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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![Iskren Lozanov - Fashioning Future Folklore [NX132]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20260310_120322_76b11276c9902332e35172cde61856ea.jpg "Iskren Lozanov - Fashioning Future Folklore [NX132]")
![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
March 15, 2026
Iskren Lozanov - Fashioning Future Folklore [NX132]
In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Iskren Lozanov . Iskren Lozanov is an embroidery artist living in Ibiza, originally from Bulgaria. He came third in the 3d Textiles category of The 2025 Mr X Stitch Contemporary Ne...
![Katarina Orolinova - Lace and Lasers Part 2 [NX131]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20260212_090218_d66a0e1370fde650bcf83a11c3f18664.jpg "Katarina Orolinova - Lace and Lasers Part 2 [NX131]")
March 8, 2026
Katarina Orolinova - Lace and Lasers Part 2 [NX131]
In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Katarina Orolinov . Katarina is a Slovakian contemporary embroidery and textile art artist known for laser-cut perspex panels built from lace and geometric pattern logic. Katarina ...
![Katarina Orolinova - Lace and Lasers [NX130]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20260212_090249_0f6bf5faab99a193739553ed778c08c4.jpg "Katarina Orolinova - Lace and Lasers [NX130]")
March 1, 2026
Katarina Orolinova - Lace and Lasers [NX130]
In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Katarina Orolinov . Katarina is a Slovakian contemporary embroidery and textile art artist known for laser-cut perspex panels built from lace and geometric pattern logic. Katarina ...
![Charlie Reeder - Stitchsperational Part 2 [NX129]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20260206_110254_8361ec89073c41a18f39b78d8a4761cb.jpg "Charlie Reeder - Stitchsperational Part 2 [NX129]")
Feb. 22, 2026
Charlie Reeder - Stitchsperational Part 2 [NX129]
In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Charlie Reeder aka Stitchsperation . Charlie is a cross stitch designer with an unashamedly joyful aesthetic. In this first part of our NeedleXChange, we talk imposter syndrome, na...
![Charlie Reeder - Stitchsperational [NX128]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20260206_110258_f2284fb1fca8b7be29df061180045353.jpg "Charlie Reeder - Stitchsperational [NX128]")
Feb. 15, 2026
Charlie Reeder - Stitchsperational [NX128]
In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Charlie Reeder aka Stitchsperation . Charlie is a cross stitch designer with an unashamedly joyful aesthetic. In this first part of our NeedleXChange, we talk imposter syndrome, na...
![Ruth O'Leary - Creating Icons Part 2 [NX127]](https://media.rss.com/needlexchange/ep_cover_20260118_100107_670cbc3b12b3cce71ae6a03a4546fb11.jpg "Ruth O'Leary - Creating Icons Part 2 [NX127]")
Feb. 8, 2026
Ruth O'Leary - Creating Icons Part 2 [NX127]
In this episode of NeedleXChange I interview Ruth O'Leary . Ruth O'Leary is an award-winning embroiderer who’s been exploring AI image generation as a tool for design, iteration, and self-expression. In part two, we move from...
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