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Love to Sew Studio Uses
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OUR INSTRUCTORS @ Love to
Sew Sewing Studio in Chadds Ford, PA |
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JUDI
(Montgomery) HARRIS |
| Studio Owner, Director,
Instructor |
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Judi Harris
has been teaching sewing and design for over ten years.
Previously, she created and sold seasonal crafts, quilts, and
kits that have been sold throughout the US, Australia, and
Europe. A self-made woman and entrepreneur, Judi started Love to
Sew Studio as a small, word-of-mouth summer camp in 2001 in
hopes to share her knowledge and love for the art with the next
generation. Since then, her studio has grown to include daily
year long classes, fashions shows, charity events, and sewing
marathons. She has taught students in the thousands, some of
whom have grown and left for college to study fashion. She
decided to start a website as a hobby to further share her
craft, which quickly evolved into the well-ranked thousand
page information site you are now reading. In addition, Judi has
been published in magazines Sew News, Sew Simple, Irish
Quilting, and Mom’s, as
well as received multiple newspaper coverage of various charity
events and shows she has hosted. She has a certificate in Dress
Making and Design from Thomson Education, and one in Sewing &
Dress Making from Stratford Institute.
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| Favorite Stitch:
Top
Stitch... I love to top stitch and sometimes do it with embroidery
stitches! |
| Favorite Project:
Too Many To List! |
| Sewing Tip:
Always cut
your threads! It drives me nuts to see threads hanging on a project
someone worked so hard on. |
| See:
You can see how Judi started sewing here. |
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JESSICA HARRIS |
| Studio Manager, Sewing
and Fashion Design Instructor, Editor, Costume Designer, Fashion Show
Director |
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Jessica has been
an instructor at Love to Sew for seven years. She holds a BA in
English Literature from Adelphi University and finds inspiration
for her designs in novels and fairytales. She enjoys historic
costuming, as well as incorporating Victorian and Edwardian
elements into contemporary daywear. She recently
participated in the Fashion and Fiction Conference held at Drexel
University, speaking on Neo-Victorian Fashion. Recently, she was
the artistic director of Love to Sew’s advertisement
“Dream It,
Sew It” (found in British Vogue, June 2010) and created the looks
that appeared in the ad. She is the creator, editor, and
occasional writer for Chic Weekly, a column on this site that
explores various aspects of sewing and fashion for teen readers.
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| Favorite Stitch:
Button holes! |
| Favorite Project:
Sherlock Holmes inspired dress |
| Sewing Tip:
For the older crowd only... Lots of coffee so you can pull
all-nighters in sewing and get the project done. |
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Jessica's Fashion & Sewing Portfolio |
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ALEXANDRA ABRAM |
| Sewing Instructor |
| Alexandra enjoys
challenging herself with sewing projects. She has been a
competitor here at Love to Sew studio in our Project RUNWAY camp
and has won numerous challenges. She is a senior in high school
and enjoys rugby and being in the musicals. She has helped
make costumes which are her favorite thing to sew. Alexander can
be found at the studio helping and assisting even on her days off,
as she truly Loves To Sew! |
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| Favorite Stitch:
I love to gather! |
| Favorite Project:
Red Jacket with gathering and pleats. |
| Sewing Tip:
Start with small projects and work your way up in difficulty,
this way you won't get stressed out. |
| See:
Alexandra's
Fashion & Sewing Portfolio |
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SARAH CARBONE |
| Contributor to "Chic
Weekly", Author, Love to Sew's Knitting Expert |
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Sarah Carbone, a native of Long
Island, New York, began knitting in 2002 at 18 years old. She
learned the basic knit stitch from her mom Cindy, an accomplished
quilter, and was off and running with her new obsession. Over the
years, she has expanded her knitting skills and now dreams of
owning her own yarn shop. When she isn’t knitting, she is a
student, completing her BA Degree in English and History at
Adelphi University in 2008 and now working on her MA in English as
Second Language Education at Hunter College in New York City.
Sarah loves fashion and spends lots of time in NYC simply checking
out what people are wearing. To her, fashion is not just about
wearing beautiful things, it’s about the statement you want to
make to the world around you. Her other passions include travel
and food and she also writes restaurant reviews for Patch.com. |
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| Favorite Stitch:
Cables, they look great and are much easier than they seem! |
| Favorite Project:
I love baby hats... they knit up fast and they make such great
gifts. |
| Knitting Tip:
Never be afraid to try a new technique... and if you get stuck,
there are great resources like books, the internet...and knitter
friends! They love to help! |
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| JAMIE
HARRIS |
| Costume Maker, Sewing
Instructor, Fashion Show Coordinator |
| Jamie began sewing
at age 9. She loves to work with the little ones in teaching them
to sew, especially if they sing while they sew. Along with
performing in musicals in the tri-state area, she has been on the
costume committee at several theatre companies. Jamie is a
big contributor for our annual fashion shows by helping back
stage, handling the music, which is close to 100 songs, and
performing during intermission.
