Instructors: Bios are followed by a list of the instructor's upcoming classes. Class dates link to full details.
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Lynda Albiero Joyful observation of texture, light and shadow and the changing seasons upon Lynda's garden landscape have nourished her unique style. As nature weaves colors and texture in an unexpected and outrageous way that surprises and delights one's often tired senses, Lynda's passionate commitment to each student is to rekindle the sense of a child. Her very relaxed classes are a journey into the alchemy of beauty. Join Lynda in Venice, Italy, to visit artisans, museums, savor the cuisine of the Veneto and to experience of belonging to an ancient past. View her website: www.LyndaAlbiero.com
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Tara Arnold Tara Arnold is a custom dressmaker specializing in working with ethnic fabrics and Issey Miyake designs. She had studied ethnic textiles, fabric construction and embellishment, and textile conservation for over 20 years. A resident of Berkeley, she spent eight years in India where she studied Indian textiles.
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Arlene Baker The designs of this needlework and bead artist, designer, and enthusiastic teacher reflect Victorian influences of romance, flowers, and embellishments with beads and ribbons. Arlene's work has been featured in Victoria and Beadwork magazines, and her commercial designs and kits have been top sellers in boutiques and specialty shops, both here and abroad. Inspiration for her work comes from her more than 25 years of collecting vintage ribbonry and beadwork. Some of these pieces appeared in Candace Kling's book, The Artful Ribbon. Portions of Arlene's collection will be on display during class. She has written her own book: Beads in Bloom.
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 Fred Bloebaum Fred Bloebaum is a nationally-known sewing instructor who lives in Oakland. Fred travels throughout the country, sharing her love and knowledge of sewing and fashion with other enthusiasts. She is a frequent contributor to Threads magazine, and was selected in 2002 to participate in its annual Design Challenge. She has also appeared on HGTV's "Sew Much More" show. Fred designs an elegant line of patterns, The La Fred pattern collection. You can find more information about Fred and her pattern line at www.lafred.com.
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 Kathy Bristol With nearly twenty years background in retail, design, and promotion, Kathleen Bristol brings her classes a fresh approach to personal expression. A custom accessories designer for over ten years, She is an avid bead collector with a mail order bead and sterling silver charm business. Visit her new showroom now in downtown Half Moon Bay and her web site at www.pfxshowroom.com. The Personal FX Bead collection will be available during each class. A materials fee will apply in some classes where materials are supplied. Beginning students are welcome.
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 Jean Williams Cacicedo Jean Williams Cacicedo is a nationally renowned fabric artist and a prime innovator in the wearable art movement. Her exquisite and extraordinary coats have been exhibited in galleries and museums throughout the United States and internationally. Jean won a National Endowment for the Arts crafts fellowship and was named Artist of the Year by the Oakland Museum in 1985. She maintains her studio in Berkeley where she continues to create forward-thinking pieces and teach her unusual techniques.
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 Donna Fujii Donna Fujii is the award-winning author of international bestseller Color with Style, which is in its 7th printing and 4th language edition. Color with Style features Donna's acclaimed multiethnic color analysis system, which has revolutionized the practice of color analysis on five continents. Donna regularly consults with Univision, the #1 rated TV news station and KTSF-TV in San Francisco. She also heads her professional color and image training institute based in San Francisco and Tokyo. Her list of corporate clients includes Shiseido and C'Bon Cosmetics, Macy's and Takashimaya department stores, Nishijin Necktie Company, and Princess (The Love Boat) Cruises.
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 Susan Khalje Susan Khalje is a Contributing Editor of Threads Magazine, and is the host of HGTV/DIY's sewing program, "Sew Much More". She received her professional sewing training at the New York couture salon Chez Cez et Bez, and has concentrated on couture sewing for the past 25 years, developing an appreciative clientele for her one-of-a-kind wedding gowns and evening wear. She established the Couture Sewing School in 1993 and teaches couture sewing techniques throughout the country. She is the author of Bridal Couture and Linen and Cotton, and in 2005, she received The Professional Association of Custom Clothiers' Lifetime Achievement Award. She is currently working on a line of DVD's, and she regularly takes groups of couture enthusiasts to Paris and New York.
