The Tech Editor Hub

Let's have some fun learning about body measurements! Join me tomorrow in the Tech Editor Hub Community where we'll go deep into what are all the body points and measurements used in garment design, while measuring ourselves and taking apart a sizing standard. If you're not already a member, get signed up today with the link in the comments to get access to this class and so much more!

Come join us in the Tech Editor Hub Community tomorrow morning for a special pop-up workshop on Editing Collections and Books.
You've edited single patterns for designers and now you are ready to branch out to do editing contract work for publishers and yarn companies. Collections and books, oh my! This is a whole new world: deadlines with tight schedules, working with an editorial team, and managing and editing a large amount of text. How do you tackle this and thrive?

In this 1-hour session, Sarah will cover:
- the pros and cons of this kind of editing work
- the typical workflow from draft to layout proofs
- what to expect in an assignment
- how to plan your schedule
- how to estimate accurately
- what skills you will need to acquire

Plus, we'll discuss the super important style sheet and you'll get a template for creating one specific to books and collections.

These workshops are just for community members. If you're not already in the community, you can sign up using the link in the comments.

Join us inside the TE Hub Community this week for our latest workshop, "Outside the Yarn Box: Working as an Admin and KAL/CAL Moderator." If you're not already a member, you can sign up with the link in my bio!

Providing support to designers beyond technical editing is a fantastic way to increase your business revenue as well as bolster your relationship with the designers. In this session, we will learn how to offer services to become a pattern support admin and/or KAL/CAL moderator. These roles provide unique opportunities to:
🧶 gain a new perspective of pattern use
🧶 be on the forefront of user experiences
🧶 learn why certain words/phrases and formatting in a pattern create challenges for the maker
🧶 stay abreast of what is new, popular, and coming your way to be tech edited
🧶 assist English speakers with patterns in English (or in other languages!)

Theresa Almeida () is a wordsmithing enthusiast and champion of clarity, dogmatic in consistency while creatively imagining solutions to communicate technical concepts. She is a lead technical editor, pattern grader, and ghostwriter for knitting designs.

Let's dispel some contract myths! In this 1-hour session with Kiffanie Stahle of The artist's J.D., you will learn:

🧶 The real purpose of a contract is to make sure you don’t unintentionally disappoint your clients
🧶 What’s actually required to create a contract (hint, it’s not legalese)
🧶 How your contract is part of your client experience and helps build trust
🧶 Why the format of your contract matters
🧶 The contract legal nitty gritty is just there to pre-determine the outcome when common situations arise

Kiffanie is a photographer, knitter, and a lawyer for creatives. She believes that you can have ease in the legalese of running your creative business, and runs The Artist's JD, a website that helps creatives navigate their legal issues.

This workshop is only for members of the Tech Editor Hub community, so make sure to get signed up with the link in the comments.

Newsletters can be your most valuable and versatile form of marketing your business, but it's not always easy to know where to start. Join Jenessa Keller of Just One More Thing Designs to learn why newsletters are so important, how to create content for them, and the nitty-gritty details of setting one up from scratch.

Jenessa has been a knitwear designer and virtual assistant since 2018. After leaving corporate marketing in 2006, she focused on entrepreneurship and found a passion for helping other artists and creative business owners develop systems that ease their back office stress so they can put their efforts into creating the art they love.

This workshop is only for members of the Tech Editor Hub, so if you're not yet a member, make sure to sign up here so you don't miss out: https://thetecheditorhub.thrivecart.com/community-membership-quick/?fbclid

How are you spending the summer in your business?
Maybe you are working outside or taking lots of breaks or reading up on those books you have been wanting to tackle.

I think summer is the IDEAL time to plan. Join us now for a FREE workshop that will help you decide on 3 things to move your business forward in the coming 3 months.

Link in the comment below!

Join me as I welcome knitwear designer and size-inclusive advocate Jennifer Parroccini () to the Tech Editor Hub Community for a workshop on size inclusivity.
Discover what size inclusion IS, the state of the industry, our responsibility for a more just industry, the role of a tech editor in effecting a more size-inclusive future, and where tech editors can go to learn more about size-inclusion.
This workshop is only for members of the Community but you can join now with the link in my bio.

Do you think AI can replace tech editors?

Please tell me your thoughts below.

I personally (and firmly) believe no--we do too many things requiring human cognition. Our job may morph as the years progress, but I still think we will be needed as long as patterns are produced. I wrote about it here:

You are not AI Friends, AI cannot do what you do. And in my opinion, it may never be able to--AI is not genuinely intelligent and has no ingenuity (look up François Chollet's studies). Technical editing of the caliber that we execute in each pattern we edit requires a type of human intelligence that computers can...

Come join the TE Hub Community for the month of April and get access to "Money Management for Freelancers" presented by Janet LeBlanc of Paper + Spark. She will be covering bookkeeping tips, which metrics to follow, financial goal-setting, and how to set up a Profit First approach so you are able to pay yourself from your business every month. This workshop and *30* more (specially-tailored to tech editor's needs) are only available to Community Members, so sign up today with the link in the comments.

If you are neurodivergent and struggling to run your business, you won't want to miss out on our March Workshop in the Tech Editor Hub Community. .paniccia knows the feeling of being a "square peg" in the round hole of what society says we should be. As an expert in this area, Claire will be joining our community members for a live Q&A session on March 13th. If you aren't already a member, we would love for you to join us. By signing up with the link in my bio, you'll have a month's access to the group, this workshop, and much more!