About Susan . . . .

Susan Guagliumi’s career as an education specialist in the machine knitting industry has spanned more than 25 years and included positions with three knitting machine companies, culminating with the position of Education Director for Studio by White Knitting Machines. During those years she oversaw all dealer education, consumer publications, videos and workshops.

Susan’s garment designs and technical articles have appeared in machine knitting magazines, most recently in Knit Words; and hand knit publications like Fashion Knitting, Knitters Magazine, Vogue Knitting and Family Circle Easy Knitting. She has published two hand-knit collections for Creative Publishing international: Knitting Cuff to Cuff: Twelve Sweaters One Way (2007) and Knitting Saddle Style: Twelve Sweaters One Way (2008). Hand-Manipulated Stitches for Machine Knitters remains one of the most popular machine knitting books ever published. Out of print for several years, the book is once again available through Amazon.com. Although it sports a new cover and some corrections to the original text, it is the same book—at the same old price. The video has been converted to DVD and is available from www.guagliumi.com. In March, 2010, More Hand-Manipulatd Stitches was published and is available through Susan's web site or Amazon.com

Susan Guagliumi lives in Connecticut with her artist/professor husband, Arthur, a black Labrador named Blue, and two cats, Mrs. Goodfoot and Buster. She is currently working on The Artful Gardener, a collection of craft projects for gardeners. . . .and contemplating a third volume of Hand-Manipulated Stitches . . . . . .