Beth Whiteside's guest appearances

Beth Whiteside

Yarn Thing with Marly Bird

Podcasting with Purpose for Life Coaches

Creative Yarn Entrepreneur Show

Kara Gott Warner

Lorene Eppolite

Lindsey Stephens

Stacey Trock

Dedri Uys

Liz Gipson

Diana Gabaldon

Joi Mahon

Kristin Nicholas

Steve Elkins

Laura Wilson

Carson Demers

Fiona Ellis

Sandi Rosner

Nicky Epstein

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Have you considered joining The National NeedleArts Association (TNNA)? In this episode, I interview knitting teacher, designer, and tech editor, Beth Whiteside, about the benefits of membership, newly formed Business and Creative Services sector, and power tips for getting the most out of the TNNA trade show.  About Beth Beth Whiteside is a knitting teacher, designer, and technical editor whose curiosity has led her to visit many countries (stranded color, EPS, k1b, lace, ...) on the knitting-world map. Originally from New England, she now lives in San Francisco, where mountains, ocean, and Haight Street are always good sources of inspiration. She has been teaching locally since 2003, and nationally since 2005. What she loves most about teaching is finding ways to make light bulbs pop on in her students' heads and helping them grow as knitters.   You can learn more about Beth by visiting her website,  Beth Whiteside Design. You can also follow her online on Facebook | Instagram | Ravelry | Twitter  About the interview In today's episode, I talk with Beth about the evolution of her own business, Beth Whiteside Design, and her involvement with The National NeedleArts Association for the past 10 years. We talk about Affiliate membership, attending the trade shows, and the newly formed Business and Creative Service sector, which focuses on individuals and agencies that offer creative and business services to the needlearts industry including authors, bookkeepers/accountants, copy editors, designers, fiber artists, finishers, graphic designers, illustrators, marketing specialists, photographers, teachers (business­-to-­business and consumer), technical editors, website developers, and those in video production. Resources mentioned in this episode You can find The National NeedleArts Association online at its website. Follow TNNA on Facebook | Instagram | Pinterest | Twitter. Links to other TNNA resources we mentioned:  You can learn more about membership types here. Most regular listeners will probably fall into the Affiliate member category, with the exception of indie dyers, spinners, and other yarnies (and yarn shop owners). For yarnies who sell directly to consumers, Retail membership is less expensive than Wholesale membership, but doesn't allow you to exhibit at the trade shows. There is also a Student membership option. You can find a list of upcoming TNNA events, including trade shows and webinars, here.  I also mentioned a previous episode that you may want to go back and listen to:  Episode 33: 7 Steps for Pitching Your Ideas for Workshops, Presentations, and Panel Sessions to Conferences and Events    If you enjoyed this episode The Creative Yarn Entrepreneur Show is no longer broadcasting. Episodes are available as a service to the yarn community. This episode originally aired in April, 2016. Be aware that content may be outdated. If you'd like to chat with other yarn-related business owners, join the Creative Yarn Entrepreneurs Facebook group. Support Marie's work by buying one of her books, Make Money Teaching Crochet: Launch Your Business, Increase Your Side Income, Reach More Students (Amazon | Gumroad) or Design It, Promote It, Sell It: Online Marketing for Your Crochet and Knit Patterns (Amazon | Gumroad).

