Interweave Crochet Blog

The Fall 2008 issue preview is now live at www.interweavecrochet.com, and we hope you love it as much as we do.

To launch this new issue just before it goes on sale, we're having a unique event and we hope you'll join us if you're in the area or feel like a road trip.

Please join me at Threadbear Fiber Arts in Lansing, Michigan, on Saturday 20th September at 3PM for a trunk show from the Fall '08 issue. I'll tell you all about the issue, from why I chose the designs to what designers do to how the projects are made. And then Knitting Daily editor Sandi Wiseheart will direct the first-ever on-location Gallery photo shoot, during which you'll have the opportunity to try on a garment and get expert fit advice from the customizing guru herself.

Here's more information from the shop (please note the event is free but an RSVP is required):

This two-part FREE FUNCTION kicks off at 3pm with Kim, who will lead you through a preview of the Fall 2008 issue of Interweave Crochet with a trunk show of garments, accessories, and more. Kim will take us on an in-depth walk-through of the projects as well as what goes on behind the scenes of a major fiber arts publication, from beginning to end. She'll also lead a question-and-answer session on the design selection process as well as entertain any questions you might have for her about being an editor of a magazine that’s part of the Interweave family of publications. Budding designers—here's your chance to garner tips and advice!

We'll then take a little bit of a break and do a little meet-and-greet/one-on-one socializing with Kim and Sandi, as well as take some time to admire the trunk show items as a preview of the next event, which starts around 5pm.

Sandi is famous for many things, but if you know her through Knitting Daily, you are definitely familiar with her gallery photo shoots, where various people in the home office of Interweave Press try on garments from Interweave Knits to show how they look on a wide range of body shapes and types. She is also famous for her wonderful mannequin, Bertha, who sometimes stands in for a human model from time to time. Well, we’re planning to do a FIRST TIME EVER gallery using the garments from the fall issue of Interweave Crochet and YOU as the models. Here’s the perfect chance to try on a wide range of items ACTUALLY FROM the magazine as well as help Sandi develop a gallery for Crochet. While you’re trying on the garments, Sandi will work with you and discuss fit and shaping as well as options for customizing the garment to fit and flatter YOUR figure—where to add ease, where to take in a little bit, etc. Better than having a personal shopper, you'll have the wisdom and experience of a PERSONAL FITTER right here, at ThreadBear!

Please contact the shop and leave your name and phone number (again—there's NO CHARGE involved) so we can plan seating, refreshments, and more.

Labels: event, Fall 2008