We were lucky to catch up with Catrina Wofford and Tinesha Darrough recently and have shared our conversation below.
Catrina and Tinesha, appreciate you joining us today. Naming anything – including a business – is so hard. Right? What’s the story behind how you came up with the name of your brand?
8586Stitched derived from the years in which we were both born. Catrina was born in 1985 and Tinesha was born 1986 we added stitched to the end because each article is stitched with Love!
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your background and context?
8586stitched is a customized pillow designing company. Our aim is to become acquainted with each client to better understand their desires and vision whether it be a personal or professional space. We can transform and make any setting or room feel like home.
We broke into the pillow designing industry by Coincidence. It all started by Catrina linking a new found hobby and attending a local sewing class. Her learnings manifested a passion to sew and it’s been up from there.
What sets 8586stitched apart in this industry is we aim to please by providing a custom experience for each client. If you desire something we don’t advertise or have we’ll go out and get it. What we are most proud of is, we have been consistent in this business even in the midst of a global pandemic and we’re continuously growing everyday.
How’d you meet your business partner?
We met each other at our full time jobs. We both had a business before that failed so this time we had a different expectation for challenges and any road blocks that we may experience. I think that’s why this unit works so well together because both parties have experienced what we felt at one point was failure. But we’ve grown to learn that when one door closes you can build another one that is wide open!
What’s worked well for you in terms of a source for new clients?
Our best source of new clients is word of mouth. In a social media thrived world, The Old School word of mouth has been the best way.
Contact Info:
- Website: 8586stitched.com
- Instagram: 8586stitched,llc
- Facebook: 8586stitched
Image Credits
All pictures are us