My 15 minutes of ‘fame’
Yes, this was it – my 15 minutes of fame! Back in 1993 whilst trying to establish myself as a knitwear designer I had one of my designs published in a knitting magazine.
I knitted both of the jumpers myself and remember working round the clock to meet the deadline.
The magazine gave me the yarn and told me to come up with two colourways, but the design was based on a drawing I had in my design portfolio.
Showing my tree of life cross-stitch cushion the other day reminded me of this commission. I had to send the long suffering Tony into the loft to find the copy of the magazine. I never saw the jumpers again and have no rights over the pattern. I don’t think the magazine is published anymore either.
I only ever had 2 designs published and eventually spent most of my time designing swatches which I sold through a knitwear agent (who took 40% commission!) It was hard work but great fun.
So, there you have it a little glimpse of what I got up to as a ‘proper’ designer, before I decided it was time to settle down and earn some money and retrained to become a primary school teacher – which I loved.
Sunday, July 15th, 2007 at 4:05 pm
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July 15th, 2007 at 8:18 pm
I love your bird and tree designs so much!
July 16th, 2007 at 11:36 am
what an achievement x
love the ducks in the last post and cannot wait to visit your shop of goodies.
tracy x
July 17th, 2007 at 8:32 am
That’s amazing. I can’t even begin to imagine the skill involved with designing a garment like this.
July 17th, 2007 at 8:57 am
Janet, Wow fantasic site! I’ll be reading with intrest and can not wait for the shop. Jo xx
July 19th, 2007 at 2:27 pm
wow, and it’s still quite contemporary, isn’t it?
I bet you are (were?) a fantastic school teacher!!
July 20th, 2007 at 3:42 pm
great designs Janet, although much hard work by the sound of it!
August 5th, 2007 at 2:58 am
This is so cool. I like your design and think it’s actually looking very contemporary. What a funny picture.