Designing is the concept of original thought. Play with combinations of hook, yarn and stitch pattern to get the exact fabric you want. allows your creative juices to start flowing. Still doesnt stop me from making them! As a new person on the block, I was trying to figure out how designers can design so quickly and pop off book after book. In fact, you just have to sketch out what the design would look like and create a swatch showing the stitches you would like to use. So you may see designers suddenly stop writing pattern books, if the payback isnt compensating for the time investment, its not really worth the time. Its the Copyright Symbol with the year right behind it. However, I should warn you, Adaptation needs to be done with permission from the original designer / publisher. Why wait until the middle of the project to find out you dont like it? The process of writing a book, to publishing to marketing isnt for the weak. I have spent more money on things I didnt need and would find better opportunities in other elements that I hadnt considered. Look to how they are written. Im going to try to start my own patterns being published from your help. But swatching is much more than that! We are talking 4th-grade level calculations, and calculators are allowed! Sometimes people ask me to get them contact information for people behind the scenes. If you need help check out these posts Ive written on how to design your own: scarf, cowl, and blanket. Happens to me a lot. It turned out, the tutorial project I was teaching was developed 7 years earlier before this other designer was even of legal age. You can either email the instructions to the purchaser or have a system that allows people to download it directly upon purchase. Most publications accept international submissions so this sounds like a wonderful option for you. Think about book royalty. I wish there had been more information out there when I started. I was ecstatic! Crochet was the same way, only I didnt amass such a large magazine collection! Im a huge believer, you are only as popular as the next project that is in your mind. I did end up working with this magazine, but not until I had been published elsewhere. Most of The Crochet Crowd project photos taken by me are with my iPhone. Most quit along the path. So where do you post your work to get people to notice. When a concept takes on a life of its own, everyone wants to be in on it to capitalize on it. Once you have your design complete, put your copyright on the pattern. Consider making a promotional video for YouTube or other video platforms. Then I had a ton of ideas for Easter projects and planned what I would actually like to make. Either a full hardcopy of the book or digital copy for options. To do a book, it takes about 1 year from concept getting onto the shelves. The Crochet Crowd has never sold a pattern to a publisher. What does it take to design or how do you get that status of being a crochet designer? It contains all of the important points that should be part of a new pattern. If the designer is creating an adaptation of the same pattern, it devalues the original pattern which can have financial or website traffic consequences holding the designer liable. Being a Crochet Designer takes skills, not only for implementation of how to create a pattern but it also takes skills on communicating your instructions to the person who is reading it from you. I wouldnt resubmit a rejected design to the same publication but that doesnt mean someone else wont want it! I recommend the automatic download option. Many in-person classes are on hold right now, but they are an excellent way to build your skills. I was so excited! They will also give you the email address to send to. You will want to get started right away but you will have to wait for yarn to arrive. I drew line by line and did up my sample and determined if it was going to work. Ive done my share of alienating myself from designers for designers squatting on my platforms to self advertise for their own sales and reputation gain at the expense of the time an money I have invested into The Crochet Crowd. So now you have a great swatch and sketch youre excited about and are ready to submit. Once the trend catches, you will find other designers come along and do versions of Pink Elephants. Why design something that is already out there Be unique. Use a font that is easy to read. Help support free patterns - click to share! Chances are though, if you are selling a pattern, you walk away. Designers are very protective on their work. If you are accepting PayPal as an option to pay, they also take a percentage of the transaction. With billions of humans on planet earth, it is possible that two or more people can have the same thought process and execution of idea to produce a very similar pattern to each other without knowing about it. A no doesnt mean your idea isnt good, it just means it isnt right for that particular issue. The more you crochet and the more varied your projects are, the faster you will learn the designer skills. Whew, so I know that is a LOT of information to take in. The author on the cover is popular and she has a few patterns but she is not the designer of everything in the book. I had no idea this is what you have to do to get your creations published. This has happened to me. Interested in my eCourse that will walk you through every step of the submissions process? This has been a great resource and I want say Thank you. Respectfully, Donna, You are so welcome Donna! The designer may not be recognized yet, name wise, and is looking to get themselves positioned to get their name out. Ive had a few patterns being assigned over to Yarnspirations for their free pattern library. .your information is very helpful. Today Im going to walk you through exactly how I became a designer and show you some steps you can take if you want to become one, too! For more about tech editors, read Working with a Technical Editor. This kind of play (its called swatching!) The cheaper, the more you will sell. You are going to be using arithmetic in all your crochet designs, whether you realize it or not.Knowing how gauge factors into everything is a start, but there is a