Interview with Kim Guzman, a.k.a. CrochetKim
I am so incredibly pleased to share an interview with Kim Guzman today. As a lover of Tunisian crochet and a member of the very active Yahoo group that she co-moderates with Angela “ARNie” Grabowski, tunisiancrochet, I’ve been a big fan of Kim’s work for years. (Kim also does a lot of “regular” crochet design, too, as she [...]
Blogtoberfest Rerun: Getting started as a local needlecrafts teacher
This post was originally published on April 18, 2011. I’m rerunning an updated version today, along with additional links to teacher interviews, as part of Blogtoberfest 2012. Last year, while updating my email contacts I discovered that I had taught over 100 people to crochet or knit since 2008! That is pretty awesome (to [...]
Year of Projects, Year 2: Laying low
I was hoping to have an exciting post about the Maker Faire for you, but I got sick yesterday so I’m staying home today instead. I’m feeling much better (I actually cancelled the first day of my DC37 knitting classes yesterday) but I’m still not completely recovered. I actually don’t have anything for my YOP [...]
The return of the blog…
If you’ve visited my blog in the last few days, you probably noticed that it wasn’t available. It turns out that I exceeded the storage space on my web hosting plan – not with my blog, but by keeping too many backups of my blog. D’oh! Now that I’ve learned my lesson and cleared out [...]
Knit and Crochet Design Week with Stacey Trock
Stacey Trock from FreshStitches is one of my favorite bloggers and designers to follow. She shares some really great projects, tips, and photos on her blog, and she is hosting Knit and Crochet Design Week from March 12 – 17. I’m really excited to participate and to share my introductory post! Who am I? Welcome [...]
Book Review: Teach a Group of Kids to Crochet
A few weeks ago, I taught my first crochet class for a group of kids (as part of a series of classes) through the Queens Library. I’ve taught crochet classes with kids and adults combined before, and I’ve also taught one-on-one lessons for kids. In preparation for the class, I decided to check out Teach [...]
Staying creative and current (Part 6: Getting started as a local needlecrafts teacher)
In my last post of this series on getting started as a local needlecrafts teacher, I’m focusing on how to stay creative and current. Current needlecraft trends There are many reasons to stay abreast of the latest trends in the needlecrafts you teach. Student interest. Students are often interested in whatever technique, styles/patterns, or celebrities [...]
Drumming up business (Part 4: Getting started as a local needlecrafts teacher)
If you’ve decided that you’re ready to teach needlecrafts and have even found a place (or places) to start teaching, you are probably wondering how you will attract students. Online Establishing an online presence can definitely help with advertising. Even if you don’t have your own website, there are several sites where you can promote [...]
Location, Location, Location (Part 3: Getting started as a local needlecrafts teacher)
You know you’re ready to teach. You’ve made a decision about whether to pursue needlecrafts teaching or master certification. But now that you are ready to teach, where (physically) do you get started? First, consider your space requirements. If you are teaching knitting, crocheting, hand sewing, hand quilting, rug hooking, or embroidery, you are pretty [...]
