Show Notes
Hello, I hope all is well.
Before I get into this week’s episode I would like to start out by expressing my excitement and gratitude for the recent election results. I’m glad we voted and I’m excited about the changes that are to come!
While we are on the topic of the future I’m excited to introduce you all to a new project that we are working on at Gist.
As part of my new role at Gist as director of partnerships and collaborations, I’m working on our very first Open Call for Gist Yarn Pattern Designers.
The theme of our first Open Call for Designers is Hope.
This past year has been hard for so many, and filled with a yearning for better days ahead. As we look with optimism towards the future, we are seeking designs inspired by what makes you feel hopeful.
Maybe it’s the hope of gathering with friends and family, easy hugs in shared spaces. The hope that is present in every handmade gift - an offering of love and time. The hope for a better world, safe and just and healthy for everyone. The hope in a freshly wound warp, the promise of quiet moments passing shuttles through your hands.
Whatever is bringing you to hope these days, we are excited to see how it inspires your designs with our yarn.
If your design is selected for publication, Gist Yarn will pay you $350-$450 depending on the complexity of the project to weave and write the pattern. Gist Yarn will purchase exclusive rights to publish the pattern for one year, and you will retain rights to also sell the pattern from your own platform after one year.
If your design is selected, you will be given free yarn to weave the sample project. Woven samples will be mailed to Gist Yarn for photography and then will be returned to you.
Gist yarn will continue to provide access to our free patterns on our website however patterns produced in collaboration with Designers via our open call will be available for purchase on our website. If your interested in submitting a proposal with can sign up for email updates via www.gistyarn.com/designers.
Look out for our announcement in January 2021
Thank you for your wonderful support, until next time HAPPY WEAVING!
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