Professional Development Day

Wednesday, July 7, 2010

Over 100 people attended Professional Development Day at the 2010 Chain Link conference. The morning started as Kristin Omdahl shared a look at her daily life as a crochet designer and Lily Chin shared details of her daily life as a crochet instructor. Jack Blumenthal and other staff members shared information about the Lion Brand Studio and the latest Lion Brand yarns.



All photos copyright 2010 Amy Shelton, Crochetville LLC. All rights reserved.

The afternoon featured the following roundtable discussions:

Susan Lowman: Contract Crocheting (from an editor/designer's perspective)

Lily Chin: Design Inspiration

Edie Eckman: Designing for Publication

Ellen Gormley: The Business of Crochet

Gwen Bortner: Being a Teacher--Starting Out Right

Karen Klemp: Teaching Challenges

Robyn Chachula: Making the Internet Work for You

Suzann Thompson: A Book's Journey--From Idea to Book Signing

The day also featured a benefit to raise money for the Lyme Disease Association in honor of Tammy Hildebrand.

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