Jamie graduated from college with a degree in small business
management and hopes to open her
own performing arts center someday, and works for Radio DISNEY
with the Philadelphia road crew. She has entertained audiences far
and wide with her many talents. She has appeared in nearly
20 musicals, competed in various events including "America's Got
Talent", "Delco Idol", and the Gospel Music Associations Music in
the Rockies Festival. She also appeared and was one of the
top five finalist on the talent-based reality-TV program "Triple
Threat." Jamie also holds performing arts camps of her own which
you can find here: |
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JACQUELINE HARRIS |
| Judge,
Fashion Show Coordinator |
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Jacqueline began sewing at age 9. She enjoys making things
for herself like crafts and quilts. She enjoys working with our
younger students. Jacqueline is one of our judges for various
contests that we hold. She graduated from Penn State and holds a
degree in Human Family Development.
Jacqueline is also a full-time nanny and loves working with children.
Jacqueline holds a big part in our annual fashion shows as the
back-stage coordinator. |
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| Favorite Stitch:
ZigZag, because I love to appliqué' |
| Favorite Project: The
Christmas Quilt I made my mom. |
| Sewing Tip:
Be Creative! and be yourself in your sewing! |
| See:
Jacqueline's Fashion & Sewing Portfolio |
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ASHLEY RECTOR |
| Contributor, Love to
Sew's Expert for Love Your Home, Creative Inspirations for Home
Decorating |
Ashley
Rector emerged from her shell while planning and designing her
wedding. One of her many talents is taking plain, everyday
objects and places and turning them into beautiful works of
art--working from mediums as varied as a trash-picked old door,
an ordinary glass votive, or even a backyard. She has always had
a passion for and an appreciation of art and creativity. Thanks
to "Love to Sew Studio," Ashley will share her craft with all of
us! One of her tools to keep motivated and to challenge herself
is a Vision Board. She finds inspiration from her intimate
surroundings, such as family, friends, nature, and music. She is
about to learn how to sew for the first time ever! You’re never
too old, right?
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| CAROL
STEELY |
| Contributor, Love to
Sew's Expert Designer for American Girl Doll Clothes & Accessories |
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Carol
Steely is a Trained Sewing Instructor by the Sewing and Craft
Alliance. She created
her children’s learn
to sew program in 2003 and has been teaching classes and summer
camps at All Brands Servicenter in Richmond, VA ever since. Her
students have entered their sewing projects at both the county and
state fairs winning numerous awards. Several times a year her
students donate their time sewing blankets and pet beds for the
Richmond SPCA. Her hobbies include sewing, quilting, crochet and
locker hooking. Her real passion is designing and making appliqué
quilts. She says that her background in mechanical drafting comes
in handy while creating her quilts. She has sold various crafts
through her Etsy shop and at local craft shows. In her free time
she likes to boost her creativity by participating in craft swaps
and sewing quilts that will be donated to charity. |
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| Favorite Stitch:
Using the machine button hole stitch for raw edge appliqués |
| Favorite Project:
Created a reproduction 1870’s walking dress for the
Girl Scout Birthplace in Savannah, GA complete with antique shell
buttons. |
| Sewing Tip:
Tails belong on cats and dogs not our projects. Take the time
to neatly finish what you've worked so hard to create. |
| See:
Our American Girl Doll Pattern &
Project Section |
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| SARAH
RIDDLE |
| Studio & Event
Photographer |
| Sarah loves
capturing moments and memories through photography and writing. |
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| ANDY
DIMAIO |
| Graphic Designer, Social
Network |
| Andy handles some
of our graphic designs on the site including our background and
logo. He also designed several posters and magazine covers posted
in our studio, and is currently helping with the editing and
designing of our
new sewing video tutorials.
He can also often be spotted at
our sewing charity events and fashion shows handling the sound
system and sometimes the video camera... just not at the same time! |
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Crafts of Chadds
Ford
Email Us:
Love
to Sew
23 W. Pennsbury Way
Chadds Ford, PA 19317
www.lovetosew.com
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