My name is Kara Gott Warner, Chief Purl Girl of Power Purls, a bi-weekly podcast, featuring interviews with savvy knitwear designers sharing the biz side of design and everyday knitters (like YOU) with compelling lifestyle stories. In this first episode, I take just a few minutes to introduce myself, and my journey to knitting. I also share details about the Podcast so you know what to expect. I'll be sharing with you stories about knitters who have intriguing stories about how knitting has helped them through a time of struggle, or has been a source of inspiration that has transformed their life. To read the full show notes: www.powerpurlspodcast.com/000-welcome To listen to more episodes like this: www.powerpurlspodcast.com To subscribe on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/power-purls-podcast/id1043956186

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My name is Kara Gott Warner, Chief Purl Girl of Power Purls, a bi-weekly podcast, featuring interviews with savvy knitwear designers sharing the biz side of design and everyday knitters (like YOU) with compelling lifestyle stories. In this first episode, I take just a few minutes to introduce myself, and my journey to knitting. I also share details about the Podcast so you know what to expect. I'll be sharing with you stories about knitters who have intriguing stories about how knitting has helped them through a time of struggle, or has been a source of inspiration that has transformed their life. To read the full show notes: www.powerpurlspodcast.com/000-welcome To listen to more episodes like this: www.powerpurlspodcast.com To subscribe on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/power-purls-podcast/id1043956186

What is Power Purls?

My name is Kara Gott Warner, Chief Purl Girl of Power Purls, a bi-weekly podcast, featuring interviews with savvy knitwear designers sharing the biz side of design, and everyday knitters (like YOU) sharing compelling back stories.

In this welcome episode, I take just a few minutes to introduce myself and give you the scoop about the Podcast so you know what to expect.

On Power Purls, I’ll be talking with knitters who share inspiring stories about how knitting has transformed their lives. Maybe it helped them through struggle, or even start a design business. I know these stories will empower and help you on your own knitting journey!

 

If you have an amazing story that you think the Power Purls listeners will find inspiring, then please send me voice message. Click here to submit your story!

The Episode Flow

At the beginning of each interview, I’ll jump in and give you an insightful overview about the guest that you’re about to meet. I’ll also share news and other timely subjects as they pertain to knitting and Creative Knitting magazine.

The Guest Interview

I’ll be talk with designers, yarn company owners and knitters with special stories about how knitting has helped them through a time of crisis, or perhaps has helped them to create the business of their dreams. You’ll get a chance to meet them personally and how they’ve created an amazing life surrounded by yarn and needles.

Ask Kara & Tabetha Anything

In this once per month episode, Design Director of Sweet Georgia Yarns, Tabetha Hedrick and I chat about a variety of subjects such as how to create a killer design proposal, what it means to be a mindful knitter, and subjects to help empower your knitting so you can take your skills to the next level. You’ll also get your chance to write in with questions, or leave a voice message that we will play on the podcast!

If there’s anything special that you’d like to hear on the podcast, or to recommend a guest, please contact me at: [email protected], or click here to get in touch.

Thanks for listening and I hope you enjoy the show!

Places you can find Power Purls:

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You can find The Power Purls Podcast in the podcast directory on itunes under Hobbies. 5-star ratings and reviews will be greatly appreciated because this will allow me to reach so many knitters so I can help inspire and empower them to take their passion to the next level. To leave a rating and review, click here and thanks for the love

Today is the first official episode of Power Purls and you are in for a treat! I'm chatting with Trisha Malcolm, editorial director of Vogue Knitting about the design proposal process and what it really takes to put together a top-notch design proposal that gets an editor's attention! Learn what the number one struggle editors face when it comes to the design submission process. Learn to put down on paper what you envision from sketch and swatch through completion. To read the full show notes: www.powerpurlspodcast.com/001-trisha-malcolm To listen to more episodes like this: www.powerpurlspodcast.com To subscribe on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/power-purls-podcast/id1043956186

In this first edition of Ask Kara & Tabetha Anything, Kara and Tabetha chit chat about the design proposal process and the key components that go into a professional knitting proposal. Kara and Tabetha also talk about the importance of a clear sketch, a swatch, the schematic and why it’s so important to articulate your vision clearly and they also answer one of the most daunting questions new designers often ask: I want to start designing, but I don’t understand how to grade my pattern? To read the full show notes: www.powerpurlspodcast.com/002-ask-kara-tabetha-anything To listen to more episodes like this: www.powerpurlspodcast.com To subscribe on iTunes: itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/power-purls-podcast/id1043956186