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Making the Red Dress with Kirstie Macleod

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 9-10-25

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Fiber Talk: Winning at the State Fair

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Bunny Bobbins Make Stitching Fun

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Jenny Adin-Christie's owl is on Beth's list of 10 projects she will not give up.

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 8-27-25

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Making the Red Dress with Kirstie Macleod

September 13, 2025 - By Gary Parr

Kirstie Macleod, creator of the Red Dress, returns this week to talk about the mechanics of creating the dress and…

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 9-10-25

September 9, 2025 - By Gary Parr

The second Wednesday of the month arrived so we decided to get together and talk about stitching. For topics, we…

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Fiber Talk: Winning at the State Fair

September 6, 2025 - By Gary Parr

Cindy Baldwin, Robin Rossignol, and Ruth Topp had a successful 2025 Iowa State Fair, winning several ribbons. This week we…

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Bunny Bobbins Make Stitching Fun

August 30, 2025 - By Gary Parr

Maker Dana Jones, of Selah Creative Company, is our guest this week. Dana and her laser cutter/engraver are a rather…

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 8-27-25

August 26, 2025 - By Gary Parr

We’ve located Wednesday so it’s time to chat. This week Beth asked the question: If you could only keep 10…

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Making the Red Dress with Kirstie Macleod September 14, 2025
Kirstie Macleod, creator of the Red Dress, returns this week to talk about the mechanics of creating the dress and growing the project. This week’s show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America at egausa.org. In our first conversation with Kirstie, we talked about how the project started, how it evolved, and the impact […]
Gary Parr
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 9-10-25 September 10, 2025
The second Wednesday of the month arrived so we decided to get together and talk about stitching. For topics, we dreamed up Gary’s Needlework Galleria trip, the St. Louis Stitchers Facebook group, Boomerang Stitches, what’s happening with Karen Kluba of Rosewood Manor, Cindy’s version of Kurdy Biggs’ Tequila Sunrise, and buying from European companies. This […]
Gary Parr
Fiber Talk: Winning at the State Fair September 7, 2025
Cindy Baldwin, Robin Rossignol, and Ruth Topp had a successful 2025 Iowa State Fair, winning several ribbons. This week we take a look at their winning entries, talk about stitching each of them, and hear what the judges had to say about many of the entries. This is a chance to see several excellent needlework […]
Gary Parr
Bunny Bobbins Make Stitching Fun August 31, 2025
Maker Dana Jones, of Selah Creative Company, is our guest this week. Dana and her laser cutter/engraver are a rather creative duo that produces a wide variety of items designed to enhance your hobbies. For needleworkers, those products are her animal thread bobbins. In addition to those bobbins, Dana has created a very useful travel […]
Gary Parr
Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 8-27-25 August 27, 2025
We’ve located Wednesday so it’s time to chat. This week Beth asked the question: If you could only keep 10 projects what would they be? That simple question triggered a lot of stash searching and two lists that are really not all of the projects we would keep. Also, Gary cheated on his list. But […]
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