This course will give you your best chance to become a qualified tech editor, giving you the freedom to live a life on your terms and do more of what makes you happy.
(Coffee with friends, family, or travelling - now you can choose!)
Work With Designers, Magazines, Book Publishers and Independent Business Owners
Taking your love of Crochet or Knitting and expanding your knowledge with the tech editing course will not only allow you to start your own business, where you control the narrative - you choose who you work with and when - but a benefit that you may not immediately see is that your own making and designing will improve, and you will become more confident with your work.
If you've ever dreamed of designing but haven't yet, well, this isn't a designing course (that's on the way), but many of our qualified tech editors possess the knowledge and skills and have become published designers with top magazines and book publishers.
At Cool Wool School, We Teach, You Choose!
The Profitable Knitter live via Zoom, a 5-week course.
Runs once per year throughout February and March
The Profitable Crochet Biz live via Zoom, a 5-week course.
Runs once per year throughout October and November
The Profitable Knitter Self-Study.
Same course materials as the live course, start when it works for you.
The Profitable Crochet Biz Self-Study.
Same course materials as the live course, start when it works for you.
Choose Your Preference....
Live via Zoom or Self-Study?
There isn't a right or wrong choice here, both options teach the same.
The assignments and modules are identical, so the question you need to ask yourself is whether you are self-motivated. This is key for the self-study course.
The next decision is time. If you have time now but the live via Zoom isn't starting yet, it might be better to start with the self-study (you can upgrade to the live via Zoom sessions later if you feel you need that extra support and accountability).
The last decision is budget, the live via Zoom gives full support for the initial 5 weeks and then continued support for your tech editing journey in a more comprehensive way than the self-study option.
Each Course has...
Through in-depth learning and examples, each assignment teaches you a different part of tech editing, widening your skills and giving you the confidence to say yes to whatever comes along.
Depending on the course, at least nine assignments are set covering a wide spectrum of pattern types and styles to practice on.
Marked assignments: You complete each assignment and email it to Carol, who then marks it and provides personalised feedback. Although a sample solution is provided for each assignment, the main benefit to you are the personalised comments on YOUR solution. It's essential to understand the how and why of each assignment. With tech editing, you will be forever learning!
Quizzes help you solidify your knowledge, allowing you to learn as you progress. The answers are not just right or wrong; each one comes with an explanation.
Nothing better than a Bonus!
Maths Bonus on Measurements
Masterclass on How To Work Out Yarn Amounts
Grow Your Connections and Business with the Cool Wool Community
Tech Editors Checklist - You Can Use This To Make Your Own!
Setting Up Socials for Business and Creating Your Business Black Box
Planning & Estimating Template
Swipe Files To Launch Your Business Quickly
Setting Up In Business Bonus
Every course, whether live via Zoom or Self-Study, is packed with these bonuses
The extras you get with The Live via Zoom 5-Week Courses
The live via Zoom sessions run Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday for five consecutive weeks, starting at 1 pm UK time with each session lasting up to 1 hour.
Working together sessions are embedded into the course, these enable you to complete the assignments as you go through the course, asking Carol questions IMMEDIATELY in the session, getting you qualified quicker!
Join our private Facebook Group and ask us what you need to as you go.
1-hour support booking link with Carol
1-hour support booking link with Paula
The grading course for free - boost your tech editing knowledge and offer more!
Your first tech edit checked by Carol to give you that extra confidence boost
Free access to the Cool Wool Community for 1 year
Free access to the Chat with Paula Membership for 1 year
Access to replays from the live sessions, and then after 12 months, you get access to the resources, which you can keep on your digital bookshelf to refer back to while you build your business.
Student Reviews
Don't Take Our Word For It
What Each Course Covers...Both Self-Study and Live via Zoom
✔️ Garments: drop shoulder, set-in sleeves, raglan, yoke and more
✔️ Techniques: Colour, lace, mosaic, slip stitch, brioche and more
✔️ Schematics: from the client or provided by you
✔️ Setting Up In Business Bonus
✔️ Accessories: hats, shawls, socks and more
✔️ Charts: software available & recommendations
✔️ Style sheets: often provided by clients
✔️ Setting Up Socials for Business, Sorting Your Black Box, and the Best Software Tips for Getting Started.
Knitting Tech Editing
Crochet Tech Editing
✔️ Amigurumi: patterns in patterns & pitfalls!
✔️ Motifs: lots of shapes: squares, circles, triangles, mandalas
✔️ Garments: what to look out for, particularly in shaped sections
✔️ Setting Up In Business Bonus
✔️ Schematics: from the client or provided by you
✔️ Accessories: joining techniques, edges, what to check
✔️ Colourwork: mosaic, intarsia, tapestry, common errors
✔️ Style sheets: often provided by clients
✔️ Charts: software available & recommendations
✔️ Setting Up Socials for Business, Sorting Your Black Box, and the Best Software Tips for Getting Started.
