Sew Dandelions
Drawing clothes and sewing with my grandmother when I was four years old and by the time I was eleven I was making my own designs and clothes. After high school I received a degree in visual arts and attended Parsons School of Design in NYC. I studied fashion design where I earned the prestigious Golden Thimble Award. Tim Gunn (Project Runway) was my Associate Dean at the time and his now famous catch phrase: “Make it work”, made us fashion students all roll our eyes.
While raising a family, I worked with everything from designing delicate bridal and evening gowns to commercial textiles for hotel and boat use, and ended up in children’s wear - my favorite! My designs have been sold at a number of national retailers from TJ Maxx to Nordstrom.
While on maternity leave and at home with my two, now adult, sons, I also taught extensively. From having my own fashion and sewing programs in art museums across Massachusetts, to costume making in Boston, I have additional experience in fashion portfolio prep and private art and sewing classes.
While not a seamstress, I am a fashion and an art creator with the knowledge of basic hand sewing, how to finish a garment as if it were couture, and of course, sewing on a sewing machine, both home machines and industrial. I’m confident I’ll be able to teach you something.