This week, this mom of three launches her new yarn line, Stitch.Rock.Love. Sheep(ish) with Caron Yarns. Seriously. You can walk into any JoAnn store in the country and find her display. For craftypreneurs - that's HUGE!
The color story has a retro spirit, yet works for contemporary designs and patterns. Well, here, I'll let Vickie explain.
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Here is a mini-interview with Vickie!
This is a question all craftypreneurs want to know - what does it take to have your own product line?
Tenacity, really. Once you've made a name for yourself, either a company will approach you or you can go out and pitch yourself (I done it both ways). Then, if your name & face are going to be on something, it's important to work with a company that will allow you to be 100% participatory in the product's conception and execution. Most important though, is that you jump right in when it comes to promoting the product. It's true what they say, things don't just sell themselves!
How did you attack the color selection process - did you have mountains of yarn to choose from?
Choosing 21 colors was actually harder than I'd anticipated, since I also wanted them all to work well together. I knew that I wanted really rich looking browns and grays--since those seem hard to find at craft stores--as well as a bunch of saturated, retro-inspired colors. I ended up going through my fabric bins and coming up with several scraps--some vintage, some new--that had most of the colors that I'm drawn to. I picked individual colors from those scraps to color match and room there, I filled in the holes.
3. We all know you can knit loopdee loops around anyone at any time - but what is your Achilles Heel when it comes to working with yarn? And how do you compensate?
Ugh, the math when it comes to sizing and shaping. I have a ton of reference books with tutorials and formulas that I reference every time I'm designing something more complex than a simple shape.
I swear, had I known that this was going to be my career path, I might've tried a little harder to get through algebra!
4. What is something you want to knit but haven't yet?
Hmmm, good question. In theory, a complex lace shawl with all kinds of pattern changes. In actuality though, I don't have that kind of patience and usually have at least 1 (if not 3) children hanging off of me, which doesn't lend itself well to detailed charts and large amounts of lace-wight yarn.
Hmmm, good question. In theory, a complex lace shawl with all kinds of pattern changes. In actuality though, I don't have that kind of patience and usually have at least 1 (if not 3) children hanging off of me, which doesn't lend itself well to detailed charts and large amounts of lace-wight yarn.
5. What was the last embarrassing binge you went on - a food, a crafty session, movie marathon, etc
Drinking? I joke! I kid. Honestly, probably shoe shopping.
Drinking? I joke! I kid. Honestly, probably shoe shopping.
It's possible that I'm obsessed. How about a little round of rapid fire nosy questions?
Tortillas: Corn or flour?
Corn.
Corn.
Excessive magical power drink of choice:
Coffee with French Vanilla creamer
Beyonce or Lady Gaga?
Gaga
Gaga
Camping or shopping?
See above binging question.
Johnny Depp Jack Sparrow or Johnny Depp Edward Scissorhands?
Doggies or kitties?
Meow.
To celebrate the launch, Vickie is holding a blog tour!
Every day for 2 1/2 weeks, check out a new post across the blogosphere from some of her fantastic friends and colleagues. Collectively, they'll be doing yarn reviews, interviews, sharing projects they're working on, designing free patterns for you, doing giveaways, and more!
Here's the schedule:
May 28th: DOUBLE POST DAY:
May 29th: Susan B. Anderson
June 7th: BetzWhite.com
June 9th: Naughtysecretaryclub.com & Ilovetocreate.com (Dual post on the same day. Yarn-wrapped mobil by Jennifer Perkins)
June 11th: StephanieJapel.com
And don't forget to check out Vickie's DIY page on her web site, it's loaded with not only knitting and crochet projects, but also lessons in dyeing, eco-crafts, embroidery and mucho, mucho mas!
Congrats, Vickie! We love you!
Felicidades,
Kathy :-)
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Just wanted to let you know that I featured this Q&A at Craft Buds today :) http://www.craftbuds.com/fresh-picks-for-wednesday-6-1-11/
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