Category: Interweave

A Conversation With The Shibaguyz - Part 2

3/27/2017

Inside the design team of the Shibaguyz:
an interview by Interweave Crochet, Part 2

A couple of week ago, we posted part 1 of our recent interview with the folks from Interweave Crochet and Love of Crochet. If you missed that one, you can CLICK HERE to read it and catch up. Over the years, we've done a lot of work with these folks through our designs in Interweave Crochet and Love of Crochet, our classes at Interweave Yarn Fest, and our online classes with Interweave. Needless to say, we had plenty to talk about and had a great time answering questions about where we came from and what it meant to be a part of a design team.

Since we had so much fun answering their questions, they decided to post ALL of our answers and created a part 2 of our interview. Click on the button below to read Designer Q&A: Shibaguyz Part II.
And be sure to leave a comment thanking them for featuring us!

Designer Q&A: Shibaguyz Part II

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NEW Garment Design Class by Shibaguyz Designz

7/6/2016

Crochet & Knit Garment Design Online Class!

We are very excited to announce the launch of our newest online Garment Design class from Interweave and Craft University.

Yup… in this eight week course, Shannon is going to share the skills we've used here at Shibaguyz Designz for our over 300 published designs and 9 books.

Whether you are a designer looking to up your skills or if you have always wanted to be a crochet and knitwear designer, you'll want to take this course. Even if you never want to publish your designs but want to make FAB garments for yourself, this is a course you don't want to miss out on!

Yes, the focus in the class is on crochet BUT it's all just stitches and rows, folks. And, whether you make those stitches and rows with hooks or sticks (or both), all of the handouts, worksheets, and course material applies equally to both crafts.

New Online Crochet and Knit Garment Design Class from Shibaguyz Designz and Interweave

Check out this introduction video for more details about this exciting class!

Yarn Substitution Help Is Here!

6/8/2016

Never be afraid to substitute yarn again!

We've all been there… You fall in love with a pattern only to find the yarn the designer used has been discontinued or is just not to your liking. It's a story is as old as the art of crochet itself. Perhaps even the worlds first Love-Hate relationship! "I LOVE this garment, but the pattern calls for superwash wool. I'm allergic to wool so I can't make it." or "This shawl uses 2 skeins of hand-spun lace weight yarn made from the plucked eyelashes of albino Vicuna, dyed in a mixture of crushed sapphires... can I use sport weight cotton/rayon instead?"

Don't let the idea of substituting one yarn for another fill your heart with a looming sense of dread. There are simple methods for making those kind of decisions - and, lucky you, there's now a downloadable video that will give you all the information you need to fearlessly swap one yarn for another! <Insert Happy Dance Here>