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Publicity, brand name marketing, promotions and other publications in which Jackie E-S and HeartStrings FiberArts have recently been featured.

Knitter's, Spring 2009 issue
Wrapped Up in Bows

Knitter's Spring 2009 advertorial featuring Wrapped Up in Bows

Top 10 Picks for Spring advertorial in the Knitters Spring 2009 issue features Wrapped Up in Bows (left of center).

Dramatic, yet understated elegance. This lace wrap takes its name from the corners that are tied with I-cord bows.

Interweave Knits, Spring 2009 issue
Get an Edge to Start Shawl

Interweave Knits Spring 2009 advertorial featuring Get an Edge to Start Shawl

Top 10 Picks for Spring advertorial in the Interweave Knits Spring 2009 issue features Get an Edge to Start Shawl (top center).

A different take on triangle shawl construction results in versatile classy wearing styles.

Yarn Market News, March 2009 Issue
Wrapped Up in Bows

Yarn Market News March 2009 advertorial featuring Wrapped Up in Bows

Top 10 Picks for Spring advertorial in the Yarn Market News March 2009 issue features Wrapped Up in Bows (top left).

You can count on HeartStrings to bring you the best in elegantly simple designs with skill-building, complete pattern instructions.

Knit Simple, Holiday 2008 Issue
Dolly Faroese Shawl

Top 10 Picks for Holiday featuring Dolly Faroese Shawl

Top 10 Picks for Holiday advertorial in the Knit Simple Holiday 2008 issue features Dolly Faroese Shawl (bottom center).

Dolly Faroese Shawl makes a delightful gift for a lucky doll or teddy bear lover. See more fun skill-building patterns at HeartStringsFiberArts.com.

Creative Knitting (Nov 2008, pg 3) and Knit 'N Style (Oct 2006, pg 7)
Bella's Beads Cloche and Beaded Lace Scarf

Fire Mountain Gems showcases the artwork of Jackie Erickson-Schweitzer in a full-page color ad - Bella's Beads Cloche and Beaded Lace Scarf

Fire Mountain Gems showcases the artwork of Jackie Erickson-Schweitzer in a full-page color ad. Courtesy of Fire Mountain Gems. Bella's Beads Cloche pattern available in the Comfort Collection and Beaded Lace Scarf pattern available in the Jackie E-S Design Collections.


Luxury Yarn One-Skein Wonders
Qiviut Neck Muff

Luxury Yarn One-Skein Wonders

Luxury Yarn One-Skein Wonders: 101 Small Indulgences features small projects to help you justify buying that "one truly special, if possibly outrageously expensive, skein of yarn". I hope you will enjoy the "Qiviut Neck Muff" I designed and contributed to the book.


Yarn Market News, August 2008 Issue
Lacie Blankie

Top 10 Picks for Fall featuring Lacie Blankie

Top 10 Picks for Fall advertorial in the industry trade magazine Yarn Market News August 2008 issue features Lacie Blankie (top left).

Even adults deserve a favorite blanket in which to cuddle and shut out the cares of the world.

Interweave Knits, Fall 2008 issue
The Skinny on Lace

Interweave Knits Fall 2008 advertorial featuring The Skinny on Lace Sash

Top 10 Picks for Fall advertorial in the Interweave Knits Fall 2008 issue features The Skinny on Lace Sash (bottom center).

Slimming lace chevrons to knit and wear with pizzazz. Easy end-to-end one-piece construction – no seams or grafting.

Spin-Off, Summer 2008 issue
1 Scarf 10 Ways

On the cover of Interweave Knits Summer 2008, The Morning Surf Scarf is the perfect pattern for showing off handspun yarn

On the Cover: The Morning Surf Scarf is the perfect pattern for showing off handspun yarn, page 86.


Summer 2008, Yarn Market News and TNNA NeedleArts Market Showbook
My Beading Heart Scarf

Top 10 Picks for TNNA features My Beading Heart Scarf

Top 10 Picks for TNNA features My Beading Heart Scarf (bottom left) in Yarn Market News Special Edition and TNNA NeedleArts Market Summer 2008 Showbook.