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Candace Kling Candace Kling’s years of enthusiastic research in ribbon and fabric embellishment have led her to explore museum costume and textile collections across the country, teaching as she goes. In addition to her wealth of knowledge from years of research, Candace brings to class her ribbonwork sample boards, ribbon catalogs, and books from her collection to share. Her book, The Artful Ribbon, is still a favorite among ribbon fans. Candace’s richly detailed textile sculptures have been exhibited nationally and internationally over the last two decades and are included in the permanent collections of the Museum of Arts and Design and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City, as well as the Oakland Museum of California and the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco.
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 Karine Langan Karine became fascinated with fabric and color while watching her mother and grandmother sew. She made many doll clothes with their left over scraps and became a real sewer at age 8 when she joined 4-H. She had her own home decorating business, Langan Interiors, for several years before joining The Sewing Workshop. Karine still loves to decorate and has spent many hours working on her Victorian home. Gardening, painting and reading are her hobbies.
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Lynda Maynard Lynda received her B.A. in Home Economics from SJSU in 1975 and went on to give sewing and fitting lessons to private students. She then studied millinery with Ruth Stockley and created custom hats for seven years. She co-produced a locally-aired cable TV show, "Sew Savvy," and produced her own show, "A Passion For Fashion." Having taught sewing and fitting locally for eighteen years, Lynda is a welcomed addition to the TSW regiment of talented instructors. Lynda's passion remains fitting and creating beautiful garments for a private clientele, which she's been practicing for eight years.
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Nancy Shriber Nancy Shriber is a nationally recognized fiber artist, teacher, lecturer, and writer. She originated and operates "Under Myrtle's Influence," her custom design studio where she designs and constructs a wide variety of one-of-a-kind garments. Nancy is a designer and featured writer for Traditional Quilter, Patchwork Crafts, and Quick and Easy Patchwork magazines. In addition to an extensive portfolio of seminars, lectures and classes, she has performed a variety of trunk, runway, and one-woman shows. She has participated in many juried shows, including the most recent East Coast Quilters Alliance and the Mid-Atlantic Wearable Arts Festival, where she won the prestigious Viewer's Choice award.
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 Cheryl Swanson Cheryl Swanson has taught a number of fine handwork classes throughout the Bay Area, specializing in embroidery, ribbonwork, along with a number of projects of her own design. Sumptious flowers constructed of fabric and evening bags are her forte. She recently designed a Christmas pattern for Simplicity. She is also currently serving as president of the San Francisco Embroiderers' Guild. Having sewn all of her life, she knows many forms of handwork and loves to share that knowledge.
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Alison Tucek Alison graduated with a degree in home economics in New Zealand and taught high school. She studied haute couture methods at L'Ecole de Coupe Capponi in Montreal, Canada and became a designer assistant in Montreal. During her first years of marriage, she taught Aboriginal children home crafts in Northern Australia. After arriving in the United States, she became involved with production work for interior and dress designers, and for the last ten years has been selling Bernina sewing machines and teaching machine and serger operations.
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 Debi Cournale Debi Cournale originally from the Massachusetts has been involved in the design business for the last 27 years. She moved to San Francisco in 1979 and opened a tailor shop specializing in alterations and custom designs. In 1985 Debi moved to New York to further her education at FIT and worked for North Beach leather as their in house pattern maker. Missing San Francisco, she returned and established Bridal Options, a couture bridal business for eighteen years. Debi is presently focusing on teaching and consulting clients interested in manufacturing their own lines.
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Susan Vorbeck A career in Sewing over many years taking in almost every aspect, from Dressmaking and Bridal Gowns to anything you might want for your home made out of fabric.
My current Business offering is High-end Custom Home Interior Design and Fabrication. I like to work with clients who have an eye for their own particular sense of beauty at home and help them make it a reality.
I am particularly interested in sharing the bounty of knowledge I have gathered over the years with others who are interested in this exciting creative study.
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