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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![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]")
![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. 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 ...
![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 s...
![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 p...
![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]")
Sept. 14, 2025
Tal Fitzpatrick - The Doctor of Craftivism [NX106]
In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Tal Fitzpatrick . Tal is a socially engaged artist and craftivist whose quilts and textile projects blend creativity with activism. We talk about her artistic journey from early in...
![Melissa English Campbell - Warping Reality Part 2 [NX105]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20250831_020828_5f7436f795d5ba0459230c2d38c3f89e.jpg "Melissa English Campbell - Warping Reality Part 2 [NX105]")
Sept. 7, 2025
Melissa English Campbell - Warping Reality Part 2 [NX105]
In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Melissa English Campbell . Melissa is a textile artist known for her experimental weaving practice that pushes the boundaries of pattern, structure, and meaning. In this second hal...
![Melissa English Campbell - Warping Reality [NX104]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20250831_010829_9295c0d0341039b82f088da2c04b154f.jpg "Melissa English Campbell - Warping Reality [NX104]")
Aug. 31, 2025
Melissa English Campbell - Warping Reality [NX104]
In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Melissa English Campbell . Melissa is a textile artist whose weaving combines painting, double-layer structures, and found objects to create works that shift between glitch-like di...
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