch Paths
Mar 16, 2025
Is your technique resulting in the best possible stitches?Clean holes provide a better appearance when you need to share them with multiple threads.Thanks to Sassy Jacks Stitchery for sponsoring this first in a series of shows in which we discuss, in depth, various aspects of stitching, as requested by our listeners. This week we talk about the pros, cons, and different types of scroll frames and how/when we use them. Then we move on to our views of the stitch path, i.e., how you approach stitching an element in a project to result in the best stitch structure, cleanest holes, and optimum overall appearance. Note that what we offer is simply our opinion/approach and we only offer these techniques for your consideration when stitching your own projects. There is no right or wrong approach. Stitch your projects the way that gives you the most enjoyment. If what we offer helps, so much the better. We also welcome your reactions and thoughts. In addition, consider supporting Fiber Talk by becoming a Patreon member at patreon.com/Fiber Talk.–Beth, Cindy, Gary
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, 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.
We hope you enjoy this week’s show and invite you to suggest topic for this series. We’re also 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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Fiber Talk with Emilie Odeile and Ken Chapin
Mar 09, 2025
“Goodnight Moon” needle art diorama by Dundee & Lee.“Goodnight Moon,” the beloved children’s story by Margaret Wise Brown, is the focus of this week’s textile arts exploration with Emilie Dundee Odeile and Ken Lee Chapin of Dundee & Lee. The story of how Emilie and Ken met from across the country and formed a partnership and company to create outstanding needle art displays is straight out of a Hollywood movie script. Their signature piece, so far, is the life-sized diorama, “Goodnight Moon, A Fiber Tale,” which was constructed with 152 miles of yarn and nearly 6 million stitches. It’s a stunning piece that has already been admired by thousands of lovers of needle arts and the book. But the real story is how these impressive, creative artists are making their visions become reality and available for the public to enjoy. Be sure to visit their website and watch the videos on YouTube to thoroughly enjoy their work. For lovers of “Goodnight Moon,” their video of the reading by Jason and Jett using animation of the diorama will bring back childhood memories.–Gary
“Frog” is a Dundee & Lee creation of sympathy for needleworkers of all types who experience that dreaded moment when perfectly good stitching has to be undone.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.
We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Emilie and Ken. 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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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 3-5-25
Mar 05, 2025
Miss Sophie relaxes in a sea of Jenifer’s quilting projects.Lady Mary’s Geometric, stitched by Gary, designed by Gay Ann Rogers.
It’s the first Wednesday in March so Jenifer and Gary fired up the recording system and had a needlework gab session. Topics include the upcoming Fiber Talk retreat, the new Fiber Talk Patreon offering (patreon.com/FiberTalk), what we’re working on (too many new projects for Gary), the new verb suespargoing, appliqué, and quilting. We also have a discussion about big-box and local needlework stores. When you get to that section, it was LeeWards Creative Crafts, headquartered in Elgin, IL. Sunday’s guests: Ken and Emilie of Dundee & Lee–Jenifer and Gary
Alison Fowles is ready for the Sassy Jacks/Kim Young finishing class at the Fiber Talk Needle Arts Weekend. wetalkfiber.com/weekend
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Fiber Talk with Emma Broughton
Mar 02, 2025
Emma Broughton’s portrait of Elizabeth Moss from “The Handmaid’s Tale.” This is the first in Emma’s new series, “Woman Unbound: A Story of Female Empowerment.”Put Emma Broughton’s embroidered boxes on your stitching bucket list.This week we welcome Emma Broughton of Fairy Wren Embroidery. The show is sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Emma is a graduate, tutor, and Fellow of the Royal School of Needlework; author of the book “Embroidered Boxes” and creator of beautiful box kits; and working to become a member of the Worshipful Company of Broderers. Emma’s latest project is a new series of large-scale blackwork portraits. The series, entitled “Woman Unbound: A Story of Female Empowerment,” will feature difference-making women in various walks of life. Her first portrait is of Elizabeth Moss who played June Osborne in “The Handmaid’s Tale.” Emma will also participate with other RSN alumni in a new exhibition, “Hand Stitched Heritage, May 16 to June 13, at the Royal West Academy in Bristol. She is a talented and versatile artist who is stretching the boundaries of expression with needle and thread. Enjoy the conversation and visit her website to learn more.–Gary
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, 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.
