Upcoming Harvest Festival in Yachats, Oregon

Dreamweaving Designs with be exhibiting this weekend, November 1 & 2, at Crafts on the Coast, 11th Annual Harvest & Holidays Arts and Crafts Festival. Over 65 vendors, quality crafts and original artwork. Jo Ann Manzone, owner of Dreamweaving Designs will be displaying her handknits and handwoven clothing and accessories. If you can make it to the coast this weekend, this event is being held at the Yachats Commons, Hwy 101, Yachats, Oregon. Admission is free.

New Belts

Dreamweaving Designs is introducing a new line of hand knit and handwoven belts. They have become popular at my local artisan's market along with scarves and wraps. Novelty yarns with beads and fringe add to the unique style of these belts.

Summer Wraps

The most popular item selling at the artisans market this summer are my open lace pattern wraps that can be worn in a variety of different ways. I have been using a silk/rayon blend ribbon yarn and a polyamide yarn with lots of texture. I designed these wraps to be a multi-functional addition to a women's wardrobe. They can be worn as wraps or scarves. That seems to be a popular selling point.

Summer Trends for handknits

It has always been challenging for me to sell my handknits and handwovens during the summer months. I have focused so much of my efforts on my winter line that summer pieces were not a priority. This year I have created a line of wraps that can also be used as scarves and scarves that can also be used as wraps. I have done pretty well selling them at my local artisan's market. I would love to hear from others what has worked for them as I am always looking for ways to increase and improve my business.
Jo Ann Manzone
Dreamweaving Designs
www.dreamweavingdesigns.com

Organic Baby Line of Handknits

Dreamweaving Designs has introduced an organic line of baby handknits. Our baby collection includes a cotton vest and cotton cardigan--100% certified organic cotton. The colors are earthy greens and creams. These sweaters are soft and can be handwashed or machine washed. We have also introduced a cardigan made with O-Wool balance yarn which is 50% certified organic merino and 50% certified organic cotton. This tweedy cardigan is soft and warm and comes with a matching hat. Hand washing is highly recommended. We also have designed an earth cardigan in 100% certified merino wool. It's the warmest of the three and must be handwashed to avoid felting.

Go green this year! Check us out at www.dreamweavingdesigns.com. Preview our eco-friendly items.

Coming soon--Organic handknit baby bibs and baby blankets.

Support for Local Artisans

A growing number of consumers are seeking hand-made artisan created products from local artists. There are a number of reasons for this trend, one being sustainability. When products are made and sold locally there is less stress on the environment, less shipping, less gas used, etc...which keeps costs of goods at a reasonable price and supports the local economy. The consumer gets to enjoy hand-made products which may be one-of-a-kind or at the very least unique to the artist. Whether it be artisan created hand-knits, locally grown produce or manufactured goods--support your local economy!

Baby Trend

Trends in hand-knits for Baby

The market for baby products is growing and shows no signs of slowing down. Mix this trend with an increased desire to go green and you have a larger demand for eco-friendly hand-made knits. Look for Dreamweaving Designs upcoming line of eco-friendly hand-knits for baby.

Handknits are selling in the New Year

January 11, 2008
Happy New Year to all!

This has been a great season for handknit and handwoven scarves and wraps. Dreamweaving Designs had a great holiday season. This year we featured handwoven scarves with lots of texture. Our warp yarns included multi-colored ribbon, some sparkle and metallic. Our weft yarns had lots of fur and texture. These unique one of a kind scarves continue to sell into the New Year. Capelets were very popular Christmas gifts this season. Dreamweaving Designs made handknit chunky cable capelets with Cascade Magnum yarn. These capelets are warm and can be worn with jeans or a dress. Our handknit furz capelets were an elegant seller this year. Check out our WEB site www.dreamweavingdesigns.com. Sign up for our email list and receive special offers throughout the year.