[Nfb-krafters-korner] our speaker tonight bio

Tue Jun 28 11:42:16 UTC 2011

Me too, we were taking pictures of my items for my portfolio.  My friends lap top over heated so I had to find another person to do it.

Terry P.

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Darn it! I missed the chat.

Cindy S.

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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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