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Emcee:
Robyn Chachula
Panelists:
Edie Eckman
Drew Emborsky Cari Clement
Brett Bara |
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Lunch
Note: Additional fee
(see Fees below)
Featured Speakers
Daniela Barbosa and Zontee Hou from Lion Brand Yarn |
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Afternoon Breakout Sessions
One-hour sessions, each given three times
Ends at 4:30 pm |
Susan Lowman
Contract Crocheting |
Janet Rehfeldt
I Want to Be a Teacher |
Design Inspiration |
Edie Eckman
Designing for Publication |
Myra Wood
Self Publishing for Fiber Artists |
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Sheryl Means
So You Want to Own a Yarn Shop? |
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Amy Shelton
Using the Internet
to Grow Your Business |
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Edie Eckman
Designing for Publication |
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KJ Hay
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words |
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CGOA Professional
Development Day
Wednesday
August 5, 2009
8:30 am - 4:30 pm
Register before the show and save!
CGOA or TKGA Member
$85 before show
$95 at show
Not a
CGOA or TKGA Member? Join Now and save on Registration Fees
Non-member
$115 before show
Non-member
$125 at show
CGOA Professional
Development Day Lunch
$28 before show
$33 at show |
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Join the Crochet Guild of America (CGOA) for CGOA Professional Development Day being held at the Summer Knit & Crochet Show as part of the CGOA Chain Link Conference on Wednesday, August 5, 2009.
The Day includes a series of presentations to help start or enhance a professional crochet business, sponsored by Lion Brand Yarn.
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Survival Guide:
How to Keep All Those Skeins in the Air
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Successful Crochet Professional |
Spend the morning listening to a variety of crochet professionals talk about their experiences in handling the multiple challenges of making a career out of crochet. We'll begin by discussing all the crochet jobs available, from designer to shop owner to editor to conservationist to podcaster, and much more. You may discover a career you never knew existed! We will also be sharing the key to success in the industry: diversify, diversify, diversify!
Next up, is reality check time. We will be discussing the nuts and bolts of being a crochet professional and a small business owner. We will talk about how we deal with everyday situations of running a business yourself. Topics will include: taxes, marketing and advertising, negotiating contracts, handling copyright issues, organizational tips, and more.
Finally, we'll open up the floor to answer your questions as best we can. While the panelists won't offer legal or tax advice, they will give real-life examples of what works and doesn't work for their particular situations. Our goal is for you to hear how real professionals deal with everyday life, and how they juggle those yarn balls to become successful. |
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| Daniela Barbosa and Zontee Hou from Lion Brand Yarn will share their behind the scenes look at working for a Yarn Company. They will discuss topics ranging from how Lion Brand keeps on trend to how the company advertises and markets new lines and interacts with yarncrafters online through blogs and podcasts. They will also outline the process that the Lion Brand Design Team uses for working with designers, from sending in a proposal to writing and editing patterns, as well as the type of experience they look for in a designer. They will also discuss pattern checking as a profession—something not well publicized, but vital to the industry. Finally, they will give a general survey of how Lion Brand works with outside designers and artists. |
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Susan Lowman
Contract Crocheting
(From an Editor/Designer's Perspective) |
| Do you have what it takes to become an excellent contract crocheter? Do you know what to do (and most importantly, what not to do) when working with designers and editors? How do you get started, find clients and schedule your time to meet the deadline? Learn how to be a top-notch contract crocheter who will be hired again and again by designers and editors. |
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Janet Rehfeldt
I Want to Be a Teacher |
| What does it take for you to become a good teacher? Regardless of what subject you're teaching, it's all in your knowledge of the subject, how prepared you are and most of all how you relate to your students. We'll examine how to determine what teaching atmosphere works best for you, how to submit class proposals and teaching resumes in a professional manner, work on how to develop your classes and handouts, explore the financial aspects of teaching and the best ways to relate to your students and keep your class on track. |
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Lily Chin
Design Inspiration |
| Have you ever wondered where ideas come from? Where do designers draw their inspiration from? How do they interpret their ideas into reality? What problems arise? What challenges are posed? What details do they specifically look for? What special tools are involved? See the many examples of source and result in this show-and-tell lecture. |
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Myra Wood
Self Publishing for Fiber Artists |
| If you’ve ever considered writing and producing your own book, this is the class for you! Self publishing is now easier than ever and possible for anyone who wants to create a classic. You’ll learn everything from book and project development to printing and marketing. |
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Sheryl Means
So You Want to Own a Yarn Shop? |
| Learn the ins and outs, pros and cons of turning your passion for fiber into a retail business. Topics include: Doing Your Homework: Planning for Success - Write a Business Plan, The Small Business Administration and other helpers, Location, location, location...use your head not your heart, Know Thy Self - be brutally honest about your strengths & weaknesses, Money, Credit and other difficult topics |
Amy Shelton
Using the Internet to
Grow Your Business |
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Amy Shelton of Crochetville discusses ways you can use the internet to increase awareness of and to grow your business. Topics will include: various forms of internet presence, online advertising opportunities, online self-promotion without advertising or spamming, tracking website statistics, and staying in contact with your customers. |
Edie Eckman
Designing for Publication |
| Learn what publishers and editors want from you, the designer. Find out how to submit your ideas for publication and how to follow through with a finished product that will make them want to work with you again. |
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KJ Hay
A Picture is Worth a Thousand Words:
The What, Why, When and How
of Schematics |
| A schematic is a drawing of the pieces of an item, typically a garment. A schematic shows the shape of each piece, critical measurements, and the direction of work. Use of schematics can improve your design process, aid in grading, and enhance communication with customers (including publishers). Learn how to use schematics in the design and instruction writing process, how to draw schematics, and which measurements to include. Learn how tech editors use schematics to check the correctness and sanity of designs and written instructions. |
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