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African Folklore Embroidery
7258 Pondera Circle
West Hills, CA 91307
Phone: 1-818-999-6094
E-mail: info@aflembroidery.com
Web site: www.aflembroidery.com
African Folklore Embroidery is for those who love needle crafts, quilting, fiber arts, stitching, color and creativity. Even beginners are stunned by their results. In these workshops, students experience Africa by learning about the history and culture of the Ndebele Tribe in South Africa through African Folklore Embroidery. Using colorful African threads and beads against a black background, students embroider images of Ndebele life as they learn about the lifestyle and customs of this fascinating culture and community. Students can also embroider on kits with designs of African lions, elephants, and giraffes and learn about African wildlife. Students will learn chain stitch, French knots, and beadwork. African Folklore Embroidery promotes cross-culture creativity and expands the imagination. Classes are taught by Leora Raikin, a South African native who now lives in Los Angeles, CA. She has taught over 3,000 adults and children the art of African Folklore Embroidery. She was taught this creative and multicultural needlecraft by her mother.
Jo Andrews
Wool Shop Country Store
Route 4 Box 90
Grant City, MO
Phone: 1-660-564-2444
Esterita Austin
Esterita Austin Art Quilts Ltd
58 John Street
Port Jefferson Sta, NY 11776
Phone: 1-631-331-3429
E-mail: esterita2@aol.com
Web site: www.esteritaaustin.com
International award winning quilt maker, designer and teacher, Esterita Austin, studied for her MFA in graphics and photography at Pratt Institute. Her work has been exhibited in the American Museum of Folk Art in New York City. Esterita's quilt "The Well" was a prize winning piece in the museum’s international competition "Quilted Constructions: The Spirit of Design." Esterita has been a guest speaker at the museum’s lecture series "Artists Speak." Her award-winning piece is featured in the American Museum of Folk Art magazine "Folk Art." Esterita’s work has been widely published in magazines as well as books on fiber arts. The use of textural and dimensional imagery has given Esterita's stone series a unique style. She brings creative energy to her workshops, stimulating the imagination and invigorating the soul.
Donna Babylon
Windsor Oak Publishing
1910 Snydersburg Road
Westminster MD
Phone: 1-410-876-3121
donna@moresplashthancash.com
Donna Babylon's entertaining seminars reflect her personable, easygoing manner as she shares her practical approach to decorating. Seminar attendees leave with a newfound confidence to tackle their own decorating projects. Her seminars provide ideas, inspiration, and techniques on all aspects of home decorating. She has thousands of DIY ideas in her toolbox that help audiences create the room of their dreams.
Marci Baker
1031 Conifer St. #6
Fort Collins, CO 80524
Phone: 1-970-224-1336
Fax: 1-970-224-1362
E-mail: info@aliciasattic.com
Web site: www.aliciasattic.com
Recognized internationally for her expertise in quilting, Marci enjoys sharing ideas that simplify the process of sewing and quilting. Her Qtools™ and Know Before You Sew™ products provide easy-to-follow solutions for common sewing and quilting problems. All types of projects are successfully completed with the wealth of information she offers. Enthusiasm and inspiration can be seen throughout her lectures, workshops, and books. She has been featured in HGTV's Simply Quilts, NBC's The Jane Pauley Show, Redbook, and has published in numerous quilting magazines. Marci, her husband, two boys, their snake, and bearded dragon currently live in Fort Collins, CO where they enjoy the beautiful Rocky Mountains.
Sue Barnabee
Creative Creations
21795 E Barnabee Road
Farmington IL
Phone: 1-309-647-0111
Fax: 1-309-647-0166
scbarn@worldnet.att.net
Sue Barnabee is a professional seamstress and educator who has taught all phases of sewing to young people and adults throughout the U.S. and Canada. Her areas of expertise range from fitting to alterations; infant to men’s wear; basic sewing to couture; machine embroidery and embellishments to wedding attire; home dec to quick and easy serging. Her business, Creative Creations, began in 1987. Her current focus is on education and custom sewing for businesses, publications, and the individual.
Jodi Barrows
Square in a Square
1613 Lost Lake Drive
Keller TX 76248
Phone: 1-817-577-7120 or 1-888-624-6260
Fax: 1-817-605-7420
qyjodi@yahoo.com
www.squareinasquare.com
Patricia C Barry
Quilters' Studio, LLC
5640 Tracy Circle
Racine, WI 53402
Phone: 1-262-681-2000
E-mail: Pat@QuiltersStudioLLC.com
Web site: www.QuiltersStudioLLC.com
Pat's first quilting business enterprise was a retail quilting studio which opened in 2002. Since then she has taught hundreds of quilters to use a longarm quilting machine. This evolved to teaching additional quilting and business classes for Quilt Center. In addition to being a professional quilter and teacher, she and her husband are bringing a few new products to the sewing and quilting markets. Her first book, "ABCs of Longarm Quilting" will be out in July, 2007
Janith Bergeron
Designs by Janith
Six Cross Lane
Barrington, NH 03825
Phone: 1-603-664-6944
E-mail: janith@metrocast.net
Designs by Janith opened in 1991 specializing in custom-designed garments, bridalwear, home dec and alterations; The Sewing Tree in 2004 offering sewing lessons and seminars. Founded NH Chapter of the American Sewing Guild (2001), Chapter President until 2005, Region Rep 2005-06. Trained Sewing Educator (HSA) since 2002. Contributor to Threads Pattern Review since 2004.
Specialty -- all things sewing, garment basic to couture and fitting. Not to exclude techniques which also apply to home dec, embellishment and craft.
Joanne Bibik
Angel Threads
1406 Kings Hwy
Pilesgrove, NJ 08098
Phone: 1-856-769-0437
giggles0318@comcast.net
Joanne first began sewing through 4-H clubs at the age of 10. She is currently involved in sewing, machine embroidery, quilting, etc. Joanne's new business involves making christening dresses and bridal accessories.
Shirley Biehl
Shirley’s Sewing Stuff
11426 S US 231
Dale IN
Phone: 1-812-683-3377
ssssb@webtv.net
Shirley Biehl travels extensively showing sewers how to use Fasturns™ to make their sewing easier. A seasoned sewer, she loves to amaze everyone with how simple and versatile sewing with “tubes” can be. She has had several articles published on a variety of topics, including “Sewing the Fast and Easy Way.”
Kim Boyles
Miss Kim Creates
7208 Green Meadow Lane
Oklahoma City, OK 73132
Phone: 1-405-830-7416
E-mail: miskimcreates@cox.net
Kim Boyles is a Martha Pullen Licensed Beginning Sewing Teacher and a Licensed Serger Teacher who loves to inspire others to express their creative talents no matter what their skill level. She has taught at several locations in Oklahoma City and in Stillwater. She is available for seminars, classes, or demonstrations anywhere in the USA.
