This post contains affiliate links. I’m sure my readers who primarily knit have been asking themselves, “When is our giveaway coming?” So today’s post is dedicated to all you knitters out there! One of the reasons I retaught myself to knit was to take advantage of the many great books available to knitters on clothing … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. This must be my lucky week! Just four days ago, I posted an interview with Ellen Gormley. Today, I’m excited to post an interview with Margaret Hubert. If you have been crocheting or knitting for any length of time, you have probably come in contact with one of Margaret’s books … Read more
This post contains affiliate links. Today, I finished reading Shannon Okey’s The Knitgrrl Guide to Professional Knitwear Design. The book is a primer for getting started as a (hand) knitting or crochet designer. It addresses the business end of designing (e.g., writing up, testing, printing, marketing patterns) and is not a guide on how to … Read more
In my last post of this series on getting started as a local needlecrafts teacher, I’m focusing on how to stay creative and current. Update: This series is a great introduction to teaching, but since I originally wrote it in 2011, it has become outdated. If you’re looking for a more robust (and updated) approach … Read more
If you are following this series of posts, you did a self-check to see if you are ready to teach, thought about whether to get a needlecrafts credential, scouted out some possible teaching spots, and considered various ways of marketing your classes. Update: This series is a great introduction to teaching, but since I originally … Read more