Last week, I found out about the coolest thing ... a way to support creative efforts, fledgling artists, published designers do even more. Shannon Okey (the brains behind the phenomenal publishing house of Cooperative Press, hand-knits designer and all round amazingly creative woman) has started a month-long campaign to do even more for indie knitting designers, using a program called Kickstarter.
Here's a video that shows some of the designs that are going into the new series Shannon is publishing:
I have some designs in these upcoming books -- a set of knitted dolls for Fresh Designs: Toys and a set of southwest-inspired sofa pillows in Fresh Designs: Home.
Now, these books will be published this summer regardless of Shannon matching (or even better, beating) her goal of $5000. The important thing here ... and why I've already pledged a bit ... is that this is a chance to help an indie publisher, indie hand-knits designers, and a host of other folks do something very cool ... very creative. Any pledge, large or small (even $1) will help. There are some cool incentives for different pledge points -- including copies of the 10-book Fresh Design books!
So what are you waiting for? Go make a pledge, would ya? And thanks .... from one of many independent hand-knits designers!
Enjoy the journey
Mary C. Gildersleeve
By Hand, With Heart -- hand-knit designs
