NeedleXChange
Jamie "Mr X Stitch" Chalmers interviews needlework and textile artists to find out how they make their art, how they build their business and why they love working with a needle and thread.
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![Kirstie McLeod - The Red Dress [NX 112]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20251023_091043_1ed81e5893d810fb795e3609ee97c31d.jpg "Kirstie McLeod - The Red Dress [NX 112]")
![Danielle Clough - Making a Racket [NX045]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/646746df8364380011938924/1718902661057-433c024b5b366572019f98303f68e73e.jpeg "Danielle Clough - Making a Racket [NX045]")
![Marcia Bennett Male - History & Her Story [NX049]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/646746df8364380011938924/1721327140109-88ec8c5ed1ba212b1405b78e6bed551d.jpeg "Marcia Bennett Male - History & Her Story [NX049]")
![Michelle Kingdom - The Handmade Tales [NX061]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/646746df8364380011938924/1728563735542-258aa745-5cbf-4960-8cdc-f5641fb04cce.jpeg "Michelle Kingdom - The Handmade Tales [NX061]")
![Peter Frederiksen - Tension In His Stitches [NX063]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/646746df8364380011938924/1729084170847-174a6cec-a556-47b5-a020-4c3bbddb3699.jpeg "Peter Frederiksen - Tension In His Stitches [NX063]")
![Stephanie Kelly Clark - Life Is Art [NX086]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/646746df8364380011938924/1745148109296-235d7453-58ff-42ce-9582-84549d81488c.jpeg "Stephanie Kelly Clark - Life Is Art [NX086]")
![Hattie McGill - Cinematic Goldwork [NX094]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20250613_050646_2454bd7ef307651eefc1f72f03a2698d.jpg "Hattie McGill - Cinematic Goldwork [NX094]")
![Tal Fitzpatrick - The Doctor of Craftivism [NX106]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20250831_030852_719d2dc4ed85493207a1f189c6a186a5.jpg "Tal Fitzpatrick - The Doctor of Craftivism [NX106]")
![Fuzzy Mall - Having It Large [NX100]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20250716_070749_867ce6e76ea1f3272575dae2a80ac650.jpg "Fuzzy Mall - Having It Large [NX100]")
![Meredith Woolnough | Organic Machine Embroidery [NX008]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/646746df8364380011938924/1695214781158-82dcb82ea6b9c26b94f86916354afe43.jpeg "Meredith Woolnough | Organic Machine Embroidery [NX008]")
![Jane Sanders | Pop Portrait Perfection [NX005]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/646746df8364380011938924/1690316393087-be23a2e4cf7f9e538dab7d37f88112da.jpeg "Jane Sanders | Pop Portrait Perfection [NX005]")
![John Thomas Paradiso | Exotic Embroiderings [NX011]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/646746df8364380011938924/1697541954629-30783d180c94a1cc3e8843db9d2c98ea.jpeg "John Thomas Paradiso | Exotic Embroiderings [NX011]")
![Dr. Isabella Rosner | Highlighting Historical Embroidery [NX019]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/646746df8364380011938924/1713997896196-9c15f5502603fbeb34426d8a91ed53ed.jpeg "Dr. Isabella Rosner | Highlighting Historical Embroidery [NX019]")
![Per Fhager | Soft Pixels [NX029]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/646746df8364380011938924/1709199234400-d7f70d327e3493ba359ab0bfef98522a.jpeg "Per Fhager | Soft Pixels [NX029]")
![Kate Tume | Creating Cosmology [NX031]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/646746df8364380011938924/1709904416365-a760c2bde893bd35f8d1bd12189316c5.jpeg "Kate Tume | Creating Cosmology [NX031]")
![Orly Cogan - Modern Fictions [NX033]](https://assets.pippa.io/shows/646746df8364380011938924/1711456809651-94d4fe89e3dfad23ad0dbe68a0717d3b.jpeg "Orly Cogan - Modern Fictions [NX033]")
Recent Episodes
Oct. 26, 2025
Kirstie McLeod - The Red Dress [NX 112]
In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Kirstie McLeod . Kirstie is a textile artist whose career has spanned performance installations, couture wedding dresses, and large-scale garments that test the limits of fabric an...
![JPR Stitch Returns | Abstract Machine Embroidery Part 2 [NX111]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20251013_071026_ee739ec2f506e1b2ed05de5a7901f119.jpg "JPR Stitch Returns | Abstract Machine Embroidery Part 2 [NX111]")
Oct. 19, 2025
JPR Stitch Returns | Abstract Machine Embroidery Part 2 [NX111]
In this episode of NeedleXChange I welcome back Dr Jack Roberts AKA JPR Stitch. Jack is a textile artist known for his bold, abstract stitchings and his dedication to daily practice. This episode dives into the quiet and publ...
![JPR Stitch Returns | Abstract Machine Embroidery [NX110]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20251012_051028_69271f97698afae55731554436d58dba.jpg "JPR Stitch Returns | Abstract Machine Embroidery [NX110]")
Oct. 12, 2025
JPR Stitch Returns | Abstract Machine Embroidery [NX110]
In this episode of NeedleXChange I welcome back Dr Jack Roberts AKA JPR Stitch. Jack is a textile artist known for his bold, abstract stitchings and his dedication to daily practice. In this first half of our conversation, Ja...
![Lesley Wheeler - Textilia Arcana Part 2 [NX109]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20250831_040830_be9cb558cca5a73fdc621bcd72780a18.jpg "Lesley Wheeler - Textilia Arcana Part 2 [NX109]")
Oct. 5, 2025
Lesley Wheeler - Textilia Arcana Part 2 [NX109]
In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Lesley Wheeler.
Lesley is a poet, quilter, and textile artist whose work merges narrative, symbolism, and stitch.
In this second half we discuss her development as a maker — from trusting her intuition with complex textile projects to learning embroide…
![Lesley Wheeler - Textilia Arcana [NX108]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20250831_040819_c843a33db7be20c1eb3cfb9f7c666fd6.jpg "Lesley Wheeler - Textilia Arcana [NX108]")
Sept. 28, 2025
Lesley Wheeler - Textilia Arcana [NX108]
In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Lesley Wheeler.
Lesley is a poet, quilter, and textile artist who brings tarot symbolism to life through fabric and thread.
In this first half of our conversation we explore how she approaches tarot as both a meditative tool and a form of visual storyt…
![Tal Fitzpatrick - The Doctor of Craftivism Part 2 [NX107]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20250831_030838_a955353418dc948cf5ff03d6feddf104.jpg "Tal Fitzpatrick - The Doctor of Craftivism Part 2 [NX107]")
Sept. 21, 2025
Tal Fitzpatrick - The Doctor of Craftivism Part 2 [NX107]
In this episode of NeedleXChange I continue my interview with Tal Fitzpatrick.
Tal is a socially engaged artist and craftivist whose practice explores how making can give people agency and foster connection.
We explore the philosophy underpinning her work, from dissensus and the importance of ten…
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