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If you’ve been following me for the past … well … any amount of time, really, you’ve probably heard about (or seen) some video content of mine. I put out Youtube videos to support the Four Winds hat for Twist Collective, and have had a Craftsy class since the early days of that platform. Since then, I’ve done a handful of other videos and recently started a series of Facebook Live videos<\/a> every other Friday. I kept those up through the fire and demolition of my home, but in recent weeks, live viewership has dropped off (with most viewers tuning in later).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have, for the longest time, planned to do more with video, with little success. During the process of writing Double or Nothing<\/em>, I shot a number of videos of the techniques which were covered in the still shots in the book. But because I went straight into the rework of Extreme Double-knitting<\/em>, those videos just sat on the back burner. The livestreams were kind of a pilot for an eventual podcast, but the fire knocked me back to zero, technologically, and I had to rebuild my video setup before I could consider taking that route.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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My video setup as it stands today<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the basic technique videos that I already have on Youtube (and others I plan to produce), I also have or will have a number of videos which are in support of more advanced techniques. These videos need a place where they can live without, frankly, being given away for free. They’re videos in support of techniques that I’ve done a lot of development of and teach in my books, patterns, and workshops. Many people will be fine with learning from those static or transitory sources, but I have had many requests for advanced technique videos when it became clear that Craftsy and other major instructional video platforms were not interested in any more of what I had to offer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

As I researched ways to offer my advanced videos for a fee, a number of people suggested I use Patreon<\/a>. I know a number of other independent designers\/creators who use this platform, and it seemed a reasonable solution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition, it will allow me to test the waters for a major leap that I have been putting off for years — the possible transition to a full-time knitting design career. In order to do that on my own terms, a Patreon<\/a> is a commonly-accepted method. I expect it will be slow going but I am not in a hurry. I hope that people will find it worthwhile in the long run. There is also a lower tier which gives you access to all of my digital pattern\/book output while you are a patron, and a higher tier which gives you access to my one-on-one Zoom “office hours”. As with most Patreons, higher tiers also get all the perks of lower tiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

So here’s my plan for my video presence, which will be considerable, over the next year or so:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

  1. Transition from a biweekly Live format to a pre-recorded video podcast format. This will initially be a once-a-month affair, posted on my Youtube channel<\/a>. If I can make it biweekly in the future, I will.<\/li>
  2. Get more technique videos shot and\/or edited, and sorted between (free) Youtube videos and (paid) Patreon<\/a> videos.<\/li>
  3. Continue Zoom workshops for Vogue, Stitches, etc, but increase my standalone workshops as well.<\/li>
  4. Periodically run a FB Livestream for major events\/announcements.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n

    In Other News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

    Since I talked about virtual workshops, I wanted to mention a few I have coming up, as early as next weekend. The first two are with Stitches Expo at Home; the other two are my standalone workshops. At the time of this writing, there is only one space left in the intro workshop on Nov 14th; the others all have plenty of room. All times are in ET.<\/p>\n\n\n\n