Remember when I said I’d post photos of the new necktie once I had them? Well, here you go. OK, this version is made for a double-Windsor knot so it’s longer, and neither of us could remember how to tie one, so it hangs long, but it’s far and away better than me modeling it.
The book is now almost fully laid out, and more than half of the patterns have been tech-edited. In the next month, I have to keep tweaking things and finalize all the little details like ISBN and front- and back-matter. In addition, as I mentioned before, I have to get my e-commerce site up and running one way or the other — which brings me to my preorder mailing list again.
This will be the last blog post I make for the preorder mailing list. By next month, I’ll have the preorder page up and running and the preorder list will have served its purpose. As a reminder, if you get on the preorder mailing list, you’re going to get some kind of perk. I was hoping to get enough people to justify dropping the price on the book but we’re just not there yet. An exclusive pattern is more likely — and I have one waiting in the wings for just this kind of use. One way or another, you’ve got a couple of weeks to join the list before the preorder period starts — and, as a reminder, people on the list will have the first chance to order and I will be fulfilling them in the order I receive them.
If you have had trouble joining the list due to technical difficulties at Mailchimp, please let me know. You’re not alone — a handful of people have emailed me with these issues. I don’t know what’s causing it but if you can’t get on the list for whatever reason, just email me with your full name and I’ll add you manually.
Finally, here’s another possible cover, after there were complaints that the first one had too much black/dark space. I think I’m leaning toward this one and I hope you like it too.