We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Emma Broughton. 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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Fiber Talk with Yvette Stanton IV
Feb 23, 2025
“Hardanger Filling Stitches,” Yvette Stanton’s latest book, is a treasure-trove of hardanger filling stitches.Instructions for the impressive sampler are included in “Hardanger Filling Stitches.”Yvette Stanton returns for the fourth time to talk about her latest book Hardanger Filling Stitches. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderer’s Guild of America. Be sure to check out the Through the Needle’s Eye galleries at the EGA website. Hardanger Filling Stitches is an impressive collection of 100 filling stitches and variations, all presented in Yvette’s superb style of easily followed step-by-step diagrams and instructions, grouped by stitch type. Maybe one of the most useful features of the book is the Filling Stitch Pictorial Index, which lets you quickly find the look you want and then turn to the instructions. In our conversation we learn how the book was put together, how it functions, and the value it provides needleworkers, particularly in concert with Yvette’s excellent Early-Style Hardanger book. There is no one better at the whitework technique and Yvette Stanton’s library of how-to books is unmatched. For U.S. listeners, your best source for the books is Sassy Jacks Stitchery, the official distributor for most of the catalog and provider of all of her books.–Beth and Gary
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Become a Fiber Talk Patreon Member
Feb 22, 2025
Become a Fiber Talk Patreon member at patreon.com/FiberTalk.
For eight years, Fiber Talk has been providing interviews and education to needleworkers of all techniques and at all levels. During that time, we’ve developed a large and loyal audience and reached needleworkers all over the world. It’s time to raise the bar. We have started a Patreon community in which we plan to offer a variety of content that goes beyond the Sunday interviews, Midweek Chats, and Stitch Hours. Patreon also gives those a way to simply support our efforts. We invite you to join our Patreon community at patreon.com/FiberTalk. New content will be appearing soon and we invite Patreon members to offer ideas for content they’d like to see. We hope you find this new level of Fiber Talk to be a valuable addition to your love of needlework.–Gary
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 2-19-25
Feb 20, 2025
Gary’s in the home stretch of the Lady Mary’s Geometric design by Gay Ann Rogers.Find all of the registration details for the Fiber Talk retreat at wetalkfiber.com/weekend.It’s late in the day but we made the Wednesday midnight deadline. This week’s topics include The Fiber Talk Needle Arts Weekend, supporting Fiber Talk through our new Patreon page (patreon.com/fibertalk), progress on the Stitch Every Day challenge, the impact of JoAnns stores closing on needlework, the role of local needlework stores in our needle art, getting duped by sellers of AI-generated designs, and Cindy’s nail art. Register soon for the Fiber Talk Needle Arts weekend at wetalkfiber.com/weekend and become a Fiber Talk Patreon supporter at patreon.com/fibertalk. Sunday’s guest: Yvette Stanton.–Cindy and Gary
Alison Fowles is ready for the Sassy Jacks/Kim Young finishing class at the Fiber Talk Needle Arts Weekend. wetalkfiber.com/weekendYou 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.
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The Royal School of Needlework book, “200 Essential Embroidery Stitches,” is available from our sponsor, Sassy Jacks Stitchery.Stitch instructions in the RSN book are extremely well done and easy to follow.This week’s show, sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery, is not our usual needle art designer interview. The good folks at the Royal School of Needlework, through publisher Search Press, have published a new book that we feel should be in the library of every needleworker. The book, 200 Essential Embroidery Stitches, is an excellent print extension of the Royal School’s powerful Stitch Bank. In this week’s show, Beth and Gary do an in-depth review of the book. Prior to publishing this week’s show, we contacted Kim at Sassy Jacks and she has ordered a supply so you can order it and have it shipped to you as soon as Kim receives her shipment.–Beth and Gary
Support our sponsor, 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, Google Podcasts, 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.
We hope you enjoy this week’s show about embroidery for the Coronation of King Charles III. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.
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Fiber Talk with Amy Jones
Feb 09, 2025
Floral arrangement by Amy Jones.Purse designed and embroidered by Amy Jones.We travel to Australia this week to talk with embroidery artist Amy Jones of Grandpa Cat. Our show is sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Amy is a multi-faceted artist who works primarily with needle and thread using new and recycled materials. She also designs coloring pages, creates embroidery kits, teaches embroidery workshops, and frequently exhibits her art. While she is skilled at painting and drawing, Amy prefers needle and thread because of the way it allows her to express her interpretations of nature, either in the realistic or abstract form. As for the company name Grandpa Cat, you’ll have to listen to the conversation to learn where that originated. After you listen to the conversation, visit Amy’s website to experience her work.–Beth and Gary
Support our sponsor, 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.
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