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Whitney Steen 10/19/23 Whitney Steen 10/19/23

Proofing 101: Designers Are Proofing It for Themselves

How to get fresh eyes on your work when yours are the only eyes available.

Whitney Steen 10/5/23 Whitney Steen 10/5/23

My first major alteration of a pattern – and likely the one that started me on my way towards tech editing.

Whitney Steen 9/21/23 Whitney Steen 9/21/23

Do you have trouble keeping your patio furniture cushions in place? Here’s a quick and easy way to secure them.

Whitney Steen 9/14/23 Whitney Steen 9/14/23

Why you need a stylesheet as a pattern designer

Whitney Steen 8/31/23 Whitney Steen 8/31/23

Or, What I Made AND Learned on My Summer Vacation

Whitney Steen 8/17/23 Whitney Steen 8/17/23

In proofreading, efficient is not a good adjective.

Whitney Steen 8/3/23 Whitney Steen 8/3/23

Sure I can knit a custom size hat, no problem. But could I sew one?

Whitney Steen 7/13/23 Whitney Steen 7/13/23

Or, how to write instructions that say what you meant them to say before your editors and testers get involved.

Whitney Steen 6/29/23 Whitney Steen 6/29/23

Write smarter, not harder

Whitney Steen 6/15/23 Whitney Steen 6/15/23

It was the perfect yarn for the pattern … if I got creative with my color blocking.