CGOA Announces More Benefits

New National Retail Discounts Available to Crochet Guild Members

Dec 9, 2007

The Crochet Guild of America has recently added new benefits for all active members. Membership pays for itself by merely taking advantage of them.

The Crochet Guild of America is a not-for-profit educational organization dedicated to preserving and advancing the art of crochet. The CGOA Board of Directors has just recently announced new national retail discounts exclusively for members in addition to the ones that already exist. Here are the latest offerings that greatly expand CGOA membership value.

New National Retail Discounts

Annie’s Attic, a catalog and online store, offers a 15% discount on purchases from their website. A cursory glance at their website shows the vast array of items they offer for sale, from books to notions.

Interweave Crochet Magazine honors a special subscription price of $19USD per year. Interweave also offers eleven other magazine titles including Beads, Beadshow, Beadwork, FiberArts, Handwoven, Interweave Knits, Knits Holiday Gifts, Knitscene, PieceWork, Spin-Off, and Stringing. A more complete offering of magazines would be difficult to find.

Leisure Arts Boutique reduces shipping costs by $3USD at their website. Leisure Arts is a well-known and respected name. They sell items for many crafts besides crochet, such as knitting, needle arts, paper crafts, decorating, quilting, sewing, and beading. They also offer a nice assortment of kits, yarn, books, organizers, accessories, holiday / celebration items, and children’s products.

Mary Maxim, another household name, will take a 10% discount by internet, mail, or phone. Mary Maxim began in Canada, and they have now expanded their market to America. Their company does an excellent job of offering items from virtually every craft.

ShopCaron is now offering a 15% discount on any size order. Caron offers high-quality yarns, latch-hook kits, and anything else the crafter could want. This is just one more site where crafters can enjoy themselves browsing for almost anything.

But, Wait, There's More...

These five new participating retailers have stock that is quite inclusive; whatever a crafter needs can certainly be found at one of them. But, don’t forget that Guild Members have always enjoyed benefits, and those have not gone away. Among them are: one year’s subscription (6 issues) to “Crochet!” magazine, entry in the Annual CGOA Design Contest, professionally taught classes, discounts at annual CGOA conferences, CGAO e-news, the Chain Link Newsletter, a members’ message board, website resources, free and discounted patterns, and membership in local guild chapters worldwide.

Join Now and Enjoy the Spoils Right Away

Membership to the Guild costs $35.00USD, but the benefits of belonging are worth much, much more. Consider joining now not only to receive incredible savings, but to support the art of crochet.

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