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Scott is founder and owner of Distinctive
Knits. He has firmly established himself at the forefront
of the home knitting machine field in North America for the past
decade. Scott has distinguished himself by instructing in a
number of countries, specializing in double bed knitting, cut
and sew finishing techniques, machine fine-tuning and
maintenance, DesignaKnit software, and a number of other areas.
From his home base in the Cincinnati area, Scott travels
frequently to lecture, teach, and consult.
Scott's latest endeavor is as importer and sole
North American distributor for Artisan knitting machines. This
is the first new major brand of knitting machines to hit the
North American market in a decade, and Artisan machines are sold
by more almost 200 dealers across North America.
Scott's publishing credits
include regular features in Knitwords
magazine, Machine Knit America, and DesignaKnit
Link. His critically acclaimed book, Make Your Knitting
Machine Sing! is a cornerstone to any knitting machine book
collection. Scott has also produced a variety of machine
knitting patterns specializing in double bed jacquard for the
Japanese/Chinese knitting machines.
Scott graduated from Trinity
University in 1978 with a Bachelor of Music degree.
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Michael Becker is Director of Design at
Distinctive Knits, and has had a highly distinguished career in
the field of machine knitting. Mike's specialties are Passap
knitting machines, DesignaKnit software, and flat pattern
drafting. He has instructed in several countries throughout
North and South America. Mike is in high demand as a lecturer
and instructor.
Mike is currently focusing on design and
graphic work for the Artisan Knitting Machines.
Mike's publishing credits include
his latest, DesignaKnit Pants Drafting, an outstanding
workbook for develop a personal pants pattern using DesignaKnit
software. Also, his highly popular Instant Afghan
series has gained him international acclaim for both Passap and
Asian type knitting machines. He writes regular features for
Knitwords
magazine and DesignaKnit Link, and has had articles and
patterns published in Duette
and Joella magazines. Mike is well known for his highly
sophisticated design work, no doubt a result of his advanced
artistic training.
Mike has also been Adjunct
Professor at the University of Cincinnati DAAP School of Design.
Prior to his tenure at
Distinctive Knits, Mike was founder and owner of Creative
Odyssey Knitting Machines in Ottawa, Canada, distinguishing
himself as one of the top Passap knitting machine experts in
Canada.
Mike has also worked extensively
in the field of publishing.
Mike graduated from the
prestigious Mount Allison University in New Brunswick, Canada,
in 1976 with a Bachelor's Degree in Fine Art, with emphasis in
sculpture and graphic design.
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