Upcoming Blog Tour: IMagical Seasons by Anna Koval

Imagical Seasons - Crochet Couture for Kids 2-12/Spring 2015 AND Imagical Seasons - Crochet Couture for Kids 2-12/Summer 2015. These books are adorable and whimsical and perfect for the crocheter who loves making custom children crochet garments and accessories. The books will be available for pre-order mid-June and will officially go on sale early July, Etsy being one of several sites where they can be purchased.

Return here on July 15 to read my complete review during the Blog Tour of the first two volumes for Spring and Summer. Below is a complete schedule of the talented bloggers who are participating on the tour. Check in often to read varying takes on the books, chances to win prizes and in-depth interviews of the author, Alla Koval!

Alla Koval Blog Tour 2015

July 13: Knitting and Crochet - Amy Solovay

http://knittingandcrochet.net/

July 14: Faina’s Knitting Mode – Faina Goberstein

http://fainasknittingmode.com/blog

July 15: Crochet Queen: Royal Ramblings – Gwen Blakley Kinsler

http://www.crochetqueen-royalramblings.blogspot.com/

July 16: Crochet Concupiscence – Kathryn Vercillo

http://www.crochetconcupiscence.com/

July 17: Petals to Picots - Kara Gunza

http://www.petalstopicots.com

July 18: Stylish Knits – Simona Dest Merchant

http://www.stylishknits.blogspot.com/

July 19: Craft Gossip – Sarah E. White

http://crochet.craftgossip.com/

July 20: Positively Crochet – Mary Jane Hall

http://positivelycrochet.blogspot.com/

July 21: Magic with Hook and Needles - Vendula Maderska

http://www.vendulkam.com/

July 22: Cute Crochet – Jocelyn Sass

http://crochetcafe.blogspot.com/

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CGOA Celebrates 20 Years ~ Part 3: Juried Crochet Art Exhibits

Saturday, March 29, 2014

In August 1994, I hosted 90 avid crocheters for a weekend conference at De Paul University in Chicago that included classes taught by Bill Elmore, Joan Davis, Arlene Mintzer and more; a Keynote Address by Sylvia Landman (Crafting for Dollars); a lecture by Annie Potter; marketplace, meals together, door prizes a plenty. An optional tour of Lake Michigan on the Spirit of Chicago was offered along with an optional post conference workshop with Pauline Turner. The most ambitious of all during the weekend was the Juried Exhibit of Crochet Art.
At the time, I firmly believed that crochet art was an amazing way to educate people about the vast possibilities of crochet. It is amazing to see what can be achieved with just a hook and flexible lines from many, many materials. Today I still hold the same belief: crochet is as varied as the crocheter who does it. Crochet art, however, moves and amazes even the most seasoned professionals when they see how artists apply t…

Wartime Crochet With Attitude, Part I

Wednesday, October 30, 2013
Karen Ballard and I have a mutual love of free form crochet. We met for the first time in a class taught by Prudence Mapstone of Australia at the Chain Link Crochet Conference 2011. I admire Karen's vast knowledge of needle work history and am grateful for her willingness to share with us as my guest blogger this week.
World War 1 Attitudes About Crochet by Karen Ballard
In 2008, I coined that term, "Workbasket Campaigns" to describe the organized efforts during World War I (WWI) and World War II (WWII) coordinated through the American Red Cross {ARC} and the Navy League to create needle crafted items. These items were mostly knitted but also sewn, quilted, and crocheted for, or in support of, the military, wounded, allies, refugees, and the patriotic home-front. This effort was a significant: contribution of enormous numbers of needed items to those in war-torn areas and of improved morale for those on the home-front.
As a crocheter, I real…

Craft vs. Fine Art: How is Crochet Blurring the Lines

I was awakening to the world of crochet in 1972,a time of immense artistic expression through fiber arts; and crochet was not the “ugly stepchild” at the time. In fact, Ferne Cone Gellar who I admire as a successful fiber artist said in “Knitting: The Stepchild of the Fiber Arts?” (Fibercraft Newsletter 1978), “Has knitting been slighted among the areas of the fiber arts? The very word ‘knitting’ evokes images of the little old lady in tennis shoes. Over the years, I’ve learned to ignore all those jokes.” Cone Gellar went on to publish Crazy Crocheting in 1981 and encouraged her readers to create more than bedspreads, providing ideas such as “things to play with or to display on a shelf or hang on a wall.” A photo of single crochet from bread wrappers served as inspiration.

In 1972 in her book, Creating Art from Fibers & Fabrics, Dona Meilach wrote:
“Why are fibers and fabrics becoming increasingly appealing to artists? Most artists agree that because the materials are so varied, t…

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