This lightweight, sparkly fashion scarf is a double treat for lovers of knitted lace and beaded knitting.

Interweave Knits, Summer 2008 issue
Ring of Lace

Interweave Knits Summer 2008 advertorial featuring Ring of Lace Wrap

Top 10 Picks for Summer advertorial in the Interweave Knits Summer 2008 issue features Ring of Lace Wrap (center).

This lacy, lightweight circle of color features multi-colored hand-dyed yarn to create faux ikat effects.

Knit 1, Spring/Summer 2008 Issue
Crossed Loop Market Bag

Knit 1 Spring/Summer 2008 advertorial featuring Crossed Loop Market Bag

Top 10 Picks for Spring advertorial in the Spring/Summer 2008 issue of Knit 1 features Crossed Loop Market Bag (left, second from top).

Make a colorful string bag for eco-friendly shopping. Knits quickly in a nifty openwork twist stitch.

Knit Simple, Spring 2008 Issue
Ultimate Glamour

Knit Simple advertorial featuring Wisps of Smoke Ring in Tilli Tomas yarns

Top 10 Picks for Spring advertorial in the Spring 2008 issue of Knit Simple features Wisps of Smoke (lower left). Created with Plié and Rock Star. Silk yarn pre-strung with beads or sequins by Tilli Tomas.


Yarn Market News, March 2008 Issue
Ring of Lace Wrap

Top Picks for Spring featuring Ring of Lace Wrap

Top Picks for Spring advertorial in the industry trade magazine Yarn Market News March 2008 issue features Ring of Lace Wrap (top right).

This airy, lightweight circular wrap features multi-colored hand-dyed yarn to create 'faux ikat' effects.

Interweave Knits, Winter 2007 Issue
Flared Lace Smoke Ring

Interweave Knits Winter 2007 advertorial featuring Flared Lace Smoke Ring

Top Picks for Winter advertorial in the Interweave Knits Winter 2007 issue features Flared Lace Smoke Ring (top center).

Knit HeartStrings' stunning Flared Lace Smoke Ring in your favorite exotic yarn.

The Knitter's Book of Yarn
Raspberry Rhapsody Lace Scarf

The Knitter's Book of Yarn

The Knitter's Book of Yarn book by Clara Parkes has tons of information about yarn along with patterns to let you practice what you've just read. I hope you will enjoy the "Raspberry Rhapsody" textured lace scarf pattern I designed and contributed to the book.

You can also read more about Clara's personal, behind-the-scenes look at why and how The Knitter's Book of Yarn came to be.


Knit 'N Style December 2007, 10th Anniversay Issue
Urban Silk Lace Stole

Urban Silk Lace Stole in December 2007 issue of Knit 'N Style

My design for Skacel Collection, the Urban Silk Lace Stole, is featured as one of 50 Fantastic Projects in Knit 'N Style's 10th Anniversary Issue. See full-page photo on page 65 and instructions on page 112.


Yarn Market News, October 2007 Issue
Filigree Lace Ensembles

Top 10 Picks featuring Filigree Lace Ensembles

Top 10 Picks advertorial in the industry trade magazine Yarn Market News Winter 2007 issue features Filigree Lace Ensembles (middle right).

Elegant like a snow pricess. Pattern includes Neck and Wrist Warmers (shown), and Filigree Lace Hat.

Best of Interweave Knits:
Beyond the Basics: A Primer on Knitted Lace

Best of Interweave Knits

My well-received article "Beyond the Basics: A Primer on Knitted Lace", originally published in the Summer 2006 issue of Interweave Knits magazine, has been republished in part in the new book The Best of Interweave Knits. See "Beyond the Basics: Knitted Lace" starting on page 103. If you are interested in lace knitting and are tentative in taking the next steps to knit lace, be sure to check out this article.


