Nova Scotia: Culture + Colours
Calling for Pattern Submissions - Celebrating the culture and colours of Nova Scotia
Patterns may be finished or in the planning phase, must be unpublished and must celebrate the idea of the “Colours + Culture of Nova Scotia”. Inspiration can be found in both the natural world or from Nova Scotia's cultural diversity and long history of crafting such as basket weaving, quilting and rug hooking and knitting. Projects could be, but are not limited to, scarves, mittens, hats and other accessories but also could be hanging wall art, baskets, needlepoint and house wears. We will contract with winning designers for publishing on fleeceartist.com or handmaiden.ca for digital download and designers will be compensated $800 for the unlimited use of their pattern design.
Important Functional and Thematic Notes
1. The scale of the projects should be small with a maximum of 4 hanks of yarn.
2. The project must celebrate Nova Scotia
3. We have a long list of Nova Scotia Themed colourways available for use should they be appropriate for your project:
Variegated
Nova Scotia, Bullrush, Beach House, Sailor’s Delight, Frozen Ocean, Sea Oak, Red Maple, Red Fox, Sable Island, Spruce, Hemlock, Blomidon, Autumn Apple, Lupins, Clouds, Morning Mist, Old Ferry Road, Wintersleep
Semi Solid
Brook, Dusk, Fleur De Sel, Larch, Natural, Oatmeal, Piscine, Amber, Amethyst, Beet, Berry,Bone, Brown Sugar, Bullrush, Buttercream, Cedar, Charcoal, Cliff, Coral, Crema, Denim, Ebony, Gold, Granite, Kelpie, Lichen, Minegold, Mineral, Mink, Moonstone, Moss, Nori, Ocean, Plum, Polar Sea, Pumpkin, Raven, Rose, Ruby, Salt Spray, Scuba, Shell Pink, Silver, Slate, Smoke, Storm, Storm, Straw, Wine, Wintersleep, Zest, Zinnia
Submissions should have the following information:
- Your name
- Your relationship with Nova Scotia
- Your ideas and inspiration for your project along with any images. If your inspiration is along cultural lines, please let us know your relationship with your source (like “inspired by my Acadian Grandmother’s quilts” for example)
- Sketch of the project and/or picture of project if completed. Images of your swatches are great, especially if there is texture work as well as colour.
- Gauge and suggested Hand Maiden and/or Fleece Artist yarn(s).
- Suggested colourways. It is not required to use NS inspired colourways, but as our home we do have many of them.
- A image of something you’ve completed in the past (a different project)
- Your social media details (Instagram, Ravelry etc)
Deadlines + Timelines
Submission Deadline: 15 October 2021 – 9pm GMT. Selected projects will require patterns ready for sample knitting by December 15.
Submit your project to:
submissions@fleeceartist.com
We will confirm receipt of your submission by next business day.