Marcie Brenner
Sew Beary Special
1025 East 28th Street
Brooklyn NY 11210
Phone: 1-718-951-3973
sewbeary@aol.com
In her more than 25 years of teaching, Marcie has conveyed her love of sewing and quilting, demonstrating her extensive knowledge with a sense of humor whether she's working with beginner's or pro's. She has taught at local and national level Sewing and Quilting Shows and from junior high to university level courses. For the past 13 years she has run her own sewing school and quilt shop, with classes covering all phases of sewing, quilting and home dec. Additionally, she is employed in the garment industry as a technical designer and was a technical writer for a pattern company. She has an A.A.S. in Applied Apparel Design and Patternmaking, fashion Institute of Technology, a B.A. in Home Economics and Women's Studies, Brooklyn College, with Graduate courses in Education. Marcie is available to travel nationally and internationally, implementing unique programs to meet participant needs.
Ricky Brooks
RNK Distributing
918 Rox Ridge Lane
Caryville TN 37714
1-865-426-8435 fax: 1-865-426-4602
RandKConsulting@aol.com www.RNKDISTRIBUTING.COM / www.handsonsewingschools.com
Ricky has been a part of the home sewing industry for 30 years. He and wife Kay developed one of the largest single location sewing stores in the world. Since selling their business in October 2001, they have dedicated themselves to teaching others the secrets to their success. One of which is conducting hands-on sewing schools.
Maddie Bushman
Janome America, Inc.
10 Industrial Avenue
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Phone: 1-201-825-3200
Fax: 1-201-825-1488
E-mail: maddie@janome-america.com
Maddie Bushman is an educator for Janome America. She taught a selection of serger classes at the 2003 Janome Institute and taught Cover Pro classes at the 2005 Janome Institute. She was also a featured educator at the Love2Learn school in Muscle Shoals, AL. Prior to moving to New York, she taught classes in Florida for many years. She teaches embroidery for the beginner/intermediate, Digitizer 10000, Digitizer Pro, Customizer 10000 (Plus), Customizer 11000, garment construction, pattern fitting, Quilting, home dec and crafts. Several of her projects are featured on the Janome Web site and in Janome Digest. She enjoys teaching various classes for the American Sewing Guild as well. She has also been a television guest several times on Kaye’s Quilting Friends and Quilt Central TV. She has traveled throughout the United States and Central America teaching and promoting the benefits of owning Janome sewing/embroidery machines and sergers.
Sheryl Capps
Janome America, Inc.
10 Industrial Avenue
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Phone: 1-201-825-3200
Fax: 1-757-399-3532
E-mail: sheryl@janome-america.com
Sheryl Capps is fulltime educational coordinator and has been with Janome America for 10 years. She is a certified Martha Pullen Janome Heirloom Sewing Instructor. She has taught at the Martha Pullen School of Art Fashion for five years and has been a guest on the Martha Pullen TV show for three years. She has taught sewing, embroidery and software classes and seminars all over the nation. Sheryl has adapted a method of teaching that people dearly love, and her talent has impressed even the most advanced sewers/embroiderers. She has been published twice in Designs in Machine Embroidery, and seven times in Janome Digest. Her designs are also featured in the following Martha Pullen books: The Australian Blouse Book, Lovely Lingerie, Fancywork magazine and Sew Beautiful.
Mary Carollo
Janome America, Inc.
10 Industrial Avenue
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Phone: 1-201-825-3200
Fax: 1-201-825-1488
E-mail: mary@janome-america.com
Mary Carollo is an accomplished seamstress and ran a custom sewing business from her home for 18 years. She taught generic sewing seminars before joining the Janome staff, to promote sewing and get other people as excited as she was about the creativity and accomplishments derived from sewing. Mary worked in a sewing machine sales/repair shop for four years and then opened her own sewing machine and fabric store for seven years. She has been with New Home/Janome for over 13 years. During this time she has participated as an instructor at every New Home Institute. Mary has prepared introduction classes for the education department and subsequent dealer introduction and training classes on many machines. Her contributions have been used in Janome Digest, Janome Web site, Designs in Machine Embroidery and other magazines. Mary’s skills allow her to instruct and teach on any of Janome’s products. Her long-time history as a dealer and educator allow her to assist a wide range of customers and dealers.
Cindy Chock
Palmer/Pletsch CSI
300 West 55th Street
New York NY
Phone: 1-212-246-9662
c.chock@att.net
www.cindychock.com
Cindy Chock a theatrical costumer (from Miss Piggy to the Metropolitan Opera) and Butterick Patterns designer, offers small hands-on sewing classes in New York City that range from basic beginner to fitting pants and skirts to sewing curtains and pillows. She also offers three- and five-day “New York Odysseys,” that include shopping in the Garment District, sewing and fitting, learn wardrobe building from a Broadway stylist, eating in trendy restaurants and seeing the sites of NYC. Visit her website for class and tour dates and prices.
Pam Clarke
Log Cabin Dry Goods, Homestitches, Designs With Lines
4922 East Union
Spokane, WA 99212
Phone: 1-509-747-0315
Web: www.homestitches.com email: sales@homestitches.com
A noted machine quilter, teacher and artist, Pam has been machine quilting and creating her own quilting designs since 1986. Designs with Lines, a company started by Pam in 1988, has several stencils and sketchbooks available with hundreds of sketches to guide machine quilters in creating a style of their own. Pam's work can be seen in several published magazines and books. She has been creating her own stencils for several years, and her technique is used for home machine quilting as well as the longarm machine quilting. Be sure to visit Pam on the web at www.homestitches.com. Pam also owns Log Cabin Dry Goods, a quilt shop that offers longarm supplies, fabric, and longarm rental machines.
Trevor Conquergood
Stitchitize Embroidery Design Service
313 Ontario Ave
Saskatoon Sk. Canada
Toll-free phone: 1-800-667-2587 (North America)
Toll-free fax: 1-877-933-2585
Worldwide access: 1-306-956-3475
trevor@stitchitize.com
Trevor Conquergood, is a second generation embroidery designer and has been digitizing since 1984. He is the author of the online Stitchitize Embroidery Design Learning Studio and manager of the Stitchitize Design Team, producing over 40,000 embroidery designs. Trevor has experience with many types of digitizing software and his teaching is non-software specific. Classes are meant to be a fun and inspiring experience.
Connie Crawford
Fashion Patterns By Coni
PO Box 370
Hansville WA 98340
Phone: 1-360-638-2629
fashionpatterns@centurytel.net
Connie Amaden-Crawford is a nationally recognized fashion specialist, educator, and author of sewing and pattern textbooks that are used in fashion programs throughout the world. Connie is an inspiring lecturer with 35 years of experience in apparel manufacturing and 23 years as a college professor of sewing, patternmaking, and draping. She has been a featured author in Sew News, Threads magazine, and a columnist for Sew Beautiful magazine for several of their issues. Connie’s career spans everything from fashion name dress designing to patternmaker, design consultant and college professor. She is designer and CEO of Fashion Patterns by Coni, featuring patterns for the plus size 1X to 7X. Connie travels nationally and internationally.
Louise Cutting
Cutting Corners, Inc.
