• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • SHOP
    • Upcoming Release Gallery Photos
    • Free Classes/Workshops on Teachable
    • Special Offers on New Releases!
    • Why Jill Wolcott Knits Patterns are Expensive
  • BLOG
  • LEARNING
    • Free Classes/Workshops on Teachable
    • What Is An Action Chart?
    • Menu of Techniques
    • Techniques Library : What’s In There?
    • Abbreviations
    • Sizing Tables / Charts / Guidelines & Croquis
    • Pattern Difficulty Levels / Type of Knitting
    • Why Jill Wolcott Knits Patterns are Expensive
    • Inside a Jill Wolcott Knits Pattern
    • How-To Videos: Learn from Jill
      • Why I Love . . . Techniques
    • Jill Wolcott Knits: A Fit Background
    • 2021-2022 Workshops With Jill Wolcott Knits
    • Overview of ASOG – A System of Grading
  • ABOUT
    • Designer’s Story
    • Calendar Events Schedule
    • Inside Scoop Subscribe & Newsletter Archives
    • Fundraising Projects
    • Jill Wolcott Knits
      • Jill Wolcott curriculum vitae
    • Techniques Library : What’s In There?
    • Abbreviations
    • Errata
    • Privacy Notice for Jill Wolcott Knits
  • CONTACT
  • My Account
  • Press

Jill Wolcott Knits logo

June 10, 2016 Leave a Comment

Preparations: TNNA Fashion Show

Today I do the preparations for the TNNA Fashion Show.  No time for doing blog posts until I head home on Monday, so be sure to enjoy the post about Elaine Vandiver and Old Homestead Alpacas or catch up on other things.  This was the most fun drawing I did this week. As I was afraid would happen, I doubt I’ll be able to keep up this weekend.

Preparations: SneakersPreparations

I am writing about sizing this month and I would love to hear what your questions are or know what issues you would like me to address. I wrote a bit about taking measurements yesterday in my newsletter, preparations for which didn’t go exactly as planned, so it went out later than usual. Although I rarely write my newsletters ahead of time, I thought I had it all figured out to get it up seamlessly, but I failed to take into account the difficulty in getting a good internet connection. Turns out that wifi on a plane is sketchy.

Class Preparations

I am teaching two classes here at TNNA. One is grading for designers. Grading is making different sizes from a sample size and I learned how to do it many years ago in one of the fashion programs I undertook. It is not that fun, although obviously reaps a lot of benefits. There are lots of rules, but also many exceptions. Class preparations made me focus on sizing and thus, my topic for this month!

My other class is called Simply Amazing Techniques 1. I’ll teach four (actually five or six) techniques that are really useful to know, but not everyone knows about or knows how to do. I had a blast doing preparations for this class.  All the techniques are used in swatches, which can be knit in a two hour class! I will do it at a more leisurely pace when I teach it in Taos.

So I’m off to fashion show preparations. Enjoy your weekend.  Check Instagram for photos from me.

Filed Under: Blog Tagged With: fashion show, grading, preparations, sizing, techniques, TNNA

Reader Interactions

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

Jill’s Story

Teacher, Designer, with expertise to lead you where you want to go as a knitter/designer. Read More…

Blog Archive

Don’t Miss these Techniques!

lovely hand-wound center pull ball in Fingering 101

Hand Wound Center-Pull Ball

Fabric of vertical drop stitch

Dropped Stitches in Fabric

Yarn Consumption Calculator

join JSSBO at end of bind off ITR

Popular in the Shop

  • Guild Merino Silk from Oink Pigments ASOG 2022 FS Flat Fee $900.00
  • illustrator sketch of three bust types, side view ASOG A La Carte $50.00
  • Live Lab Summer: Image of a female body without skin in front of sample spreadsheets Live Lab Summer Pre-Sessions $25.00
  • Should know: Swatch, postcard & yarn ASOG 2022 Flat Fee $900.00
  • Subscription ASOG 2022 is gauge focused. Subscription for ASOG 2022 $950.00 / 10 days

Stay Updated

Footer

About Jill

Teacher, Designer, with expertise to lead you where you want to go as a knitter/designer.

Pattern Availability

If you live outside of the US and Canada you can now purchase Jill Wolcott Knits PDF patterns directly through Payhip.

Stay Connected

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn
  • Pinterest
  • Ravelry

© 2022 Jill Wolcott Knits