In this episode Kara talks to knitwear designer and regular coaching client, Francoise Danoy. Francoise is a self-proclaimed Yarn Alchemist: she transforms yarn into knitwear designs for her tribe of Fibre Muses to enjoy, and also teaches others how to become Yarn Alchemists themselves. Her mission is to evolve and grow, and right now the way she does that is by helping her Fibre Muses dive deep into themselves to find their creativity and magic. As a result of working with Francoise, a knitter can transform her yarn into a piece of fiber art, as well as discover and benefit from the magical properties of knitting, in order to create a more meaningful experience.

“Knitting is a quiet kind of magic that not only allows us to take a skein of yarn and transform in into something new, but connects us to our past, helps us stay grounded in the present and shapes our future.”

 

- Francoise Danoy

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Episode highlights:

 

• Francoise was a guest on episode 26, and we're so happy to have her back again!
• Francoise is a knitwear designer living in Osaka, Japan. Her father is French and her mother is Maori.
• Francoise refers to herself as a yarn alchemist – she helps knitters transform their yarn into pieces of fiber art
• Francoise wants to inspire her fibre muses to help them feel confident about creating beautiful hand knits.
• She has been designing for 2.5 years, knitting for 3 years.
• Kara and Francoise work together with Kara’s 1:1 coaching service – they have had a monthly call for years now.
• Coaching gives Francoise an outside perspective on her business and lets her know she's not alone.
• Francoise says: When it comes to achieving goals, it’s less about succeeding or failing and more about doing the work.
• The accountability aspect of coaching helps Francoise with the “getting it done” portion of her goal-setting process.
• Francoise says that her sessions with Kara gives her a major confidence boost.
• She also loved getting in-person help with TNNA from Kara.
• Kara recommends the use of an editorial calendar to plan out your content each month and quarter.
• Francoise says her design process hasn’t changed over the years, but she is more efficient now.
• She also teaches that same process to others now so they can build a design business.
• How long does it take to make a design? For hats, 1-2 months, shawls 2-3 months, garments longer.
• The longest amount of time in the whole process is the test knitting.
• Kara recommends always hiring a test knitter in order to preserve your passion for knitting.
• Francoise says it’s still fun for her to kni

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