900 S. Orlando Ave
Winter Park, FL 32789
Phone: 1-407-740-7737
Fax: 1-407-740-7816
louise@fabriccollections.com
www.fabriccollections.com
Pamela M. Damour
Damour Designs
495 Point Au Fer Road
Champlain NY 12919
Phone: 1-518-297-2699
Fax: 518-297-2109
decor8d@aol.com
www.pamdamour.com
Pam Damour, known as the "Decorating Diva", co-author of the best seller "Pillow Talk", and national spokesperson for Rowenta and Warm Company, offers couture quality Home Dec Sewing education. Pam's teacher certification program trains teachers how c custom workrooms create all those great looks. Pam's 25+ years as a decorator and 20+ years as an educator give her the expertise to make her students feel like Pros! See the difference experience can make!
Janet Dapson
Fabrications LLC
8721 Gull Road/PO Box 708
Richland, MI
Phone: 1-269-629-0190
E-mail: info@fabricationsonline.com
Janet Dapson is a Palmer/Pletsch Certified Sewing Instructor, specializing in bodice/skirt/dress fit and pant fit techniques. She offers garment fitting and basic to advanced sewing classes at her specialty fabric store (Fabrications) located near Kalamazoo, MI. Besides regularly scheduled classes, special programs for groups and individual instruction are available. More information is available online at www.fabricationsonline.com.
Sandy Davis
Sandy Davis School of Sewing
3907 Yardley CT Unit 207
Louisville, KY 40299
Phone: 1-502-499-9744
E-mail: sandysews2@insightbb.com
Sandy Davis has over 40 years of sewing experience and 12 years of teaching experience. She is a Certified Palmer/Pletsch Beginning and Fit Instructor, a Martha Pullen Licensed Beginning Teacher and a Licensed Serger Teacher, a member of the American Sewing Guild, currently serving as president of the Louisville KY Chapter. She has been a volunteer sewing teacher through a program offered by the University of KY Cooperative Extensive Service since 1992. Sandy loves to teach beginners how to sew and is developing a seminar on how to combine sewing with scrapbooking and card-making.
Shelley Doyal
Ocala Sewing Center Inc.
16850 S. Highway 441 Ste. 304
Summerfield, IL 34491
Phone: 1-352-307-4360
Fax: 1-352-307-4365
E-mail: ocalasewingctr@earthlink.net
Shelley Doyal has a degree in fashion merchandising and design. As a certified educator for Wild Ginger Software, her expertise lies in creating fashion garment patterns that fit. Her seminars include one-day lecture demonstrations or two-day hands-on sloper fitting classes. Each seminar is geared directly to your store or group needs. Incorporated into these seminars or, as a stand alone program, is color analysis and garment choices for different figure types.
Diane Faulkner
Diane Faulkner Custom Clothing
323 Calm Ct
Powder Springs GA
Phone: 1-770-421-1127
sewfine@bellsouth.net
Diane Faulkner’s love of sewing is evident in her enthusiatic style of teaching. Diane has been teaching and inspiring students of all ages for the past 14. Her 25+ years of experience in her own successful Custom Clothing business has made her an expert in all areas of sewing: garment construction, fitting, wearable art and much more. Diane is always learning and looking for ways to make sewing easier and more enjoyable and is known for her classes and expertise in the use of all makes of Sergers. Recently she has entered the world of embroidery and digitizing using both Artista and 3D Embroidery software and has become a Pfaff Certified Educator. Diane is also a Palmer/Pletsch Certified Instructor, an Educator Member of VDTA/SDTA, HSA, SEA, and a member of the Professional Association of Custom Clothiers, PACC, a national organization of sewing experts. Some of her more popular classes include the Origami Jacket, Patterns from RTW, Pant Fitting, Pattern Manipulation, Updated Sewing Techniques, and Basic and Advanced Serger classes. Diane will travel nationally and internationally. Book your classes early for the 2005-2006 season. Fee schedules are available upon request. Contact Diane on-line at: sewfine@bellsouth.net or leave a message by phoning 770-421-1127.
Nancy Fiedler
Janome America, Inc.
10 Industrial Avenue
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Phone: 1-201-825-3200
Fax: 1-201-825-1488
E-mail: nfiedler@janome-america.com
Nancy Fiedler worked 19 years for a Janome dealership in Illinois. During that time she managed the remote store, sold machines, developed and taught sewing, serging, embroidery, software, and technique classes for all skill levels. In 1996 Nancy became a regular contributor to Janome Digest, Janome On-Line and participated in projects for two project books published by Janome. She has also been a regular contributor to Creative Machine Embroidery and their special interest issues. Other magazines she has contributed to are Designs in Machine Embroidery and Clotilde’s Sewing Savvy. Her projects have also been published in Serger Savvy, Sewing Smart with Fabric, Sew It Easy with Fleece and Flannel, Pattern Free Sewing, Sewing Basket Fun and two more hard cover books yet to be released all published by House of White Birches. In 2000 Nancy published her own patterns under the label “Just Fiddlin’ Around.” These patterns include wearable art, quilting and three quilting/plus embroidery. Nancy joined Janome as an educator in 2004.
Caryne Finlay Mount
P.O. Box 3103
Livermore, CA 94551-3103
Phone: 1-925-443-1138
E-mail: caryne@kimonodesign.com
Web site: www.kimonodesign.com
Caryne Finlay Mount has designed and sewn all her life. She is basically self taught in sewing and surface design. She holds a Bachelor’s degree from the University of Kansas in art history (1987). Her main coursework at the university focused on textile design, costume history, museum principles and practices and historical costume and textile conservation and restoration. Caryne’s areas of specialization are adult and youth beginning sewing, surface design and costuming (ballet tutu in particular). She has given workshops on the subjects of creativity, Shibori dyeing and sewing technique/Japanese-style vest. She will travel nationally and internationally to teach.
Norma H Fisher
3651 East Suwannee St.
Trenton FL 32963
Phone: 1-352-472-3489
Fax: 1-352-472-3489
codpilot@aol.com
Donna Flatley
Sew Many Memories
40 Daisy Hill Drive
Oakdale CT
Phone: 1-860-447-8868
dkflatley@myeastern.com
Donna is a Palmer/Pletsch Certified Sewing Instructor, specializing in fit, and pant fit. In addition, she is a Martha Pullen licensed Husqvarna-Viking instructor teaching a variety of heirloom classes and a Home Sewing Association Trained Sewing Educator (TSE). With over 40 years of sewing experience and over 10 years of teaching experience, Donna has developed a number of classes on specialized techniques, beginning sewing and heirloom techniques. She teaches both individuals and small groups and is willing to travel nationally and internationally.
Marilyn Gatz
Janome America, Inc.
10 Industrial Avenue
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Phone 1-800-631-0183
Fax 1-201-825-1488
Email mgatz@janome-america.com
www.janome.com
Marilyn works wonders with a sewing machine and thread. Her creations are nothing less than “works of art”. You can share in some of Marilyn’s innovative ideas by visiting the Projects section of Janome Online at www.janome.com. She certainly enjoys visiting and teaching at Janome authorized dealer’s stores as well as attending many sewing shows in the U.S. Marilyn joined Janome America Inc. as an Educational Coordinator in 2004.
