PBC in Black & Gray

Pepperell Braiding Company on the front page!
The Bradford Era - Vol. 137 No. 277 -  August 22, 2014

While Pepperell Braiding Company President, Bill Slivinski, was visiting the Bradford, Pennsylvania plant this past week, the local paper interviewed him and the crew on our recent Michaels' Partnership Award. Here's the link to the official The Bradford Era interview. We are very proud of our little company!

Product Line of the Year awarded from
Michaels Stores, Inc.

Outdoor Gear Made EASY

Book Pre-Order: Paracord Outdoor Gear Projects.

Our very own Joel Hooks has a book arriving soon! Our advanced copies just arrived, so we should be fully stocked before the end of the month. Be one of the first to own a copy of this practical handbook. Available on ParachuteCordCraft.com.

Hand-Stitched Hamlet - Oyster Bay, NY

Hand-Stitched Hamlet, Oyster Bay, NY
Photo courtesy of Carol Hummel 2014

The Hand-Stitched Hamlet was completed in June 2014 with the help of 150 wonder women who crocheted 225,000 feet of 4mm Bonnie Braid (from Pepperell Braiding Company) into 500 pieces to cover 48 trees, 34 lamp posts, and 4 kiosks in the historic downtown area of Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY.

Artist Carol Hummel with her assistant (8-month-pregnant daughter) Molly Sedensky turned the town into a living piece of contemporary art during a 6-day stitching marathon.  During the one-year-long project, relationships developed, friendships formed or were renewed, the lines of communication between people of all sorts were opened through ART. 

Molly and Carol, Oyster Bay, NY
Photo courtesy of Jon Maus 2014

Oyster Bay is now a piece of artwork for people to live within and to enjoy.  AND the project raised $1,000 for the Youth and Family Counseling Agency of Oyster Bay-EastNorwich.  Now THAT's art in action!

Check donation for Hand-Stitched Hamlet, Oyster Bay, NY
Photo courtesy of Carol Hummel 2014

The project was sponsored by Patti & David McSkane, owners of the Knitted Purl shop in Oyster Bay; the Oyster Bay-East Norwich Chamber of Commerce, and the Oyster Bay Main Street Association.

Heart on a tree, Oyster Bay, NY
Photo courtesy of Carol Hummel 2014

This post was contributed by the fabulous Carol Hummel. Visit her website to see more of her vibrant projects: carolhummel.com. Photos were contributed by the artist. Photography copyrights belong to Carol Hummel and Jon Maus.

Like what you read? Check out the article posted about the project from the New York Times. And keep an eye out on Long Island next Spring for their next venture!

Last Stop for Our School Bus

Our Holgate School Bus is retiring. Last chance to own one.

We're about to say "Good-bye" to a treasured classic; we have limited stock on our Holgate School Bus. This piece dates back to the early-mid 90's. It will be missed!

...Until the next School Year ;-)