Have you considered joining The National NeedleArts Association (TNNA)? In this episode, I interview knitting teacher, designer, and tech editor, Beth Whiteside, about the benefits of membership, newly formed Business and Creative Services sector, and power tips for getting the most out of the TNNA trade show.  About Beth Beth Whiteside is a knitting teacher, designer, and technical editor whose curiosity has led her to visit many countries (stranded color, EPS, k1b, lace, ...) on the knitting-world map. Originally from New England, she now lives in San Francisco, where mountains, ocean, and Haight Street are always good sources of inspiration. She has been teaching locally since 2003, and nationally since 2005. What she loves most about teaching is finding ways to make light bulbs pop on in her students' heads and helping them grow as knitters.   You can learn more about Beth by visiting her website,  <a href="http://bethwhitesidedesign.com" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Beth Whiteside Design</a>. You can also follow her online on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/bethwhitesidedesign" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/bethwaaa/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="http://www.ravelry.com/designers/beth-whiteside" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Ravelry</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/bethwaaa/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>  About the interview In today's episode, I talk with Beth about the evolution of her own business, Beth Whiteside Design, and her involvement with The National NeedleArts Association for the past 10 years. We talk about Affiliate membership, attending the trade shows, and the newly formed Business and Creative Service sector, which focuses on individuals and agencies that offer creative and business services to the needlearts industry including authors, bookkeepers/accountants, copy editors, designers, fiber artists, finishers, graphic designers, illustrators, marketing specialists, photographers, teachers (business­-to-­business and consumer), technical editors, website developers, and those in video production. Resources mentioned in this episode You can find The National NeedleArts Association online at <a href="http://www.tnna.org/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">its website</a>. Follow TNNA on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TNNAORG/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://www.instagram.com/TNNAorg/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Instagram</a> | <a href="https://www.pinterest.com/NeedleartsAssn/" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Pinterest</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/TNNAorg" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Twitter</a>. Links to other TNNA resources we mentioned: <ul> <li>You can learn more about membership types <a href="http://www.tnna.org/?Membership" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>. Most regular listeners will probably fall into the <a href="http://www.tnna.org/?Affiliate" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Affiliate member</a> category, with the exception of indie dyers, spinners, and other yarnies (and yarn shop owners). For yarnies who sell directly to consumers, <a href="http://www.tnna.org/?Retail" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Retail</a> membership is less expensive than <a href="http://www.tnna.org/?Wholesale" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Wholesale</a> membership, but doesn't allow you to exhibit at the trade shows. There is also a <a href="http://www.tnna.org/?Student" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">Student</a> membership option.</li> <li>You can find a list of upcoming TNNA events, including trade shows and webinars, <a href="http://www.tnna.org/events/event_list.asp?cid=4571" rel="noopener nofollow" target="_blank">here</a>.</li> </ul> I also mentioned a previous episode that you may want to go back and listen to: <ul> <li>Episode 33: 7 Steps for Pitching Your Ideas for Workshops, Presentations, and Panel Sessions to Conferences and Events</li> </ul>   If you enjoyed this episode The Creative Yarn Entrepreneur Show is no longer broadcasting. Episodes are available as a service to the yarn community. This episode originally aired in April, 2016. Be aware that content may be outdated. If you'd like to chat with other yarn-related business owners, join the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/CreativeYarnEntrepreneurs/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Creative Yarn Entrepreneurs Facebook</a> group. Support Marie's work by buying one of her books, Make Money Teaching Crochet: Launch Your Business, Increase Your Side Income, Reach More Students (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Make-Money-Teaching-Crochet-Business/dp/0990683419/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://gumroad.com/l/iaaVg/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gumroad</a>) or Design It, Promote It, Sell It: Online Marketing for Your Crochet and Knit Patterns (<a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07GTBVZ9P" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Amazon</a> | <a href="https://gumroad.com/l/designit" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Gumroad</a>).

Episode 61: The National NeedleArts Association (TNNA) Membership and Trade Show for Newbies with Beth Whiteside

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Listen Live for chance to win great prizes! Stay up to date with the Yarn Thing podcast with the App available on iTunes and for Droid.Find our more about Marly at <a href="http://www.MarlyBird.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">www.MarlyBird.com</a> or follow her on Facebook Sponsored by:  Knitter's MagazineRed Heart YarnsCraftsyLo-Lo by Bar-MaidsErin.Lane BagsCreativebugBijou Basin RanchKristin Omdahl, Bamboo So FineBuffalo Wool Co.Green Mountain Spinner

Beth Whiteside, Teaching, Editing and Designing in the Fiber Arts