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.

Fiber Talk

Gary L. Parr

The Finishing Fairy Helps You Learn to Finish Needlepoint

MAY 17, 2026-1 MIN
Fiber Talk

The Finishing Fairy Helps You Learn to Finish Needlepoint

MAY 17, 2026-1 MIN

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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 Listen to the podcast: https://nocache.wetalkfiber.com/podcasts/ft425.mp3 This show is also available on FlossTube. Watch the video 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. 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. Name Email