Gay Gerlack
Sewabration
18 Dickson Lane
Martinez, CA 94553
Phone: 1-925-228-6717
Fax: 1-925-370-1267
e-mail: sewabration@aol.com
Web site: www.sewabration.com
Gay Gerlack is the owner of Sewabration, a line of patterns. She has taught for MEEC; CEC; the Sew, Quilt and Embroidery Festivals; the Sewing and Stitchery Expo; chapters of the American Sewing Guild; retreats and sewing centers. Gay is a regular contributor to Embroidery Journal and has an article in the May 2005 issue of Threads Magazine. The classes and projects are quick, fun and easy and are appropriate for children through adults.
Dianne Giancola
Dianne Giancola Communications
14 Westover Avenue
Stamford CT 06902
1-203-325-3286 fax: 1-203-359-2418
diannesews@aol.com
Dianne Giancola has been working in the home sewing industry for over 25 years. She specializes in sewing notions. Dianne enjoys writing, teaching and demonstrating. She has appeared on many TV shows including Sew Perfect, Decorating With Style, Home Matters, The Carol Duvall Shop, Aleene's Creative Living and Sewing With Nancy.
Debra L. Green
Olfa North America
11834 Garfield Road
Hiram, OH 44234
Phone: 1-330-569-3173
Fax: 1-330-569-7130
E-mail: greendl@worldkitchen.com
Web site: www.olfa.com
Debra Green has over 15 years of business experience in the sewing industry, including the development and management of sewing education and training programs for the corporate offices of Jo-Ann Stores, Inc. and Husqvarna Viking Sewing Machines. She has also spent 10+ years designing and creating custom made quilts for her company Green Thumb Designs. Debra has a Master’s degree in organizational management and communication and is currently the director of education with Olfa North America, where she works to inspire others to be more creative. She loves to teach quilting and apparel sewing classes and has made numerous television appearances to promote the joy of sewing. Debra encourages everyone to learn to sew as a means of creative expression.
Holly H Hambric
Triple H Enterprises LLC
Rt 1 5205 Beargrass Rd
Roswell NM
Phone: 1-505-623-3858
hhambric@lookingglass.net
Valora Hammond
Janome America, Inc.
10 Industrial Ave.
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Phone: 1-800-631-0183
Fax: 1-201-825-1488
E-mail: vhammond@janome-america.com
www.janome.com
Valora Hammond, educational coordinator for Janome America, travels to authorized Janome dealerships throughout the U.S. as well as national shows and events. She develops and teaches product training programs and hands-on classes for consumers and dealers that best illustrate the many features of Janome products. You will find her class project ideas to be innovative and captivating no matter the venue. Valora has a B.S. in education and garment construction. She specializes in garment sewing, embroidery and embellishment techniques.
Mary R. Hawkins
Hawkins Sewing Instruction
2805 Argyle Drive So
Salem OR
Phone: 1-503-581-9487
johnandmary.Hawkins@comcast.net
Mary Hawkins has 40 years of sewing experience. She has taken sewing construction courses at Oregon State University and has been an educator at Whitlock’s Vacuum and Sewing Center of Salem, OR, since 1998. In 1999 she was president of the Salem Chapter of the American Sewing Guild. She maintains membership with the guild today. Mary has sewn most of her life. She learned to sew with Vogue patterns and the original publication of the Vogue Sewing Book at an early age. She began a love for quilting in 1984. Then in 1997, she purchased her first machine embroidery sewing machine. From then on, she has enjoyed all aspects of machine embroidery and has continued to upgrade to the current top-of-the-line sewing machine and software. Mary attended one of Martha Pullen’s traveling heirloom classes and found what she could do with machine embroidery and heirloom sewing. “I was hooked,” said Mary. “I have continued to pursue all aspects of sewing, especially with machine embroidery. I have won blue ribbons for quilts and a christening gown in the Oregon State Fair. At this time my classes that I teach are mainly focused on heirloom sewing. I love to continue to learn and pass on my knowledge to others.”
Attended Martha Pullen School of Art Fashion 2000, 2003, 2004. Certified Martha Pullen - Husqvarna Viking Instruction since 2002.
Joan Hinds
Fancywork and Fashion
PO Box 3554
Duluth MN 55803
Phone & Fax: 1-218-728-7966
www.fancyworkandfashion.com
joan@fancyworkandfashion.com
As the author of twelve sewing pattern books for the popular 18-inch vinyl dolls and 15-inch baby dolls, Joan specializes in classes and seminars on pattern drafting for dolls and embellishment techniques including embroidery and decorative stitching, smocking, heirloom sewing ethnic costume designs, etc., that are designed for dolls. She also focuses on ethnic styles and techniques such as those presented in one of her books, World of Embellishment, which features global designs for contemporary fashions and decor.
Jody Hooker
Husqvarna Viking
7682 S. Fitzgerald
Fremont MI
Phone: 1-231-924-0036
tjhook@triton.net
Jody Hooker is a designer, freelance writer, and contributing editor to a number of sewing magazines. She has appeared on popular how-to television shows and is a licensed Martha Pullen Instructor and Husqvarna Viking Educator. For more detailed information on Jody’s classes and workshops e-mail: tjhook@triton.net or call 1-800-301-1110, extension 2114.
Nancy Kay
2803 Forest River Drive
Lansing MI 48906
Phone: 1-517-886-8900 Fax: 1-517-886-4140
HAPPYSIGNS@Earthlink.net
I am an avid quiltmaker and seamstress, and I have taught many young ladies how to sew. My greatest joy is seeing their delight when they learn a new technique or complete a project. There is nothing more satisfying than inspiring others and boosting their confidence. My home is filled with wonderful sewing machines, colorful fabric, handmade items and most importantly, lots of cookies, tea and warm fellowship with my sewing friends.
Laura Kelly
The Handwork Studio, LLC
35 N. Narberth Ave
Narberth PA 19072
Phone: 1-610-660-9600
E-mail: handworkstudio@comcast.net
Web Site: http://www.thehandworkstudio.com
Tereva King-Adams
Fashion Design / Sewing Center
6114 Chesworth Rd
Catonsville MD 21228
Phone: 1-410-916-0053 Fax: 1-410-788-1979
tkadams82@aol.com
Tereva King-Adams, owner of Adams Fashion Design Studio and instructor of the Fashion Design/Sewing Center, has been designing and creating original outfits for more than 20 years. She received her technical training from the following: Yolanda Voss Studio International for fashion and modeling in 1981; Association of College Professors of Textiles and Clothing in 1988; and Baltimore City Apparel Technology, Associate of Arts Degree in fashion design in 1984. Tereva continues to attend numerous of lectures and workshops from New York to Washington, D.C.
Karin Larson
Super Sewing
305 Currie Avenue
Killeen TX
Phone: 1-254-526-6830
karinlarson@juno.com
Fred & Joanne Lebow
Lebow Consulting
Phone: 406 854 2322
flebow@lebowconsulting.com
Fred Lebow is the non woven guru and developer of stabilizers. He has invented and developed many products that are currently in use in the home and commercial embroidery market.