As You Can See, They Are Both Comprehensive Courses To Give You The Knowledge To Get Started Straight Away!
The Difference....
✔️ 20 Live Zoom Sessions with Carol and Paula (worth £2500)
✔️ Replays available an hour after the session finishes
✔️ Private Facebook Group Included
✔️ 5 Weeks of Live Training
✔️ Working together sessions to help you graduate quicker
✔️ Real-time support for your tech edit assignments from Carol
✔️ Real-time support from Paula for any tech issues
✔️ 1-hour support booking link with Carol (worth £65)
✔️ 1-hour support booking link with Paula (worth £75)
✔️ Tech Edit Check by Carol of your first tech edit for a paying client to give you an extra confidence boost!
✔️ Pattern Grading Course Included (worth £79)
✔️ 1-year FREE membership to the Cool Wool Community (worth £120)
✔️ 1-year FREE membership to the Chat With Paula Membership (worth £225)
✔️ Marked assignment with personal feedback (priceless!)
Worth Over £3000 for only £1497
Live via Zoom £1497
Self-Study £697
✔️ The SAME Course as the Live version just all recorded ready to go!
✔️ 3 x Q&A sessions available to book via Calendly to answer your questions
✔️ Easy-to-follow videos in manageable chunks to fit into your life
✔️ Feedback on Assignments and & support via the Q&As
✔️ Discount code for the Pattern Grading Course only £64 save £15
✔️ Discounted link for the Cool Wool Community £75 save £45
✔️ Discounted link for the Chat With Paula Membership (£175) save £50
✔️ Marked assignment with personal feedback (priceless!)
Can't Decide?
There is the option to join the live via Zoom sessions from the Self-Study!
So:
If you don't want to wait
You want to have 'a go'
You can!
Just pay £900 extra to upgrade and you unlock all the extras.
Choose Self-Study Below or Check The Live via Zoom Dates
The Profitable Knitter live via Zoom, a 5-week course.
The Profitable Crochet Biz live via Zoom, a 5-week course.
The Profitable Knitter Self-Study.
The Profitable Crochet Biz Self-Study.
Are tech editors really in demand?
Oh yes.....for one thing I am always busy. In fact before I decided to stop taking on any new clients, I was overwhelmed with so many designers, book publishers, magazines and yarn companies who were chasing me to check their patterns for them day in day out.
You see the demand for tech editors has grown exponentially since Covid with many budding designers coming out of the woodwork and presenting their patterns to us, and boy are we grateful - there have been some amazing designers emerge because of the Covid era!
As well as being a tech editor, I teach techniques workshops and started to look at transitioning my workshop teaching into the online world rather than in physical locations during Covid, and pretty soon I was asked: If I was so busy with my tech editing work, why I wasn't teaching others how to tech edit… well lightbulb moment, this was what I had a duty to do...
I am passionate about ensuring designers have a GREAT tech editor and the best way to ensure they had a great tech editor was to teach tech editing myself!
I knew what I had, the way I taught and my methods were proven and the minute I transitioned and started teaching this hidden gem, well, the answers speak for themselves.
I have now trained over 50 tech editors since I started this journey in 2020 and I won't stop until I have to.
Teaching you in a succinct and factual way ensures you go from unsure to lightbulb moment 💡and during the week of the workshop I feel the transformation that happens during the Zooms, I feel the excitement building, and that question burning through your thought processes… ‘what if?’
I am Carol and I help those who love knitting or crochet to be able to change their lives and the lives of others by enabling them to make a living helping others publish wow patterns and be seen.
Frequently asked questions
How Is The Course Delivered?
The self-study is all prerecorded; once you have completed checkout, you will have immediate access.
If I Cannot Attend A Live Session, Will I Miss Out?
Absolutely not! Although we would love to meet you on the live sessions, they can all be watched later via replays at your convenience.
However, we would love you to participate in the Facebook group so that you can connect with other students and with Carol and the Cool Wool team.
How Long Is Each Session?
The self-study pre-recorded modules are broken into 'daily' chunks. These are around one hour long in total, but they have been chunked down further to make it convenient for you.
Will I Be Able To Ask Carol Questions?
Yes, we actively encourage this. Questions help you to learn!
I Haven't Set Up A Business Yet Is This For Me?
Totally! This course has a module to help you get started!
Will I Be A Tech Editor After This Workshop?
You will receive your certificate from Carol at Cool Wool School, which you can use when speaking to potential clients. Many in the yarn world are aware of Carol's teaching methods and her high standards of technical editing.
So yes, you will be a tech editor when you finish the course, you just need to pass all your assignments, which will be individually marked!
Live via Zoom
Self-Study
How Long Is Each Session?
The live Zoom sessions are approximately one hour long, and replays are accessible from the course portal if you are unable to attend the live sessions.
Will I Be Able To Ask Carol Questions?