Interweave Knits, Fall 2007 Issue
Colorful Splendor Lace Scarf

Interweave Knits Fall 2007 advertorial featuring Colorful Splendor Lace Scarf

Top 10 Picks for Fall advertorial in the Interweave Knits Fall 2007 issue features Colorful Splendor Lace Scarf (top left).

Show off your favorite bright palette of colors in HeartStrings' simple yet captivating lace scarf pattern.

Yarn Market News May 2007 issue and TNNA NeedleArts Market Summer 2007 Showbook
Faceted Gems Lace Wrap

Fabulous Finds featuring Facted Gems Lace Wrap

Fabulous Finds advertorials in the Yarn Market News May 2007 issue and TNNA NeedleArts Market Summer 2007 Showbook feature Faceted Gems Lace Wrap (top left).


Interweave Knits, Summer 2007 issue
Faceted Gems Lace Wrap

Interweave Knits Summer 2007 advertorial featuring Facted Gems Lace Wrap

Sensational Selections advertorial in the Interweave Knits Summer 2007 issue features Faceted Gems Lace Wrap (right center). Page 27.

The stunning sculpted lace of this knitted wrap will take your breath away.

Urban Silk Lace Shawl, designed by Jackie Erickson-Schweitzer
A publication of Skacel Collection, Inc.

Skacel Urban Silk Lace Shawl, designed by Jackie Erickson-Schweitzer

This pattern design was commissioned by Skacel for their new Spring 2007 yarn called Urban Silk, a worsted weight 80% silk and 20% cotton. The yarn was a delight to work with, and the hand of the yarn knitted up in this lace wrap is just wonderful.


Interweave Knits, Spring 2007 Issue
Rainy Day Socks

Interweave Knits Spring 2007 advertorial featuring Rainy Day Socks

Fresh Picks for Spring advertorial in the Interweave Knits Spring 2007 issue features Rainy Day Socks (upper left) in the perfect mood for rainy day knitting, with stitches reminiscent of falling raindrops. Page 53.


Creative Knitting (January 2007) and Knit 'N Style (April 2007)
Beaded Faux Cable Anklets

Fire Mountain Gems showcases the artwork of Jackie Erickson-Schweitzer in a full-page color ad - Beaded Faux Cable Anklets

Fire Mountain Gems showcases the artwork of Jackie Erickson-Schweitzer in full-page color ads in each of Creative Knitting (page 9) and Knit 'n Style (page 7). Courtesy of Fire Mountain Gems. Beaded Faux Cable Anklets pattern available in the Jackie E-S Design Collections.


Interweave Knits, Holiday 2006 Issue
Thinking of You Scarf

Interweave Knits Holiday 2006 advertorial featuring Thinking of You Scarf

Essential Gifts for the Season advertorial in the Interweave Knits Holiday 2006 issue features Thinking of You (lower right), a beautiful new lace scarf pattern in the Jackie E-S Design Collections. Page 5.


KnitNet, Summer 2006 Edition
Silk Smoke Ring

Silk Smoke

A new smoke ring pattern design by Jackie E-S, Silk Smoke, is featured in the summer edition of KnitNet Online Knitting Magazine. (subscription required)

For the sample model, Jackie chose a fiery red rather than a more traditional subdued natural or grayed-down color. After all, where there is smoke there is fire!


Interweave Knits, Summer 2006 Issue
Beyond the Basics: A Primer on Knitted Lace

Lace Sampler

Interweave Knits features the article Beyond the Basics: A Primer on Knitted Lace by Jackie Erickson-Schweitzer. Article begins on page 68.

HeartStrings FiberArts is a wholesale pattern company. I encourage individuals to visit your local yarn store or check the Store Locator to purchase hard-copy patterns and downloadable e-patterns. If you don't already have a favorite retailer from whom to buy, you can use the HeartStrings online catalog at Shopatron. This service will find a retailer with the patterns you want in stock to mail to you right away.

Questions? Comments? - I love to hear from you, whether it be to get advice about your HeartStrings knitting projects, to make suggestions, or to share news of your accomplishments. Kind regards, Jackie E-S

Email address: jackie@heartstringsfiberarts.com
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