The Tech Editor Hub

Melissa learned to crochet from her grandma and her aunt, and she never once thought it would turn into actual work she gets paid for.

She started out as a knitting tech editor, added crochet, and within about six months she had a crochet editing business that keeps her "swamped" (the good kind, mostly). Designers need someone to check their stitch counts, math and wording before a pattern goes out, and honestly there aren't enough of us.

So Melissa built Learn to Tech Edit Crochet. It's seven weeks of video lessons, real patterns to practice on with answer keys, and the business side too, like invoicing, marketing and landing that first client. You can bring your questions straight to Melissa, and you'll have a really kind Facebook group of editors who've been where you are.

If you're the person who finds the mistake in row 14 before anyone else does... come peek at the full course preview, the link's in the comments 💛

𝗜𝘁'𝘀 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲! Learn to Tech Edit Crochet is open for a special cohort session, and this is the biggest change we've made to the course since Melissa Metzbower started teaching it in 2022.

Our past students have given us great feedback and sharp questions over the last 4 years. What we kept seeing is that the people who gave up on becoming a tech editor got stuck in the same four places:

- They struggled with the course material and never set up their workflow
- They didn't know how to set up their business
- They couldn't find clients
- They couldn't turn those clients into repeat business

We don't want to just hand you a course and say "good luck." We want to see you reach your goal. So we rebuilt how the course is delivered.

Learn to Tech Edit Crochet now has its own classroom inside the Tech Editor Hub Community. No FB group to hunt down, no form to fill out to get a question answered, and no learning or building a business alone.

𝗪𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗴𝗲𝘁:
- Course access on any device through our app or website
- A 24/7 forum and chat just for the course material
- Course events and calendar notifications
- The ability to DM Melissa and comment on any module or post
- Access to all Community events: livestreams, workshops, roundtables, and coworking

𝗪𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗯𝗲 𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱, 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮𝗹𝘀𝗼 𝗴𝗲𝘁:
- Step-by-step lessons on your back office, your customer path, and your onboarding process
- Agreement templates, plus workshops on legal questions, pricing yourself, and client communication
- Marketing workshops on in-person networking, Pinterest, LinkedIn, other socials, and AEO/AIO optimization
- A 24/7 forum and chat with colleagues, plus monthly roundtable meetups

We want you to be our colleague, waking up excited to see new patterns in your inbox, with systems in place for your clients and the freedom to do this work anywhere, anytime.

𝗣𝗿𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴
One year of access to the classroom and the full Community is $𝟴𝟵𝟳, or five monthly payments of $𝟭𝟵𝟳. The first modules are up and the classroom is open.

𝗟𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗤&𝗔 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗧𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆
Questions? Melissa is hosting a live Q&A on Zoom. You can register at the link below.

Ready to take the plunge and start editing with us? https://www.thetecheditorhub.com/learn-to-tech-edit-crochet

📣 EXCLUSIVE TE HUB COMMUNITY WORKSHOP

Running your editing business shouldn’t mean spending your limited work hours chasing emails, managing spreadsheets, and piecing together your client process.

In this workshop, you’ll learn how to create a simple client management system that helps you smoothly move clients from inquiry through onboarding and project completion while creating opportunities for repeat work. We’ll identify the essential pieces of a client management system and how they work together to create a consistent, professional client experience without adding unnecessary complexity.

You'll see the system in action using Airtable, a flexible, spreadsheet-style tool (but 100x better than a spreadsheet) that can help you organize client information, projects, onboarding tasks, and follow-ups in one place.

You’ll leave with a clear starting point for creating a system that means less admin and more time doing the editing work you actually get paid for.

If you're not already a member of the TE Hub Community, make sure to sign up using the link in the comments.

FREE WORKSHOPS are happening now off socials. Choose your craft and find out if pattern technical editing is for you. Links in comments. ↓

As people lose interest or get frustrated with IG/FB, LinkedIn is rapidly becoming the place to connect with people in our industry. In this practical session, LinkedIn expert Jimmi Bradbury will share 3 proven strategies to attract and connect with paying clients on this platform.