The self-study option offers the opportunity to book three 10-minute sessions with Carol, allowing you to jump in, ask your question, and get unstuck, so you can move forward.
If you need more time, you can book additional paid sessions.
I Haven't Set Up A Business Yet Is This For Me?
Totally! This course has a module to help you get started!
Will I Be A Tech Editor After This Workshop?
You will receive your certificate from Carol at Cool Wool School, which you can use when speaking to potential clients. Many in the yarn world are aware of Carol's teaching methods and her high standards of technical editing.
So yes, you will be a tech editor when you finish the course, you just need to pass all your assignments, which will be individually marked!
It Seems To Good to Be True!
Doesn't everything that appeals to us sound too good to be true?
We are not offering a get-rich-quick business, nor are we offering an easy, 5-week, laid-back course that you can pay no attention to and pass at the end... no!
We offer you the opportunity to learn from the best in the business. However, please note that you will need to complete assignments and have them marked by Carol. The only way to graduate is to give your best effort on the assignments.
That certificate at the end has Carol's name and business on it; she won't give it away easily...
What Can I Do While I Wait For The Live Course To Start?
We have ensured that a copy of the Workshop is available for you to look over again (foundations are fundamental).
Additionally, the Practical Grading Course and two memberships are included for free.
The practical grading course is a great way to help you develop as a pattern writer and provide another potential income stream by assisting clients in grading their designs.
The Membership Groups will help you to be familiar with others who have walked your path and feel comfortable asking questions in a safe environment.
I Am Excited, But £1497 Is A Big Investment Upfront
We understand, and therefore, we offer payment plan options. As long as the course is paid in full before we start, you will not pay more than £1497.
There are options on the checkout page and if you need a bit more flexibility or wish to spread your payments out longer just ask!
What Is The Money Back Guarantee?
If you show up, and after the first day of the course, you feel as though we haven't delivered much more than the value of your ticket in done-for-you resources, teaching, guidance and Q & A's, we will happily refund your investment in full. No questions asked.
Just email paula@coolwool.biz by 11am on Day 2 for a full refund.
How Will I Know If My Tech Editing Is Up To Scratch?
As each assignment is marked, you will have direct feedback from Carol on each. She doesn't just provide a sample solution - she will comment on each query or comment you have made in a technical edit.
She will not pass an assignment unless it is up to scratch!
And, remember that one you get your first tech editing client I will review your tech edit before you send it back to your client for that ultimate peace of mind.
It Seems To Good to Be True!
Doesn't everything that appeals to us sound too good to be true?
We are not offering a get-rich-quick business, nor are we offering an easy, laid-back self-study course that you can pay little attention to and pass at some stage... no!
We offer you the opportunity to learn from the best in the business. However, please note that you will need to complete assignments and have them marked by Carol. The only way to graduate is to give your best effort on the assignments.
That certificate at the end has Carol's name and business on it; she won't give it away easily...
If I Purchase Today, How Long Will I Have Access For?
The self-study videos and resources are available for one year after purchase.
The 'Assignments' section doesn't have an expiry date, so you can continue to submit your assignments even after your 12 months have expired.
You will have the opportunity to extend your access beyond 12 months if you need longer to complete the course; or some who complete within the 12 months wish to keep access as a digital library reference guide, and so extend access.
What Is The Money Back Guarantee?
You will only have access to Module 1 of the course for the first 2 days after enrolment.
If you change your mind or have realised by looking at Module 1 that this isn't for you, you have until the end of Day 2 of your enrolment to email Paula at paula@coolwool.biz for a full refund (even if it's 11.59 pm - please still email)
This must be done before Day 3 starts, as ALL modules will open then and no further refunds will be available.
How Will I Know If My Tech Editing Is Up To Scratch?
As each assignment is marked, you will have direct feedback from Carol on each. She doesn't just provide a sample solution - she will comment on each query or comment you have made in a technical edit.
She will not pass an assignment unless it is up to scratch!
I Am Excited, But £697 Is A Big Investment Upfront
We understand, due to the way the course is delivered you have full access to the complete course immediately after checkout. Therefore we are unable to offer a payment plan as standard.
If you are happy to wait to gain access to some of the course materials until you have paid in full, please message us about spreading your payments out, we can do this for you and after the final payment we will open the rest of the course materials.
It Seems To Good to Be True!
Doesn't everything that appeals to us sound too good to be true?
We are not offering a get-rich-quick business, nor are we offering an easy, 5-week, laid-back course that you can pay no attention to and pass at the end... no!
We offer you the opportunity to learn from the best in the business. However, please note that you will need to complete assignments and have them marked by Carol. The only way to graduate is to give your best effort on the assignments.
That certificate at the end has Carol's name and business on it; she won't give it away easily...
Choose Self-Study Below or Check The Live via Zoom Dates
The Profitable Knitter live via Zoom, a 5-week course.