Mar 12, 2019
Sylvia is a knitwear designer who has self-published several
knitwear design collections. She is well-known for her Waiting for Rainshawl which is one of
the first shawls of this design to use short rows and lace
together. Sylvia is also a photographer and does all the
photography for her gorgeous collections.
Please join us this week as Felicia and Sylvia discuss
photographing knitwear!
In this episode, we talk about:
- 2:05 Felicia and Sylvia reminisce about when they first
met at Knit City years ago
- 4:48 Sylvia discusses her passion to teach other designers
photography
- 7:01 Sylvia and Felicia chat about how perfectionism can
interfere with artistic progress
- 7:54 Felicia asks Sylvia what her process is as a
self-publishing knitwear designer
- 11:07 Discussing the "creative gap" of what vision you have in
your mind versus the results you get
- 11:51 Chatting about moody and dark photography trends coming
into fashion and the cyclical nature of trends
- 17:46 Discussing the challenges of photoshoots and finding
models
- 22:06 Sylvia explains why she left photography school and the
issues in fashion photography today
- 24:49 Felicia asks Sylvia if she keeps photography trends in
mind when she does her own knitwear shoots and designs
- 26:02 Talking about Sylvia's latest purchase of a Lensbaby
lens
- 27:53 The gear Sylvia recommends for photography
- 28:47 Felicia asks Sylvia how she gets her beautiful "thrown in
the air" shawl photos
- 31:35 Sylvia discusses what she's working on right now
- 33:33 The difficulty of sizing in knitwear patterns
- 36:49 Felicia and Sylvia chat about dealing with the discomfort
of seeing photographs of yourself
- 40:43 Sylvia offers advice to those wanting to get into
knitwear design or photography
- 43:35 Felicia asks Sylvia how she manages to publish
knitwear designs on her own
- 47:09 Where to find Sylvia online and her new YouTube
podcast
- 48:30 Felicia's Final Thoughts and giveaway!
Here's Where You Can Find Sylvia:
Instagram: @softsweater
Website: www.softsweaterknits.com
Ravelry: softsweater
Ravelry group: www.ravelry.com/groups/softsweater-knits
YouTube: The Wrong Side Podcast
Facebook: Softsweater Knits
Enter the Giveaway for a copy of Gentle Armour:
Sylvia has generously offered our listeners a chance to win a
hard copy of her shawl collection Gentle Armour: Five Shawls for Sensitive
People! If you'd like a chance to win these gorgeous patterns
click the link below and enter this episode's secret word. Thank
you so much Sylvia!
Click here to enter the giveaway
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Music Credits:
Playbook of Happiness – by RimskyMusic
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