Episodes

  • The Finishing Fairy Helps You Learn to Finish Needlepoint

    The Finishing Fairy Helps You Learn to Finish Needlepoint
    May 17 2026
    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 Listen to the podcast: This show is also available on FlossTube. Watch the video 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: 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 We hope you enjoy this conversation with Amanda Metes. 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.
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  • Midweek Chat: Cords, Scroll Frames, & Felt Bowls

    Midweek Chat: Cords, Scroll Frames, & Felt Bowls
    May 14 2026
    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 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: 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 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.
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  • Michelle Agnew Sculpts with Gold Thread

    Michelle Agnew Sculpts with Gold Thread
    May 10 2026
    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 Listen to the podcast: This show is also available on FlossTube. Watch the video 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: Michelle Agnew website Michelle Agnew on Instagram Michelle Agnew on TikTok/a> We hope you enjoy this conversation with Michelle Agnew. 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.
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  • Midweek Chat: Needlepoint, Rolaframes, and Felt Bowls

    Midweek Chat: Needlepoint, Rolaframes, and Felt Bowls
    Apr 29 2026
    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 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: 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 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.
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  • Jessica Grady’s Embroidery Reaches Many Levels

    Jessica Grady’s Embroidery Reaches Many Levels
    Apr 26 2026
    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 Listen to the podcast: This show is also available on FlossTube. Watch the video 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 Jessica Grady website Jessica Grady on Instagram Jessica Grady on Facebook We hope you enjoy this conversation with Jessica Grady. 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.
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  • Talking Needlepoint with Clare Vickery of OZ Needle & Thread

    Talking Needlepoint with Clare Vickery of OZ Needle & Thread
    Apr 19 2026
    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 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: 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 We hope you enjoy this conversation with Clare Vickery. 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.
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  • Canvas #6: Getting Picky About Perle

    Canvas #6: Getting Picky About Perle
    Apr 15 2026
    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.
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  • Fiber Talk Canvas #5: When Hefty Threads Need Storing

    Fiber Talk Canvas #5: When Hefty Threads Need Storing
    Apr 15 2026
    In the fifth installation of our Canvas series, we talk about different ways to store thick threads such as perle #5 and Watercolours. A lot of our focus is on the excellent products produced by Jenny White of Lucky Jonquil at luckyjonquil.com. We hope our suggestions help and invite you to share how you store your thicker threads in the comments.—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.
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