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Who is Interweave Press? What are the names of your magazines? How can I get a magazine subscription? What types of shows do you do? What is Bead Fest? What is Bead Expo? How many shows do you have? How can I get information on obtaining a visa for travel to the U.S.? Who is Interweave Press? Founded in 1975 by Linda Ligon, INTERWEAVE PRESS, a unit of Aspire Media, is one of the nation's largest craft media companies with businesses in magazine and book publishing, interactive media, broadcast programming, and events for craft enthusiasts. Linda Ligon remains with the company as creative director, a member of INTERWEAVE PRESS’S board, and as an investor in ASPIRE. Interweave produces 14 craft-enthusiast subscription magazines and many more special interest publications. It has more than 250 books in print and annually publishes about 40 best-selling, how-to craft books. Interweave Press has an extensive Internet network of more than 30 websites, two PBS television shows and hosts Bead Fest and Bead Expo shows. Back to Top What are the names of your magazines?
Plus we carry plenty of books! Back to Top How can I get a magazine subscription? Simply visit our subscription webpage and choose the title you wish to subscribe. Alternatly you can visit the individual magazine websites and subscribe from there. Back to Top What types of shows do you do? INTERWEAVE produces several major events for fiber and bead, gem, and jewelry making enthusiasts, including the Spin-Off Annual Retreat, Bead Expos, and Bead Fests in locations across the country, attracting thousands of consumers and industry manufacturers and advertisers. Back to Top What is Bead Fest? Bead Fest shows are held in the Eastern United States,with Bead Fest Philadelphia being the largest show on the East Coast! For 2008, Bead Fest events will be held in the Philadelphia area (Bead Fest - Wire and Bead Fest Philadelphia) and Miami. These fun-filled events feature vendors showcasing beads, gems, jewelry, tools, silver, and other jewelry making supplies from around the world, as well as classes taught by the best instructors in the industry, for beginners through advanced jewlery makers and designers. Please visit www.beadfest.com for more information and to sign up for our Bead Fest e-mail updates. Back to Top What is Bead Expo? Bead Expo is now Bead Fest! Our events are Interweave Press' Mid-West and West Coast bead shows. We held two Bead Expo events in 2008: Portland and Phoenix. In 2009, Bead Expo returns to Santa Fe as Bead Fest Santa Fe. Bead Expo was established in 1992 and in 2006 was bought by Aspire Media /Intereweave Press. Originally located in Santa Fe, New Mexico, Bead Expo will return to Santa Fe in March 2009 and yearly afterwards in March. Bead Expo/Bead Fest has grown into one of the largest Mid-West/Western shows in the USA. Bead Fest offers a wide array of award winning instructors and workshops and a stellar line up of exhibitors selling beads from around the world, wholesale and retail! Back to Top How many shows do you have? We currently produce five Bead, Gem and Jewelry events country wide. Two on the East Coast: Bead Fest Wire, and Bead Fest Philadelphia. Two on the West Coast: Bead Fest Portland and Bead Fest Santa Fe. Back to Top How can I get information on obtaining a visa for travel to the U.S.? You can apply for a visa by visiting http://www.unitedstatesvisas.gov Back to Top |