Top 10 Reasons to Join CGOA
See also the CGOA Member Benefits page for more details on the wide range of benefits.
- The Crochet Guild of America (CGOA) is the only national organization dedicated specifically to crochet – your passion!
- We serve as a national presence representing you and your stitching art to the world.
- Anyone across the globe can find us on the World Wide Web, and we regularly provide additional promotions in various media (e.g., National Crochet Month, etc.).
- We also represent CGOA to the trade groups in the industry, such as The National NeedleArts Association and the Craft Yarn Council of America.
- We’ve collaborated with publisher DRG to provide each member with a mailed subscription to Crochet! magazine in which our CGOA Chain Link newsletter is inserted.
- We’ve arranged with several national e-retailers to provide you with discounts:
- Annie’s Attic 15% discount on AnniesAttic.com purchases
- Interweave Crochet Special offer $19/year subscription
- Leisure Arts Boutique $3 off shipping at theleisureboutique.com
- LionBrand.com 15% discount on LionBrand.com Internet or phone orders
- Mary Maxim, Inc. 10% discount by internet, mail or phone
- We hold annual conferences where you can gather with other crocheters and catch up on all that is going on in the crochet world! Make new friends. Take classes and improve your skills. Show off your latest creations.
- As a member, you enjoy free entry to CGOA’s National Chain Link and Regional Conferences/Knit & Crochet Shows.
- You also get a member discount on classes and activities at Chain Link and Regional Conferences/Knit & Crochet Shows.
- And you can participate in the member fashion show at the banquet during Chain Link and Regional Conferences/Knit & Crochet Shows.
- We show our appreciation for your support and renewal of membership with things like free patterns with your member confirmation or renewal.
- The CGOA Web site has more than just a public page. It also provides you with online access to such things as:
- Patterns for Crocheted Squares
- Application for recognition as a Crochet Professional
- Application to be listed as a Contract Crocheter/Pattern Tester
- CGOA Board list, Bylaws, Board minutes, Board reports
- CGOA member pins you can order
- Application for starting a CGOA Chapter
- Entry form for Crochet Design Contest
- Online post of Chain Link newsletter
- List of Teachers for Guilds
- Member and Chapter Logos
- CGOA Business Cards
- CGOA Pattern Line
- List of Members
- List of Contract Crocheters
- List of Professional Members
- A listing where retailers can post their local discounts
- CGOA members can participate in a member message board – to connect with and keep in touch with other crochet members around the world.
- CGOA seeks to provide educational material of value for members, which may include such things as a Masters Program for crocheters.
- You have an exclusive right to vote at CGOA Annual Member Meetings.
- We invite CGOA members to consider serving on volunteer committees and eventually as members of the Board. The more you are involved, the more the organization is able to represent you.