Felt bowls embroidered by Laura Wasilowski.Bridge House quilt created by Laura Wasilowski.EGA is sponsoring our conversation with versatile textile artist Laura Wasilowski. After a short stint in theater, Laura built a career dyeing fabrics and threads while raising her children. That led to her captivating art quilts. These days she still creates quilts, but on the much smaller side of the art form and with a good deal more embroidery. She also teaches a large number of classes through C&T publishing. One of those classes involves her newest canvas, felt bowls produced by Fibres of Life. These bowls are a terrific, high-quality, affordable product and Laura’s class shows you how to bring them to life with thread, ribbon, and other embellishments. We explore stitching these bowls at some length and encourage you to give them a try. Also, make your way to Laura’s website to enjoy her outstanding quilts.–Cindy and Gary

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• Embroiderers’ Guild of America website
• Laura Wasilowski’s website
• Fibres of Life website
• Renaissance Ribbons website/a>
• Laura Wasilowski’s classes

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Kick Back and Stitch Cassatt, stitched by Robin Rossignol.Kick Back and Stitch Matisse, stitched by Robin Rossignol.After listening to our show with Jane Garrison of Threadnuts/The Painter’s Threads Collection (https://wetalkfiber.com/2023/08/19/fiber-talk-with-jane-garrison/), Robin Rossignol was inspired to purchase some of those threads and match them with some of the Kick Back and Stitch designs she owned. In this video, we talk about 10 of those pieces and explore the threads and design features. Robin’s work is an excellent example of how you can try counted-canvas needlepoint by stitching a small, inexpensive, design using stash threads or by making a small investment in new threads. See the links below for sources.—Robin & Gary

Links:

• Kick Back and Stitch designs can be purchased from your LNS, but here’s a good online source: https://store.apneedlearts.com/kickbackstitch.html
• Robin frequently refers to the book, “Twisty Stitches.” There are actually two volumes of “Twisty Stitches.” They were written by Carole Lake and Michael Boren. Their website is: https://stitchplay.com. You’ll have to purchase the books from a LNS or an online book seller as they’re no longer sold on the Stitch Play Designs website.
• CyberPointers: https://www.cyberpointers.org/
• American Needlepoint Guild: https://www.needlepoint.org/default.aspx

The Finishing Fairy finished the needlepoint piece..A scissor case finished by Amanda Metes.Amanda Metes, The Needlepoint Finishing Fairy, joins us to talk about her journey from stitcher to finisher to finishing educator. She’s accomplished a lot in a short time and the result is a terrific resource that will help you “get your ornaments to the tree” and eventually tackle bigger, more complex projects. During the conversation, we also get some tips from Amanda about what you can do while stitching to make quality finishing possible, along with a discussion of the pros and cons of using glue. Note that hot glue is basically all con. We hope you enjoy the conversation and then visit her website to join her community of needlepointers who finish.—Cindy and Gary

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Cartonnage piece made by Amanda Metes.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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• The Finishing Fairy website
• The Finishing Fairy on Instagram
• The Finishing Fairy on Facebook/a>
• The Finishing Fairy on YouTube
• The Finishing Fairy on TikTok

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Cindy’s nearly finished with Land of the Free.Michelle Agnew, our May 10 guest, does stunning goldwork.We’re chatting late this Wednesday, but still chatting. Cindy and Gary talk about needlepoint finishing, making cord, Michelle Agnew’s goldwork, mounting linen on Rolaframe scroll frames, felt bowls, “Piecework” magazine’s International Needlework Museum Directory, and shops equipping new stitchers with the tools they need to succeed. Sunday’s guest: Amanda Metes, The Needlepoint Finishing Fairy—Cindy & Gary

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Here are some links:

• Rolaframe scroll bars are available several places. Gary bought here.
• Fibres of Life website for felt bowls
• Laura Wasilowski Felt Bowl Embroidery class
• Fiber Talk’s new Patreon page
• EGA website
• CyberPointers website
• Avlea Folk Embroidery website

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Creating this octopus started Michelle Agnew’s needle art journey.Learn the story behind Michelle’s Hand & Lock Prize winning art.Michelle Agnew wanted more for her designs than traditional gold work and stump work techniques could provide. So, using those techniques as a foundation, she developed (and is still developing) her own approaches. The result is gold work sculpture that adds a new dimension to the gold-thread world of needle arts. Her efforts have earned her a Hand & Lock prize and resulted in a full-time needlework business that, in addition to her own art, involves teaching, working in the fashion industry, exhibiting, and creating commissioned pieces. After you hear her story, take some time to visit her website and social-media channels and absorb her terrific art.—Gary

