Meet one of our four featured designers for this year's upcoming Pro-Verbial Club!
JEANETTE SLOAN
Jeanette Sloan is a knitwear designer renowned for her joyful colour aesthetic and love of embellishment. Her work expresses a long-held passion for making, and her eye for unusual details reflects her unique personal style. Her designs have appeared in numerous publications, including Modern Daily Knitting’s Field Guide series and Laine magazine, for which she writes a regular column. In 2020, Jeanette developed a Beaded Colourwork Masterclass, which was released as part of Knit Stars Season 6. Her latest book, Beaded Colourwork: A Modern Approach To Knitting With Beads, was published by Laine on January 29th 2026 and includes the Sammie sweater which is knitted in Annapurna and marks the first collaboration between Jeanette and AVFKW.
Outside of design, Jeanette is also the founder of BIPOC in Fiber, a directory of Black, Indigenous, and People of Colour working in the fibre industry and in 2023, she was awarded the British Empire Medal for services to Knitwear Design and Diversity in the Fibre Arts.
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Jeanette will be one of four designers creating an exclusive shawl pattern for Year 17 of Pro-Verbial.
Members will receive four quarterly shipments of exclusive patterns and hand-dyed yarn over the course of a year. Plus, save 10% on all yarn, fabric, fiber, and thread at Verb the whole year long!
Sign ups are now open! Join us!
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