Month: June 2022

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Fiber Talk with Brandy Prather

Brandy Prather dyes a lot of fabric and thread.
Beautiful BeStitchMe thread.

Our conversation this week is with Brandy Prather of BeStitchMe. The show is sponsored by the Embroiderers’ Guild of America (egausa.org) and Avlea Folk Embroidery (avleaembroidery.com). Brandy is a passionate dyer of needlework ground cloth and silk thread. In fact, her whole family is passionate about dyeing the basics of needle art, and they all help Brandy keep up with the demand. We learn quite a bit about how Brandy developed her business and what it offers today. We also got to talk at length about the new BeStitchMe retail store that will be opening in early August. It’ll be a large cross stitch store with plenty of room for stitching and classes. Brandy also has a new line of threads ready to be introduced at the grand opening. We hope you enjoy the conversation and encourage you to visit bestitchme.com to explore the beautiful linen, aida, and threads.–Beth and Gary

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We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation with Brandy Prather. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.–Gary

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Fiber Talk Midweek Chat, 6-8-22

This is the kit Beth got from Stitched Stories. Watch our unboxing video to learn more.
Beth finished Spring Hill by Karen Kluba of Rosewood Manor.
We return from our post-500 hiatus to talk about our 500th show, the upcoming Hannah Longstreth framing, storing needlework and threads, our upcoming project with Gay Ann Rogers, our new unboxing video showing kits from Stitched Stories, yellow linen Beth dyed, and a variety of other things that came to mind. Join us tonight for the Fiber Talk Stitch Hour. Our guest will be Natalie Dupuis of Sew By Hand. She’ll be taking us through the design process she uses from concept to stitching. We start at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on the Fiber Talk YouTube channel. Sunday’s guest: Brandy of the new shop BeStitchMe.–Beth and Gary

Listen to the podcast:

This show is also available on FlossTube. Click here to view it.

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Our Stitched Stories kit unboxing video:

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Fiber Talk Stitched Stories Kit Unboxing

Beth and Gary open their new Stitched Stories kits and show how well they’re put together, the quality materials, and the excellent instructions that make it possible for veterans and beginners to have success stitching the designs. Listen to our May 21, 2022 interview with Debbie Hodge of Stitched Stories, and check out her beautiful designs at stitchedstories.com.