Type | Not for profit |
Founded | 1994 |
Headquarters | Zanesville, Ohio, United States |
Membership | Individuals and companies |
Field | Crochet advocacy |
Number of Members | 2,674 (2009) |
Key Personnel | Founder: Gwen Blakley Kinsler President and CEO: Rita Weiss |
Website | www.crochet.org |
The Crochet Guild of America (CGOA) is an association to encourage crocheting, based in Zanesville, Ohio, United States. It was founded by Gwen Blakley Kinsler in 1994 and had 2,674 members as of 2009 in the United States and abroad.[1][2][3][4]
The guild's purpose is to "educate the public about crochet, provide education and networking opportunities, and set a national standard for the quality, art and skill of crochet through creative endeavors."[4]
Individual crocheters are members, plus 78 local chapters are affiliated with the Crochet Guild of America. Members interact through the CGOA blog and at annual CGOA conferences - called Chain Link events.[5]