Freelance writer, editor, brainstormer, fun time
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- University of Delaware
- State University of New York at Binghamton
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Kim Piper Werker’s Summary
For five years I wrote about all sorts of things in the context of crochet. I wrote about creativity, craft, feminism, empowerment, experimentation, risk-taking, prejudice. I maxed out on crochet, though. Now that I'm on the other side of that adventure, I still want to write. I want to write about anything at all that interests me, and I'm interested in a great many things. I don't even know all the things I'm interested in yet. Perhaps you need something written?
As for my experience, please read some posts from my blog and see if my style suits your needs. More formally:
From 2006-2008 I was the editor of Interweave Crochet; I took the magazine from being a semi-annual special-interest publication to quarterly periodical.
In February of 2004 I launched CrochetMe.com, for which I have served as editor, publisher, and creative director. In December 2008 I sold the website to Interweave, and I remain involved in high-level consulting and as a blogger.
I have written or co-authored six books: Teach Yourself VISUALLY Crocheting, coauthored with Cecily Keim (Wiley, 2006), Get Hooked: Simple Steps to Crochet Cool Stuff (www.get-hooked.net) (Watson-Guptill, 2006), Crochet Visual Quick Tips, coauthored with Cecily Keim (Wiley, 2007), Get Hooked Again (Watson-Guptill, 2007), Crochet Me: Designs to Fuel the Crochet Revolution (Interweave Press, 2007), and Crocheted Gifts (Interweave Press, 2009).
I was a co-host of Knitting Daily TV, I have appeared on the DIY Network's Uncommon Threads and on the public television shows Knit and Crochet Today and Needle Arts Studio. I have completed media training at the Lisa Ekus Group. I think the web is the future of how-to television; ask me why.
I occasionally design crocheted dolls, some of which are featured in books and magazines.
I'm a professional member of the Crochet Guild of America and The National NeedleArts Association, for which I served as co-chair of the Yarn Group website committee from 2007-2009.
Kim Piper Werker’s Specialties:
Writing, editing, public speaking, technical writing, brainstorming, fun
