Edie Eckman

Stitches West

admin — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:05:19 +0000

At Stitches West in February, I’ll be teaching an almost full roster of classes, including three-count-em-three new classes.
The new classes are: Go Bi-Textural, Easy Stitches for Impatient Knitters, and Crochet Stitch Workshop. I’ll also be teaching the ever-popular How to Say It: Technical Writing for Knitters & Crocheters (perfect if you want to publish your own designs or consider becoming a tech editor), and Crochet for Knitters.

I love the Stitches Events; I’ve been going to them as a student and then as a teacher for twenty years! There’s so much camaraderie and fun, and newcomers are always welcome! Please join me for some of the best fiber fun around.

Math4Knitters Podcast

admin — Wed, 02 Nov 2011 19:30:30 +0000

A few weeks ago, I had the opportunity to talk to Lara Neel of the Math4Knitters podcast. Before we started, I had no idea what we were going to talk about, but we found plenty to discuss! It was a pretty wide-ranging discussion, from the typical “When did you learn to knit?” to talk about careers in the arts, photography, our work days, and other things.

Please give it a listen!

Portland Fashion Week

admin — Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:50:50 +0000

This past week my belt for Imperial Yarn was shown at Portland Fashion Week. I think it is very cool that I had a tiny, tiny part in it and that my crocheted belt (pictured left) was shown on the runway. Chrissy Gardiner was also credited as a “guest designer”. Congratulations to designer Anna Cohen, whose designs were a huge hit. I only wish I could have been there to bask in her reflected glory!

To see more pictures from the collection, visit this gallery. To see more information on the Imperial Knits Collection, visit this description on the Portland Fashion Week website or buy kits on the Imperial Yarns website.

Bonus Material for Class Attendees

Edie Eckman — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 17:47:15 +0000

The Knit & Crochet Show in Greensboro was wonderful; it was great to see so many old friends and meet so many new ones. I I taught a couple of new classes, and was relieved they went so well. My students were especially happy to hear about the new feature that I’m adding to the website just for class attendees.

After each class, I’ll be posting resources related to the things we discussed in class. Sometimes these will be links to software or other topics that came up in class. Other times, it may just be completed spreadsheets from a pattern drafting class. In other words, the content of that particular class will determine what the resources are. It will be like the “links” section that goes with a good podcast, although this “podcast” will be a live class, and you’ll have to take the class to find out the password.

I’ll do my best to get content online within a few days of the class, but sometimes internet connectivity while traveling is less than ideal. If you’ve taken the class and don’t see the material up within five days or so, send me an email.

And let me know what you think!

Thanks for Stopping By

Edie Eckman — Mon, 19 Sep 2011 04:30:34 +0000

Here at the Edie Eckman website, you’ll learn about the many hats that I wear as a freelancer in the fiber arts world—teaching, writing, designing and editing. You’ll learn about the books that I write, the classes that I teach, and the technical work that I do. Hopefully, you’ll discover that you want to take a class from me or ask me to teach, design, or consult.

I love knitting AND crochet; please don’t make me choose between them! It’s all just making fabric with fiber and either two tools or one. I feel very strongly that knitters need to know how to crochet and crocheters need to know how to knit in order to take advantage of the best both skills have to offer.

You can find me on Facebook (Edie Eckman), on Twitter @edieeckman and on Ravelry (edieeckman).

Feel free to explore the site, and drop me a line. I’d love to hear from you!

Edie

A Series of Unfortunate Events

admin — Wed, 14 Sep 2011 13:46:58 +0000

Unfortunately, the original edieeckman.com website has become the victim of a hacker (or hackers), and has had to be shut down. I have high hopes of getting it restored within a few days, but meanwhile you’ll be looking at a very slimmed-down version of the site, while we work on a fix.

I beg your patience while we work out these problems; you can always reach me at edie (at) edieeckman.com.