Fred has been developing nonwovens and interlinings for the sewn products market for 31 years. For the past 21years, he has focused on embroidery stabilizers including the development of a unique line of high-quality products that is in widespread use in the commercial and home embroidery industries. He works with the latest in non-woven technology.
He teaches classes in stabilizing all over the US. He also gives information and advice on many internet groups.
"Stabilizing is the foundation for good embroidery. Lay a proper foundation"
Next Class Fri - Jan 18, 2008 Long Beach ISS
http://www.issshows.com
http://www.embroidery-academy.com
Pamela Legget
Pamela's Patterns
Pamela Legget has been teaching sewing for over twenty four years. Specializing in serger techniques, pattern fitting, and fine garment skills, she has developed a fun and informative teaching style that is now available in her new pattern line, Pamela's Patterns. Pamela's Patterns features patterns that are designed and drafted to address the many fitting issues women face during garment construction.
Pamela is a contributing author for Threads magazine, where she has written how-to articles on sergers and elastics. She has written for Janome Digest, appeared on a video with Martha Pullen, and is a manager at Steve's Sewing, Vacuum, and Quilting in King of Prussia, PA. She is a Martha Pullen and Palmer/Pletsch licensed teacher, and a member of PACC.
Joi Mahon
Dress Forms Design Studio, LLC
4614 Polk Street
Sioux City, IA 51108
Phone: 1-712-239-9921
E-mail: joi@dressformsdesign.com
Web sites: www.dressformsdesign.com and www.dressformskidz.com
Joi Mahon is an award-winning designer with a degree in Apparel Design, Merchandising and Production from Iowa State University. She owns and operates two businesses; recently acquired a patent on a functional child’s garment that is being licensed by a national company, writes a monthly column for SQE Professional and is working on writing a creative sewing book. Dress Forms Design Studio, LLC is her custom design studio where she focuses on freelance designs companies, designs couture bridal gowns for individual clients as well as offering styling and fitting services. In the fall of 2005 she branched out into Dress Forms Kidz with her own ready to wear line of kids clothing that is manufactured and sold by catalog, online and in stores around the country.
Her specialties include draping, patternmaking, and product development; and she teaches classes on these as well as creative marketing for businesses, sewing as a professional business, draping for kids, interfacings, sewing kids clothing, basic textiles, and other topics. Classes are customized to the need of each group. Joi is a member of the Professional Association of Custom Clothiers.
Janet M Malwitz
And Sew Forth
P.O. Box 303
16 Orchard Street
Muse, PA 15350
Phone: 1-724-746-1540
bobandjanmalwitz@yahoo.com
Janet Malwitz is a Palmer/Pletsch Certified Sewing Instructor, specializing in fit, pant fit and tailoring. In addition, she is a Martha Pullen licensed Pfaff instructor and a Martha Pullen licensed Viking instructor, teaching a variety of heirloom classes, ranging from heirloom tailored blouses to christening gowns and everything in between. She has been teaching for over 10 years and loves sharing her knowledge with her students. Her strength is creating a relaxed atmosphere in which the students have fun while learning.
Linda Matthews
Janome America, Inc.
10 Industrial Ave.
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Phone: 1-800-631-0183
Fax: 1-201-825-1488
E-mail: mgatz@janome-america.com
www.janome.com
Linda Matthews joined the Janome America Inc. education department in 2004 as an educational coordinator. She brings with her a superb knowledge of quilting and a plethora of creativity drawing from her training in her native country, Australia. Linda travels throughout the U.S. to industry events, consumer shows and to Janome authorized dealers’ stores to provide training and conduct presentations using Janome products.
Ila McCallum
Ila's Quilt Studio
370 Ironwood Terrace
Woodburn, OR 97071
Phone: 1-503-981-0494
Fax: 1-503-981-0494
Web: www.ilasquiltstudio.com email: ilasqs@web-ster.com
Ila McCallum, an award-winning quilter, teaches quilting in local shops, on-line at www.QuiltUniversity.com and in her home. Ila offers classes in hand and machine applique, hand quilting, paper piecing, Celtic applique, Electric Quilt 5, curved piecing and traditional patterns including the Lone Star and Double Wedding Ring. Ila also machine quilts for others and creates commission quilts.
Ila's mother taught her to sew on a Singer treadle machine when she was very young. She later made clothing for herself and her children and has been quilting personally and professionally for ten years.
Marsha McClintock
SAF-T-POCKETS Patterns
15942 SE Brooklyn St
Portland OR 97236-2049
Phone: 1-503-761-6460
Fax: 1-503-761-1617
Marsha@Saf-T-pockets.com
www.Saf-T-pockets.com
Marsha McClintock is owner of SAF-T-POCKETS Patterns where she designs travel wear patterns, teaches around the country and organizes the SAF-T-POCKETS Sew Inns held in Portland, Oregon. In addition she organizes and leads groups of women on sewing adventures from New York to Paris with her Sew Many Options Tours. She offers classes on planning and sewing a travel wardrobe, easy accessories, surface embellishment and reversible clothing.
Julie McEathron
McEathron Quilts
609 N Eagle Pass Drive
Lawrence, KS 66049
Phone: 1-785-550-5312 or 1-785-842-4780
E-mail: info@mceathronquilts.com
Julie McEathron is a life-long seamstress and has been creating custom quilts for the last four years. Julie loves teaching beginner skills in quilting and sewing to both adults and children. She teaches basic sewing, basic and intermediate machine quilting, pattern drafting, and pattern alterations. She teaches regularly at Stitch-On in Lawrence, KS. Contact Julie for detailed class list.
Joan McKenna
1520-B Granite Hills Drive
El Cajon, CA 92019
Phone: 1-619-588-2244
Fax: 1-619-279-2278
E-mail: mckenna@gothere.com or jmckenna@sdccd.edu
Web site: www.sdce.edu
Joan McKenna has a BFA in costume design from Syracuse University. Currently, Joan teaches sewn product home-based businesses and sewing fundamentals to her students at San Diego Community College District, Continuing Education. Master classes are taught at Central Sewing Centre in San Diego. In her master classes, she has taught everything from “How to Slipcover your Dress Form” and “Industrial Sewing Techniques” to “Victorian Corsetry.” If you have any questions concerning your sewing machines (either home or industrial) this is the place for answers and/or more equipment that fits your needs. Check out www.centralsewingcentre.com .
Kathy McMakin
Martha Pullen Co.
149 Old Big Cove Road
Brownsboro AL 35741
Phone: 1-800-545-4176
Fax: 1-256-533-9630
E-mail: mcmakin@marthapullen.com
Web Site: http://www.marthapullen.com
Kathy McMakin is an executive with Martha Pullen Company. She is the producer of the PBS television series, Martha's Sewing Room and an advisor to Sew Beautiful magazine. Known in the heirloom sewing world as the "serger queen," Kathy teaches classes in heirloom sewing throughout the United States and around the world. Her degree in Early Childhood Education spills over into her sewing classroom with an easy, step-by-step approach that makes the most difficult techniques seem very simple. Under Kathy's direction, Martha Pullen Company has published over 50 heirloom sewing and serging books. She is the author of Picture Smocking, French Sewing by Serger, and Serging for Babies.
