Fibre Feast SA
Fibre Feast SA: Hanging up my apron
After a successful year as part of the Fibre Feast SA organising committee, Pru is stepping down to focus on her designing, teaching and writing.
Dear Pru
August 5, 2023
Branding
New Brand Toy Box
When I became the recipient of a Charles Sturt Business Development Grant this year, I wanted to use it to take my brand identity further, so as to better communicate who Dear Pru is as a business in my products and advertising. And I wanted to do it with a local creative businesswoman who “gets” me: Pip Kruger.
Dear Pru
July 5, 2023
Dear Pru Media
Social Media: More than “Real Life”
I really like social media. I love how I can connect with other knitters all over the globe, see what they are making, visit yarn
Dear Pru
April 17, 2023
Have Yarn? Wool Travel
A Treasure Map for Agro-Tourists on the Yarn Trail
Tucked into the Victorian countryside are hidden gems: sheep and alpaca farms, mills, dyeing studios and yarn stores. Many are by appointment only, and unless you are in the know, you wouldn’t even think to go looking for them…luckily, Jess is charting a treasure map…
Dear Pru
April 12, 2023
Publications
A Farm to Yarn Story with a Great Finnish
Pru Raymond’s feature on Suzie Horne’s Finnsheep is going to be published in Vol 17 of Finnish knitting magazine Laine. She shares a little bit behind the scenes…
Dear Pru
April 10, 2023
The Knitrepreneurs
The Knitrepreneurs Season 2 starts today!
Last year I started a podcast with Jess Meyer of Yarn Trail Victoria. We were meeting weekly on Zoom to peer mentor, and plan some
dearpru
March 22, 2023
Vogue Knitting Live New York
Things I dared to hope would happen actually happened
The full moon a few nights ago confirmed it: it’s been a month since I went to Vogue Knitting Live. I arrived in New York
dearpru
March 13, 2023
The Knitrepreneurs
The Knitrepreneurs #9: The Lipstick Index
In this week’s episode of The Knitrepreneurs, we discuss how the Lipstick Index relates to our yarn craft industry. In Australia, mortgages have increased significantly, cost of electricity and other essential items are going up, and the cost of living is expected to continue to rise into the new year. How might this affect the purchasing power of knitters and crocheters? And how could we respond to this challenging market using what we know about the Lipstick Index?
dearpru
December 1, 2022
Knitting Techniques
Monogamous knitting is not for me
Who said “Thou shalt not have other WIPs”? Who told the virtuous knitter this was the high road and promised her eternal rewards if she can avert her gaze from other plump yarns and shiny tools?
dearpru
November 29, 2022
The Knitrepreneurs
When is your hobby not a hobby, but a business?
The dangers of running your business as a hobby could be the simple annoyance that you now have ten crochet Cinderella dolls filling your spare room. But it could also mean legal or financial troubles or a terrible rift in a friendship because you didn’t abide by terms and conditions or you didn’t bother to clearly outline them in the first place.
This week the Knitrepreneurs consider: When is your hobby not a hobby, but a business?
dearpru
November 24, 2022
The Knitrepreneurs
Why The Knitrepreneurs? We’re a bit different…
There are a LOT of knitting podcasts out there. Does the world really need another one? What makes The Knitrepreneurs different from all the others? Our point of difference is that we cut the crusts off business concepts and serve them to you in knitter-friendly serving sizes. We aren’t business gurus, but what we do know, we’ll share, and welcome others add their insights. And, if you are an indie dyer, a knitting pattern designer, a crochet tutor, a yarn store owner, or aspire to be any of these things, this is the podcast for you.
dearpru
November 11, 2022
The Knitrepreneurs
Knitrepeneurs Start With Why
The Knitrepreneurs have a new look for episode 6 and a renewed sense of purpose as they talk about their “why”.
dearpru
November 3, 2022