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This piece is one of the 15 in Michelle’s entomology collection.Here are some links:

• Michelle Agnew website
• Michelle Agnew on Instagram
• Michelle Agnew on TikTok/a>

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An unusual set of technical issues is preventing us from posting a show this week. We’ll have the planned show next week. We hope you can join us for our monthly Stitch Hour, Wednesday, May 6 at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on the Fiber Talk YouTube channel.–Gary

Cindy’s Land of the Free project is moving along quickly.What will we do with these felt bowls from Fibres of Life?It’s the W day and all three of us gathered to talk about projects and do some enabling. Among our topics this week are Jessica Grady’s embroidery, Fiber Talk Canvas videos about storing thick threads, Cindy’s Watercolours “bobbin” technique, Rolaframe scroll frames and mounting linen on them, Wonderfil Eleganza perle cotton, several projects Cindy is stitching, Beth’s casket stump work stitching, and felt bowls from Fibres of Life. We have plans for those felt bowls. Check them out. You might want your own set to stitch. Sunday: Michelle Agnew.—Beth, Cindy, & Gary

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Beth’s doing some stump work for her casket.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:

• Rolaframe scroll bars are available several places. Gary bought here.
• Fibres of Life website for felt bowls
• Laura Wasilowski Felt Bowl Embroidery class
• Wonderfil Eleganza perle cotton
• Fiber Talk’s new Patreon page
• EGA website
• CyberPointers website
• Avlea Folk Embroidery website
• Ronnie Rowe Designs website

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Embroidery art by Jessica Grady.Detail from one of Jessica Grady’s Luminary series.This week’s guest is embroiderer Jessica Grady. The show is sponsored by Avlea Folk Embroidery. Please support our sponsors and let them know you heard about them from Fiber Talk. Jessica Grady’s art is likely the most dimensional, non-stumpwork, embroidery you’ll ever see. Sequin-shaped items were her original inspiration but, as you’ll see, she’s way beyond stitching disks to cloth. Her art is only part of it. The prep work of dyeing, cutting, and assembling sub-parts is a creative process unto its own. Be sure to visit her social media and consider participating in a workshop. For Fiber Talk Patreon members, we recorded a second show in which we explore all that went into creating three of her pieces. Become part of our Patreon group at Patreon.com/FiberTalk.–Gary

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• Avlea Folk Embroidery website
• Jessica Grady website
• Jessica Grady on Instagram
• Jessica Grady on Facebook

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Clare Vickery’s padded hanger covers are an exciting design.The tooth-ornament design started the OZ journey.Clare Vickery, of OZ Needle & Thread, joins us to talk about how she developed her painted/printed needlepoint canvas business, share some insight into the dynamics of today’s needlepoint world, and offer her thoughts about the business side of needlepoint. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderer’s Guild of America at egausa.org. Check the show notes for a link to an interesting free EGA download. Clare Vickery also talks about the tremendous Needlepoint Angels program and the LA Stitch Club she organized. Follow her. She offers so much more than painted-canvas designs. For Fiber Talk Patreon members, Cindy and Gary recorded our thoughts about our conversation with Clare. That video is posted at Patreon.com/FiberTalk.–Cindy and Gary

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Visit the EGA website at egausa.org and consider joining.Here are some links:

• Embroiderers’ Guild of America website
• EGA “Glossary of Embroidery Terms” download
• OZ Needle & Thread website
• Clare Vickery on YouTube
• Clare Vickery on TikTok
• OZ Needle & Thread on Instagram
• Needlepoint Angels website
• Needlepoint Angels on Instagram
• LA Stitch Club

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As anyone who has stitched with perle cotton knows, there are some nuances to using the versatile thread, particularly the tendency to twist and untwist. In Canvas #6, we spend a few minutes talking about those nuances. We hope this helps less-experienced stitchers and, as always, there might be a tip or forgotten thing for veterans. Post your thoughts in the comments section.–Beth, Cindy, and Gary

Links:

• CyberPointers: https://www.cyberpointers.org/
• American Needlepoint Guild: https://www.needlepoint.org/default.aspx
• Lucky Jonquil website: https://www.luckyjonquil.com
• EverTite stretcher bars, Frame Lock corner devices, and tacks: http://www.needlestack.com/WebStore/Accessories/StretcherBars.html
• Adjust-A-Frame stretcher bars: Download the price list.