Lyla J. Messinger
L.J. Designs
7689 Barnsdale Road
Reno, NV 89511
Phone: 1-775-853-2207
Fax: 1-775-853-2217
E-mail: LJMessinger@yahoo.com
Web site: www.LJDesignsonline.com
Fashionable design and detail using sewing machine and serger techniques are Lyla Messinger’s trademarks. She is known for her constant flow of innovative ideas and simple concepts that are applicable to a myriad of projects. Seminars are presented using samples and visuals, followed by how-to instructions for accomplishing the task. Workshops include seminar information, with the added feature of a hands-on approach. Techniques featured are simple and doable for the beginner to the advanced.
Annie Moody
Janome America, Inc.
10 Industrial Ave.
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Phone: 1-201-825-3200 ext.138
Fax: 1-201-825-1488
E-mail: amoody@janome-america.com
www.janome.com
Annie Moody, educational coordinator for Janome America Inc., travels throughout the United States assisting Janome authorized dealers with the promotion and sales of Janome products and accessories. Annie is well-versed in the art of quilting and embroidery. Customers adore Annie’s pleasant and formidable personality while listening to her presentations or participating in one of her classes.
Mary Mulari
Mary's Productions
Box 87 - 731 Maple Dr.
Aurora MN 55705
Phone: 1-218-229-2804
Fax: 1-218-229-2533
website: www.marymulari.com email: marym@marymulari.com
Mary Mulari has been teaching and sharing creative sewing projects since 1982. She has written 17 books, designed embroidery/applique cards patterns and also fabric collections for Marcus Brothers Textiles. Her inspirational, fun-filled seminars are available at sewing stores and sewing guild chapters across the U.S. Her special topics include applique, accessories and travel gear, garment embellishments and applique on the embroidery machine.
Shannon Mullen
VSM Sewing Inc.
31000 Viking Parkway
Westlake OH 44145
Phone: 1-440-808-6713
Fax: 1-440-808-6786
shannon.mullen@vsmgroup.com
Residing in Ohio, Shannon is honored to have been welcomed into the VSM family in the early part of July 2002 as an Educational Consultant. Growing up in Michigan, she has enjoyed the privilege of sewing since she was eight years old and has been blessed to continue the legacy of her family as a fourth generation sewer. She has always been eager to sew her own garments and took that desire to a different level when she started to design her own patterns and those for her family for Civil War reenacting.
At age 14, with the help of her mother, Shannon began a home-based sales business centered around crafts and at age 18 began to teach sewing classes for beginners and intermediates. In her experience as an Educational Consultant, she has been to multiple Martha Pullen schools, taught for the past two years at the Martha Pullen Kids School, created original projects for the websites and sewing publications, as well as taught company classes. She also has extensive experience on the set of America Sews and Co-Hosted Sew Young, Sew Fun with Nina Kay this past season. Joining forces with Original Sewing & Quilt Expo has given Shannon a hands-on way to reach kids with the Sew Young, Sew Fun program. Her teaching experience at Martha Pullen Kids School, Husqvarna Viking Dealerships, and at Husqvarna Viking Convention has given her a variety of opportunities.
June of 2004 Shannon welcomed the role of Education Youth Development Coordinator and will be working with all youth related activities for Pfaff, Husqvarna Viking and White sewing machines.
Tracy Munn
Sew Simply
86 Laurel Lane
Black Mountain NC 28711
Phone: 1-828-669-3978
Fax: 1-828-669-3978
Website:www.sewsimply.com
E-mail: twmunn@charter.net, gosew@charter.net , mail@sewsimply.com
Tracy has been a seamstress for 45+ years and is the author of Sewing Simple Slipcovers, Sterling Pub. Co. She is the director of The Sew Simply Academy, Black Mountain, NC. A Trained Sewing Educator thru the Home Sewing Association, a local TV personality on craft segments and a presenter of seminars and workshops at sewing expos. She loves to share her talents and skills with fellow sewing enthusiasts. Her areas of specialization: slipcovers in particular but also all forms of home decor - window treatments, pillows, etc. The Sew Simply Academy offers classes to all skill levels, beginner to advanced, in any area of interest.
Luveta Nickels
16184 422nd Avenue
Clark, SD 57225
Phone: 1-605-532-5625
Fax: 1-605-532-5465
E-mail: luveta@itctel.com
Web site: www.junkjeanspeople.com
Luveta Nickels specializes in recycling old blue jeans, but teaches all areas of sewing. She will introduce "All Bleached Up" techniques using her private label power drill and stones. Perfect for machine embroidery enhancement. You get a bonus when Luveta visits your store because her products can be worked on consignment. She is well versed in multi-brand machines and is anxious to work with individual stores. She promotes sales and return business after leaving her audience in awe! Luveta has appeared many times on PBS TV with Kaye Wood, Nancy Zieman, and Sue Hausmann. Her students have lightheartedly given her the title of “Denim Diva” and her classes are overflowing with information. She welcomes travel across the globe.
Mary E. Orens
Pins & Needles
121 E. Warren Avenue
Sewell, NJ 08080
Phone: 1-856-464-2151
meorens@yahoo.com
A NJ certified K–12 Home Economics Teacher, Mary has a BA in Home Economics, specializing in Clothing and Textiles and Interior Design. Currently, she is teaching sewing at Collingswood HS in NJ, and running her 18 year old custom sewing business- Pins & Needles - specializing in alterations, and offering private, group or customized lessons in all sewing and needlecrafts. A member of PACC & SAGA, she is currently writing books on specialized alterations.
Susan Pfaff
Janome America
10 Industrial Avenue
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Phone: 1-201-825-3200
E-mail: spfaff@janome-america.com
Susan Pfaff is a life-long sewing enthusiast, having learned to sew at the age of seven, and her passion is sharing her love of sewing with others through her demonstrations, workshops and trunk shows. Susan was a creative consultant for Pfaff and was also a retail sewing machine dealer. Through both, she has taught classes in beginning sewing for adults and children, creative machine sewing techniques, computerized sewing and software, garment construction, fit, heirloom sewing, and quilting. However, her favorite and most popular classes, beginning serger and creative serging techniques, and her proficiency and enthusiasm for the serger have earned her the nickname, “the Serger Queen.” She received her degree in management with a minor in home economics education from Purdue University, is a Palmer/Pletsch Certified Instructor in Serger, Fit, Tailoring, and Couture Sewing, and a Martha Pullen Licensed Teacher. Her sewing has been featured in Sew Beautiful magazine and was featured on PBS’s America Quilts creatively, and in the show’s companion book, and has presented classes at the Pfaff International Dealer Convention.
