[Nfb-krafters-korner] our speaker tonight bio

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> H. MORGAN HICKS brings to fiber artists and designers a 
> lifetime of student-oriented education and training in 
> textile color and design, fabric-making techniques, 
> specializing in knitting, crochet, and needlework applications. 
> 
> He holds a Bachelor's degree in Anthropology specializing in 
> aesthetic traditions and art education at the University of 
> Oregon, and an M.S. in Engineering, Technical Writing from 
> University of Washington.  
> 
> Being a crocheter and embroiderer since childhood, Morgan 
> took up hand knitting with ease and accomplishment while 
> employed at Eugene, Oregon's Yarn Shed. He has had the 
> privilege of working with Elizabeth Zimmermann and Barbara G. 
> Walker, expert hand knitters, designers, and authors. Upon 
> graduation, he relocated to Seattle and established Sweaters 
> by Design, and since 1983, has launched lines of original 
> sweaters for specialty clothiers and boutiques. With the 
> purchase of his first knitting machine in 1985, a steady 
> stream of original fabric designs, articles and publications, 
> innovative solutions for machine knitters, and many extremely 
> popular color and design courses began that continues today. 
> Many of these designs are the foundation for his innovative 
> hand knits and crochet creations.  All Points Yarn was opened 
> in 2008 on a Friday the 13th in May to continue and focus his 
> creativity and teaching.  To view a small selection of pieces 
> of his design work, visit his Gallery page. 
> 
> An award-winning, credentialed fiber artist, and now, store 
> owner, Morgan Hicks has been a favorite instructor affiliated 
> with the Fashion Design department of the Art Institutes 
> International in Seattle where he presented courses in 
> fashion marketing, portfolio development, computer-aided 
> fashion design, and business writing.  He received a Master's 
> degree in Engineering specializing in Technical Communication 
> from the world-renown University of Washington where he was 
> awarded an Outstanding Teaching Award. Morgan has published 
> over 50 articles and numerous designs in North American 
> knitting periodicals, including KnitWords, Machine Knitters 
> Source, Knit 'n' Style, and Machine Knit America, and is the 
> creative force behind the Design Compendium CDs, the Mosaic 
> Knitting Companion CD, and the Passap E8000 Cross Reference.  
> He is the inventor of the Leg Extensions for knitting machine 
> stands, the "Claws-free" Fabric Weight for machine knitting, 
> the  Tandem Knitting Bracket, and the creator of the 
> Simplified Color System for textile designers. He works 
> tirelessly as a source of inspiration to hand and machine 
> knitters, and crochet and needlework consumers the world over 
> to provide technical solutions to their project or design 
> problems.  He is an inspiring, enthusiastic knit fabric 
> designer, having produced thousands of beautiful motifs for 
> machine and hand knitting and crochet, a developer of new 
> stitches and techniques for crochet and machine and hand 
> knitting, as well as pursuing the ongoing interests in 
> historical and new technology in fashion. 
> 
> His interests include archaeology and anthropology, fine arts 
> and fashion history, science and engineering, landscape 
> gardening, travel, and the culinary arts.  He was a 
> contributing writer for KnitWords magazine until it ceased 
> publication in 2010, and has demonstrations, classes, and 
> workshops at national hand- and machine-knitting seminars, 
> such as TNNA, Newton's Yarn Country festivals, knitter's 
> cruises, and the West Coast Men's Fall Knitting Retreat.
> 
> He is currently the owner of All Points Yarn in Des Moines, 
> WA where he offers a full-range of personalized classes and 
> color/design workshops from beginning to advanced knitting 
> and crochet, machine knitting, fabric and needle felting, 
> dyeing, embroidery, and needlepoint.
> 
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