You’ll discover:
1. The #1 thing you need to succeed on LinkedIn
2. How to find your ideal audience
3. How to discover your “secret weapon”

By the end of the session, you’ll have a simple framework for using LinkedIn to build the right audience, demonstrate your expertise, start meaningful conversations and turn connections into paying clients. Most importantly, you’ll leave with practical strategies you can start implementing immediately, even if you’re currently struggling to get results from LinkedIn.

If you're not already a member of the Tech Editor Hub Community, make sure to sign up using the link in the comments so you'll be able to join us live tomorrow!

Avoiding generative AI in the creative community is a hot topic at the moment, and very few of us have backgrounds in graphic design. We still want eye-catching images for social media though, so what is the solution?

Jenessa is going to walk through some real-life examples from the community using Canva. These tricks will help you feel more confident in creating your own images and help you avoid using AI.

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 exclusive to our TE Hub Community members, you can join with the link in the comments.

Just One More Thing Designs

Let's talk about true size inclusivity. Many patterns that claim to be size inclusive, and are on lists of "size inclusive" patterns, don't actually respect how bodies change over a size range. To make a pattern a true size-inclusive pattern, we need to understand how clothes work on bodies, understand ease and how to communicate it to our makers, and understand how grading may need to change over a full size range. We also need to temper our responsibilities as design professionals with the responsibilities of makers in the partnership of good fit.

Join us in the TE Hub Community for a live presentation and conversation with dyer, designer, author, and instructor Kim McBrien Evans .
Known for designs that turn abstract ideas into colour-filled hand knit reality while simultaneously fitting and honouring every body, Kim aims to revolutionize sweater fit, sizing, and how diverse bodies are represented in the yarn world.

Kim believes all bodies are good bodies and deserve clothing that fits. She also believes that clothing should be dynamic and exciting to make and to wear. Kim is the author of The Knitter’s Sweater Fitting Bible and co-author of Custom Shawls for Curious and Creative Knitters.

This workshop is only availible for member of the community, you can join with the link in the comments.

Many of us spend our workdays hunched over our laptops and maybe that seems fine? Or is it? We might not give much thought to ergonomics, and it’s easy to put out of mind. But as we all use computers for a living, our ability to continue typing can make all the difference in whether our livelihood remains within reach.

Conveniently, the typeface Helvetica contains in it a number of handy mnemonics toward workaday ergonomics. And Ashley will be going over not only how one can pick out Helvetica from its sans-serif doppelgängers but also how Helvetica’s design throughlines can make many ergonomic guidelines more approachable.

Ashley Bischoff is a copy editor at friendlyediting.com with a knack for taming technical and business writing. She’s a heartfelt advocate for plain language, and she relishes any chance to comb corporate-speak into everyday language. Ashley lives in Dallas, and she likes listening to metal and drinking tea. Connect with her on Bluesky or Twitter as .

This workshop is only available to members of the Tech Editor Hub community. You can join using the link in the comments!

Keyword-first SEO is dead—but search isn't. Since 2022, AI has fundamentally changed how people find experts, coaches, and consultants online. If you're still optimizing for keywords and page rankings, you're playing by rules that no longer exist.

Join us in the TE Hub Community to learn why your content isn't showing up in Chat GPT, Perplexity, Google's AI summaries, and other AI-powered search tools ... and what to do about it.

If you're not already a member, you can sign up with the link in the comments!

With Tunisian crochet increasing in popularity, there is a serious need for tech editors. Learn about what makes Tunisian crochet unique and the challenges associated with being an effective editor of this special craft.

Join us live to discuss:
🧶 What is Tunisian crochet?
🧶 Standards (or lack thereof).
🧶 What a designer needs.

Not already a community member? Join with the link in the comments.

Lori Harrison is the creative force behind Designs —a designer, teacher, and author with a passion for Tunisian crochet. Since 2017, she has focused exclusively on Tunisian crochet, specializing in garments and accessories. She is the author of Exploring Tunisian Crochet, a guide for Tunisian crocheters of all levels, and Tunisian Crochet: A Stitch Dictionary with 501 Stitches to Explore, a comprehensive resource for Tunisian crochet enthusiasts. Lori’s work has been published in Moorit Magazine, WeCrochet Magazine, Happily Hooked, and Crochet Now