Linda Piechowski
Linda Maries
2900 Wyldewood Road
Oshkosh, WI 54904
Phone: 1-920-426-9037
E-mail: piec@execpc.com
Linda Piechowski will work with business owner or expo/events coordinator to design classes and/or lecture topics appropriate for season, time allowed, occasion. All skill levels can be addressed in areas of apparel sewing, pattern fitting, costuming, and craft sewing. Beginner skill level can be addressed in quilting. Home dec topics most knowledgeable in are traverse drapes, curtains, and accessory pillows. Linda is a member of The Professional Association of Custom Clothiers (PACC), Palmer/Pletsch Certified Sewing Instructors (CSI), Home Sewing Association/Trained Sewing Educators (HSA/TSE), and the Sewing Educators Alliance (SEA).
Ann Poindexter
Adell’s Enterprises LLC
404 S 3rd
Odessa, MO 64076
Phone: 1-816-230-7473
Fax: 1-816-419-1056
E-mail: sewadell@aol.com
Ann Poindexter has a Master’s in education. Her mother first taught her on a treadle the love of sewing. She is retired and has taught classes for various stores. Her classes are based on fitting, silk ribbon embroidery, pattern changing, purses, curtains, how to use machine feet, and serger techniques. She also teaches kids to sew for two junior colleges. Teaching in Sew Design & Profit in April in Pomona, CA. Ann is a Martha Pullen Instructor and member of the ASG, HSA, and PACC.
Martha Pllen
Martha Pullen Co.
149 Old Big Cove Road
Brownsboro AL 35741
Phone: 1-800-545-4176
Fax: 1-256-533-9630
E-mail: mcpullen@marthapullen.com
Web Site: http://www.marthapullen.com
After falling in love with French sewing and smocking over 20 years ago, Martha Pullen helped develop ways to simplify construction using the sewing machine. This development opened a new world of creativity to stitchers everywhere and spawned a worldwide craze for French sewn garments. As a result, the Martha Pullen Company now encompasses Sew Beautiful magazine, the Martha's Sewing Room public television series, books, schools, teacher licensing, consumer markets, tours and a host of products available through Marcha Pullen Company to both retail and wholesale customers. Martha continues as a pioneer in the sewing industry by concentrating on technological advances to make sewing quicker and more fun. For example, products are now available online at the company website where visitors can also join her Internet Machine Embroidery club or sign up for her free weekly email newsletter. Martha Pullen is truly an icon in the sewing industry and her dedication to seek easier sewing methods ensures that she will remain so for many years to come.
Janet Pray
Islander Sewing Systems
1385 Clyde Road
Highland MI
Phone: 1-248-889-5091
islandersewing@comcast.net
Janet Pray has an educational background in business and fine art. She is a fiber artist, fiber arts teacher and sewing instructor. Janet has exhibited her award-winning works across the United States. In 1998, Janet produced patterns for three of her most popular coat and cape designs and in 2002, the first of a series of professional shirt patterns. All of her patterns include revolutionary pattern guides designed with the Islander Sewing Systems™ techniques.
Rosebud
Islander Sewing Systems
2570 Shadlow TR
Ada MI 49301-9315
Phone & Fax: 1-616-897-5424
rosebudbadour@aol.com
Rosebud is a longtime and popular member of the sewing show circuit. With a sewing background in the ready-to-wear industry and owner of a custom sewing business she has much to share. A published sewing instructor and a Certified Islander Sewing Systems instructor, Rosebud energizes all levels of sewing enthusiasts.
Kathy Ruddy
Unique Patterns
10306 64th Place West
Mukilteo WA 98275
Phone: 1-425-743-6885
kathyruddy@earthlink.net
Kathy Ruddy, vice-president of Unique Patterns, is an international sewing celebrity, educator, pattern designer, serger and fitting expert. She is the star of 10 serger and sewing videos and author of 12 serger and sewing booklets. Her specialty is Comfortable Clothes that Camouflage. In addition, Kathy designs for Unique Patterns, and is a contributing writer for Threads, Sew Beautiful and her own company newsletter.
Jan Saunders-Maresh
Naked Room Solutions
4420 N W Dahlia Drive
Camas WA
Phone: 1-360-833-9553
jsmaresh@yahoo.com
Jan Saunders-Maresh is the best-selling author of 14 books including Sewing for Dummies and Sewing for Dummies, Second Edition (Wiley, 2004) and founder of an innovative company called Naked Room Solutions…at your door home décor. As a nationally recognized author, journalist, speaker, and television personality, her experience as the education director for both a national sewing machine company and fabric chain, has given her a solid foundation in business, design, and marketing the line of affordable, do-it-yourself home décor products. Saunders-Maresh has a B.A. degree in home economics and secondary education from Adrian College of Adrian, MI, and a minor in business from the New York Fashion Institute of Technology, New York, NY. Jan and her family reside in Camas, WA.
Lujean Seagal
1634 Kent PL
Thousand Oaks CA 91362
Phone: 1-805-497-2111
Fax: 1-805-497-4558
LuSegal@yahoo.com
www.Lujeanquilt.com
Since receiving my B.A. in Fine Arts from CSULB in 1976 I have enjoyed a career in the arts; weaving, computer graphics and textile design. I have held many positions in organizations including the southern California Council of Quilt Guilds, the National Quilt Association and Conejo Valley Quilters. With a full time teaching credential in adult education for textiles, I have taught at Simi Valley Adult School for the past seven years. I have lectured at over 50 guilds, and additionally I have created numerous commissioned pieces for individuals and corporations.
Margo Shaw
Janome America, Inc.
10 Industrial Ave.
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Phone: 1-201-825-3200 ext. 190
Fax: 1-201-825-1488
E-mail: mshaw@janome-america.com
www.janome.com
Margo Shaw, educational coordinator, joined Janome America Inc. in 2004. She has been traveling throughout the U.S. to demonstrate and promote the Janome products and accessories. Margo teaches training classes and conducts in-store events for Janome authorized dealers. You may also see Margo at national events and shows along with some of her creative project ideas that you don’t want to miss!
Patsy Shields
RNK Distributing
381 S. Fern St.
Sellersburg, IN 47172
1-812-246-4079 fax: 1-812-246-9406
patsysews@earthlink.net
Patsy Shields began working in the sewing industry in 1983 with a major sewing machine company. Since that time she has also done Sew Better Seminars through Chilton Book Co., pants fitting and blazer construction seminars, Sew Exciting Seminars with Sulky of America and is currently working with Floriani Stabilizers and Walter Floriani, a 5th generation embroiderer. Patsy travels presenting educational seminars, one- and two-day serger workshops for groups and shops as well as workshops in free motion quilting along with numerous other quilting and embellishing techniques and also teaches at various Embroidery Retreats. She has written articles for several publications, including Sew News, Sulky of America publications, Sew Fancy by Martha Pullen, Creative Machine Embroidery, Sewing Savvy and SQE Professional. She also has her own video on ribbon embroidery by machine. You can see Patsy at consumer Embroidery Retreats around the country, quilt shows and other national sewing events. She travels internationally as well as nationally to educate and inspire your customers.
Marie Stevens
Janome America Inc.
10 Industrial Ave.
Mahwah, NJ 07430
Phone: 1-201-825-3200
Fax:1-201-825-1488
E-mail: marie@janome-america.com
Marie Stevens was born and raised in Liverpool, England, where she started sewing in her early teens. She came to the United States when she married and has lived here since.