lot more to know. You enjoy creating new designs instead of relying on other peoples patterns. So it technically doesnt make it your design, you adapted the pattern. Show and Tell: Photographing Handmade Textiles. Less work and companies involved. Its a collaboration. You can see the lower napkin has a ton of scribble outs as I was frogging and retrying different concepts. Being notified of your first acceptance will be so exciting!! You need to consider that. You will most likely get bad reviews and complaints in social media. Designing is the same way, you have a trail of work in your design work as you work through the design problems. There are tons of tutorials on YouTube about quality and conceptual display options for lighting and more. Designers are so excited, sometimes they do an entire sample without writing down their notes but then end up going through their project and writing their notes by reverse engineering what they did. This is a great post, thank you for sharing. Your friends want to make the items youre designing. You will never know unless you try! We built ourselves up through referrals of crocheters telling their friends. Thank you so much for sharing! I have received emails from people giving me crap that I hadnt responded to a previous email. We do not accept the policy of Do it and apologize later! We have contact information to ask first and if the designer or self-advertiser doesnt exercise that option first, it means they are most likely not going to be an active member of the community and are there to self advertise at all costs. I dont blame them. The concept is being copied, not the design. Many cases, the publisher will arrange photoshoots of the models for the book. For myself, I scan my notes so I have a document on my computer because I tend to loose paperwork. In some cases, a set number of books needs to be sold before royalties kick in so the publisher gets their initial investment back of giving a lump sum of money up front prior to sales. Yes, you could sell 200 patterns for 5.99 but what is you sold 600 patterns for 3.99. Its just because the size is known and is for clothing. I didnt scan them or take pictures (hint if you have to put them in the mail, please scan them or take a picture before!). Glad I could be helpful. I always start at the hem and decrease evenly until I get to the right chest size right before you start the armhole. Whats the worst that can happen? A year can you imagine? People whom I have never heard of go second and when time allows. This is false and will not hold up in court if a situation ever gets that far. Thanks so much for the information. I particularly liked that you have some cautions and suggestions about on-line video resources that might need some judgment before following the videos instructions, because anyone may freely post their information . Not saying they copied the design, just saying its possible for the similar concepts to be developed as the world is a big place. With 10s of thousands of designs out there, its possible that a designer could have developed a similar pattern that has already been done without knowing an existing pattern has been done. magazine in the May/June 2012 issue and it even made the cover. yarn. By the time I get something out the public, Ive already moved onto to something new behind the scenes. So answering back quickly is respectful yes, but time has to be available for me too. Her photography is second to none! Yes, shes not the designer for everything in the book but she is the one doing the leg work to pull together the book, so she appears on the cover. If you choose to ignore the public and questions, you have no business being a crochet designer. Once we started surpassing the norm of the industry, some designers feel they can self advertise on our property without even asking us. All this from doing something I love while working full-time and juggling four young kids! When you are new on the block, you will run into this quicker. Thats amazing that you have crocheted so long! I love working with the editors there and you get the rights back to your work 6 months after publication, which means you can sell it yourself and make even more money with it! Both are free to follow along. Please let me know when your post is published so I can share it on my social media, too. For me, Im not focused on who I know. Also, check out your favorite magazines. Again, some designers and pages allow to self advertise and others do not. In time, as you become more comfortable in writing patterns, you will start to simplify the instructions. I know a few people who have been royally screwed over by open themselves up to transferring their pattern and the person testing takes the design, tweaks it and calls it their own. Unless stated their are restrictions in the contract. Oh, I havent heard of you before! Stupid move on my part. A consumer requested me to do something but emailed other YouTube Hosts. If you answer questions, consumers are likely to help promote you. Again, read the contract. Take time to look at many sources for information. You also have to factor in the expenses that the service you are listing on will take for every transaction. I knew I could do that! Its pretty much content theft and violation of copyright if someone is to call it for what it is. Your blog shall be visited often from now on. So for example, the one pattern I have done for Yarnspirations that is part of a kit, its no longer my design to give out. Just read their guidelines and contractvery carefully and youll do fine. Inside this it is broken down even further into accessories, home decor, babies and kids you get the idea. Inside my knitting folder is another folder for clothing ideas. Sometimes in unique designs, more explanation is required. Also, with book sales, guess who markets the book. When I first started crocheting I never imagined that I would make the jump to a designer. Highly recommending patterns be written in a two column format. To date I have published over 60 patterns with almost all major knit and crochet magazines and even several that you can find on the Red Heart website.

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