Some of the ladies of Honduras Threads preparing their needlework products for sale.Beautiful embroidery produced by the ladies of Honduras Threads.This week’s show is sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. Our guests are M’Lou and Bill Bancroft, originators of Honduras Threads, which started with a church mission trip and has become a life-changing operation for the families in Honduras. M’Lou and Bill guided the business through its initial growing pains to become a significant income generator that has empowered the women stitchers and helped their children realize their dreams of advanced education. Along the way, the Bancrofts have received support from their congregation and many people in the textile arts community. They’ve also benefitted from some commission work that raised the bar for everyone in the organization. In our conversation we hear the story of Honduras Threads. In our Feb. 21 Stitch Hour, at 8:00 p.m. Eastern on the Fiber Talk YouTube channel, M’Lou and Bill will join us live so we can experience and talk about the products the ladies in Honduras create and sell. Visit the Honduras Threads website to learn how you can support this tremendous program.–Beth and Gary
This week’s sponsor is Sassy Jacks Stitchery at sassyjacksstitchery.com.
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Feb. 21, 2024 Fiber Talk Stitch Hour with Bill and M’Lou Bancroft.
We hope you enjoy this week’s conversation about Honduras Threads. We’re always looking for guests, so let us know if there is someone you’d like us to have on the show.
A series of designs Jamie created using spam email subject lines.Cover of the first issue of “XStitch” magazine
Jamie Chalmers, Mr. X Stitch, joins us this week in a show sponsored by Sassy Jacks Stitchery. We have a fascinating conversation with Jamie about the multi-faceted textile-arts business that started with a cross-stitch kit he picked up while traveling. His website, designed to celebrate and promote needlework artists, has grown to include the Needlexchange podcast in which he talks with artists and the very popular XStitch magazine. Behind it all is a person who lives and breathes needlework and loves to recognize and promote the beautiful work artists do with needle and thread, no matter the technique. His enthusiasm is infectious and visiting his various websites will significantly broaden your needlework awareness.–Beth and Gary
This week’s sponsor is Sassy Jacks Stitchery at sassyjacksstitchery.com.
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