Joan McGowan-Michael

Joan McGowan-Michael has been a professional fashion designer for over twenty five years, styling garments for retailers as diverse as Frederick's of Hollywood and JC Penney.

She founded her company, White Lies Designs in 2001. It has since become the original go-to resource for lingerie patterns for hand knitting , and other romantic, vintage inspired knitwear styles. The thread that runs through all of her work is the celebration of romance and the feminine form. All of her beautiful designs are available in a wide range of sizes from petite to plus.

Joan has written articles and published designs in all of the major knitting magazines and contributed styles to books including Big Girl Knits , Stitch-n-Bitch Nation, and The Best of Interweave Knits.

She has appeared on DIY network's Knitty Gritty, PBS's Shay Pendray's Needlework Studio, Good Evening Sacramento, and has been profiled in Cast On , Interweave Knits, Knit 1, Belle Armoire, and Knitting (UK) magazines.

Her own book, Knitting Lingerie Style was released in May of 2007 by STC publishing and includes 32 lingerie and lingerie-inspired designs. If you like pretty, lacy and feminine knitting, don't miss it!

Read more about Joan and see her lovely designs at her website: http://www.whiteliesdesigns.com

Follow her blog at: http://whiteliesknits.wordpress.com/