Benefits to the Professional Educator:

• Networking opportunities to share and learn from other educators in the home sewing industry.
• Educational opportunities to help expand personal business, technology and teaching skills, including knowledge of the home sewing industry.
• Become part of a mentoring process to encourage new individuals to make the home sewing industry a career, especially in sewing education.;
• Annual Retreat or Cruise, regional meetings, industry/educator roundtables, and committees. Education directed classes and workshops at the industry SDTA/VDTA convention.
• Internet listing on website, including bio, photo, area of expertise, classes/workshops offered, location, link to your website or email, etc.
• Educator resource directory listing (through SDTA/VDTA at 50% discount -- imbedded in Sewing and Embroidery Professional and Quilting Professional trade magazines), this directory will be distributed to the sewing dealers and other related individuals in the industry.
• Opportunities for publication of articles in the SDTA/VDTA publications. Sewing and Embroidery Professional, and Quilting Professional.
• Hall of Fame Award, to one outstanding Professional Sewing Educator per year, as nominated and voted on by their peers.
• Proof of membership and status as a Professional Sewing Educator, and any benefits that may be entitled to the member.
• Ongoing support through the Sewing and Vacuum Dealers Trade Association, the only association for the independent sewing dealer nationwide, 2,200 members strong.
• The opportunity to be a recognized voice in the home sewing industry, amongst your fellow sewing educators, to thousands of independent dealers as well as with their respective manufacturers.

These are just a few of the benefits of belonging to the Sewing Educators Alliance. Please join us at one of the upcoming meetings, call 1-800-4-SEWING or email mail@vdta.com. Speak with Judy Patterson about this newly formed alliance and how you can participate.