Participating in UVFC

Every fiber crafter in the Upper Valley has a different perspective, different interests and different expertise. Upper Valley Fiber Crafts aims to be a place to share those perspectives, interests, and expertise for the benefit and enjoyment of everyone. To that end, here are six ways to share with other crafters via UVFC - consider this your invitation!

On the Blog:

• Guest post or join up as a regular contributor (more on this below).
• Send us tips about upcoming events or ideas for posts you'd like us to write.
• Comment on posts: especially when we have guest posters, let them know you appreciate their contribution.

On the Lists:

• Add your blog to our blogroll (in the sidebar below the archive list). As long as fibercraft is in your posting mix, we'd love to have you.
• Send us information for our Fiber Craft Location page: shops for craft materials, groups that gather on a regular schedule to craft together, and places that teach classes are all there.
• Add to our Skills for Hire page: this is for shops and individuals who provide services, from alterations to professional knitting to scissors sharpening to private craft lessons.

You can easily get in touch with us via the contact form in the sidebar.

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More on Guest Posting

We welcome any number or regularity of posts. Want to write a month-long series of weekly posts? A single post? A monthly column? Five posts a year? We are happy to have all of these. Contact us through the form in the sidebar. If you have specific topics in mind, include them, but if you don't know exactly what to write about (or, perhaps, how to write about the topic you have in mind) we will help you formulate your ideas.

There are many kinds of posts you could contribute. Here's an incomplete list:

• Reviews: your favorite books, techniques, or materials, or a useful resource online.
• Event announcements or recaps: festivals, fairs, sales, craft markets, classes....
• Profiles: of fellow crafters, crafting groups, shops, educational establishments, etc.
• Tutorials: for projects or techniques.
• Sightings and stories: such as yarn bombing, fiber-based art, or tales of glee or woe about crafting.

There are really only two cautions:

• Be constrictive in your criticism: reviews should be honest, but remember this blog is for celebrating all of the fibercraft happening in the Upper Valley.
• Posts are not sales pitches: If you are selling handmade crafts, we'd like to know about it, but make it more than an advertisement.

Tell your fellow crafters what you know!