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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![Manuela Caniato - Beautiful Decay [NX114]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20251029_101000_0e00b407471e02dc66d53987c92d75b1.jpg "Manuela Caniato - Beautiful Decay [NX114]")
![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
Nov. 9, 2025
Manuela Caniato - Beautiful Decay [NX114]
In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Manuela Caniato. Manuela is an Italian-born textile artist and educator now based in Belgium, with a background in linguistics and fashion history. In this first half we talk about...
![Kirstie MacLeod - The Red Dress Part 2 [NX 113]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20251029_091010_796467dfcab94167214c54a238a543c2.jpg "Kirstie MacLeod - The Red Dress Part 2 [NX 113]")
Nov. 2, 2025
Kirstie MacLeod - The Red Dress Part 2 [NX 113]
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...
![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]")
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…
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