Marie became a Janome educational coordinator in 1996. Prior to this, she had owned her own quilt and heirloom sewing shop and carried the New Home line of sewing machines, so it was a natural move to become an educational coordinator for Janome. Her areas of expertise are heirloom sewing and quilting. She is a Martha Pullen licensed Heirloom teacher and has taught at the Martha Pullen School in Huntsville, AL. She introduced the Quarterly Quilter to the Janome Digest readers when the Digest was first published. This ran for approximately two years at which time it was continued on the Janome Web site.
Linda Stewart
Linda Stewart Costume Designs
49 Claremont Circle
Bristol, VA 24201
Phone: 1-276-669-3299
LStewartCouture@bvunet.net
Linda has over 20 years experience as an Alterations Specialist. She offers career-oriented classes for Alterations Specialists. "Advanced Alterations for Professionals" and "Specialty Alterations: Bridal and Formalwear" are offered as 2-3 day intensive workshops. Her classes will be the subject of her first book on CD which will be available in the fall of 2006. Linda is an award winning Bridal and Formalwear designer. She has been chosen a 2006 Bernina Fashion Designer. In 2004 she was awarded "Best Workmanship" and "Audience Choice" in the Threads/PACC Strip Garment Challenge. Linda is a member of the Professional Association of Custom Clothiers and currently serves as the director of PACC Academy.
Janis F. Stoney
Sew Unique
1563 Tangerine Rose Dr.
Las Vegas NV 89142
Phone: 1-702-432-9315
stoneyjf@co.clark.nv.us
Janis Stoney has a college education in sewing and has designed and made clothes for her family for many years. However, for the past seven years she has specialized in heirloom sewing by machine. Currently she enjoys teaching heirloom classes for a local Viking Dealer. She creates her own projects and instructions for beginner to advanced sewers.
Barbie Swanson
2502 NW Lake Jeffery Road
Lake City, FL 30255-4772
Phone: 1-386-755-0179
Fax: 1-386-755-2528
E-mail: Barbie@fabricartshop.com
Web site: http://fabricartshop.com
Barbie Swanson is a fiber artist, teacher, designer and inventor. She creates specialty hand-dyed and painted fabrics and yarns. She has developed techniques for stress free tool free paper piecing and of chain paper piecing. She has also designed a technique and quilt style she named “Florida applique.” She devises new fabric designs through her exploration and development of individual and unique techniques. Any fiber is welcome in her creations. Barbie will always tell you that there are two criteria for making quilts and fiber sculpture: having a meaning or message and having a highlighted effect that invites you to look closely at it, as well as seeing the impact from afar. Barbie teaches and lectures in local, regional, and national venues. She is also a Sulky Certified Educator.
Pam Tripaldi
You Can Make It Inc.
Box 247
Walnutport, PA
1-610-760-1908
sewing@youcanmakeit.com
You Can Make It is a company that has more than 100 teachers worldwide using their Seven Level curriculum to teach everyone, from beginner to experienced levels, the skill of sewing.
Linda M. Visnaw
LMV Design, Educator, Husqvarna Viking
2721 Via Palma Dr.
Lake Havasu City, AZ 86406
Phone: 1-928-453-1942
lindavisnaw@citlink.net
Linda remembers her first sewing project at age seven and she has been a sewing enthusiast ever since. She has appeared on America Sews with Sue Hausmann, and taught throughout the country including Houston International Quilt Market, Sprint Market, The Road to California Quilt Show, and Husqvarna Viking Conventions. Linda's work has appeared in Sew News, Total Embellishment Newsletter, and other publications. Please contact her at lmvdesign@citlink.net to inquire about her teaching in your area.
Linda Lee Vivian
2480 Riniel Road
Lennon, MI 48449
Phone: 1-810-621-4665
Fax: 1-810-621-3985
E-mail: linda@lindaleeoriginals.com
Web site: www.lindaleeoriginals.com
Linda Lee Vivian is known by many as the "Serger Lady." She makes learning how to use a serger, an easy, yet creative experience. Many years ago, Linda recognized an educational need in the exploding world of serging. She had a lofty goal that she could teach everyone in the USA how to use their serger, without fear. In the past 18 years she has successfully taught thousands of students to be comfortable with their challenging sergers in serger/sewing classes and through her many published patterns and books. Linda also writes for newsletters and sewing machine company publications. Her designs have appeared in numerous publications. She completed work as co-author on a book for Rodale Press titled Serger Secrets and has written two serger brand specific books. She also created a generic workbook for all sergers titled "Make Friends With Your Serger." Linda made numerous guest appearances on PBS and DIY Networktelevision shows. She teaches seminars nationally at sewing expos, retailer training conventions, and numerous stores and guilds across the country. She has a pattern line for serger/sewing enthusiasts that include embellished clothing, patchwork clothing and projects, accessories, home dec patterns, and easy pieced serger quilts. These are sold in sewing shops all over the world.
Kaye Wood
Kaye Wood Inc
4949 Rau Road
West Branch MI
Phone: 1-989-345-3028
kayewood@kayewood.com
Quilts can be easy! Kaye Wood has eliminated the “slow downs” in making quilts. Over 75 percent of geometric quilts designs can be made using the Starmaker Master Templates, as shown in her books and on her PBS-TV program, Kaye’s Quilting Friends. Kaye’s seminars, taught internationally, take you through this Starmaker process. She specializes in tips and techniques to make cutting and sewing pieces fun and more accurate.
Mary Lou Yetman
Lulubelle Designs By Mary Lou
3415 N 43rd Place
Phoenix AZ
Phone: 1-602-957-1068
lulubelledesigns@netzero.net
Nationally renowned artist and educator, Mary Lou Yetman combines both vision and creative mastery as she shares her talents in sewing, quilting, embroidery/appliqué, design, and related arts with crafters throughout the country. For more than 30 years, Mary Lou has brought the best of both worlds to students – providing the creative insights of an award-winning quilt designer and “jack of all trades” seamstress with the credentials of a professional educator. Mary Lou is known for her practical classes, taught with solid expertise and a sense of humor. She adapts topics and material on a variety of topics to fit the needs of each class. She is willing to travel nationally and internationally
Anna Zapp
Anna Zapp Designs
333 Wisteria Way
Lafayette CO
Phone: 1-303-665-3426
anna@annazappdesigns.com
Anna Zapp owned a couture sewing business for 25 years. She designed for John Denver, Robert Redford, John Travolta, and many other entertainers. She is a co-inventor of the Tilt’able/Sure Foot System. Her first book, published by Krause, The Zapp Method of Couture Sewing, is now available. She writes for Sew News, teaches for Amazing Designs and Cactus Punch and is introducing her newest product, the Iron Genie, this year.
Sheila Zent
eXpresSew DIY projects for teens and tweens
611 Frederick St 2nd Floor
Hanover PA
Phone: 1-717-637-8497
sazent@sun-link.com
www.expressew.com
Sheila Zent's areas of specialization include sewing projects for teens and tweens.
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