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We've had over 500 sewing enthusiasts complete our teacher training programs. Below is a directory of
CERTIFIED
SEWING
INSTRUCTORS.

 

ADDITIONAL TEACHER DIRECTORIES
Click on the boxes at below to go to our Teacher Directories for Australian teachers, beginning sewing teachers, and teachers of The Winky Cherry System of Teaching Young Children to Sew.

The following Palmer/Pletsch Certified Sewing Instructors or CSIs have been trained to bring Palmer/Pletsch fashion sewing and fitting methods to your area. Feel free to contact any of our teachers about classes.

For Certified Sewing Instructors in Australia and New Zealand visit the Teachers in Australia & New Zealand directory.

List updated February 2012
 

If there is no one listed in your area, would you consider becoming a teacher? For a schedule of workshops and teacher training programs visit our workshop page. For more about teacher training, and for certification requirements, visit the teacher training page.  Teachers, to correct or change information on this list please notify both Pati Palmer AND Linda Wisner.  Please include your state in e-mail for quickest response, and indicate whether the change is for the Certified Teacher List or the Beginning Sewing Teacher list, or both. Thank you.

UNITED STATES

ALABAMA

Ann Ohme
Pike Road  
334-271-3731  letssew2@charter.net

ALASKA

Rosanna Benbow
Wasilla
907-373-5651
benbow@mtaonline.net

www.asccchoolofsewing.net

CALIFORNIA

Jean Baxter
Granite Bay
916-791-4844
jebaxter@surewest.net

Rachel Carlson
McKinleyville
 rhcarlson2001@yahoo.com

Liz Gaskill
El Cajon
619-447-2310
passionfashion@cox.net

Eileen Graydon
Lincoln
916-543-9284
egraydon@rosslea.net

Janice Langan
Rohnert Park
707-584-1934
janice@fittinglyfoxy.com

Marcy Miller
San Diego
619-282-0811
marcy_miller42@yahoo.com

Jeanette Swanson
Santa Clarita
661-305-0544
jeanette@stitchclub.com
www.stitchclub.com

Eraina Ann Taylor
Taylored Stitches
Ventura
805-746-0479
tayloreraina@yahoo.com

Leslie Wornell
Los Alamitos
562-594-6394  lwornell@gmail.com

COLORADO

Gayle Dudley
Sew Steamboat
Steamboat Springs
970-879-3222

Katie Owens
Boulder
303-673-9019
focusonfit@yahoo.com

Kay Wright
Eastlake
303-255-3174
seamsandsuch@copper.net

www.seamsandsuch.com

CONNECTICUT

Karlie Lebatique
Torrington
860-309-0948
info@sewshouldyou.com
www.sewshouldyou.com

Marie Karnolt
Manchester
860-649-0864
mkarnolt@cox.net

Lousie Poche
Middletown
860-346-1359
louisep10@ymail.com

FLORIDA

Sandra Auer
Middleburg
904-589-5220
auermail@bellsouth.net

Mary McCarthy
Rockledge 
321-635-8460
mmsewing@bellsouth.net 
www.marymccarthysews.com

Maria Rolle
Miami
305-677-3585
rellem0408@hotmail.com

 

 

GEORGIA

Linda Colwell
Stone Mountain
404-561-0070
Lindasews55@yahoo.com

Renee Dover
Acworth
770/ 377-5753
renee@reneescustomdesigns.com

Connie Hamilton
Hartwell
706-376-0031
sewunique@hartcom.net

Carol Stalvey
Savannah
912/ 659-9247
cstalvey@comcast.net
 

IDAHO

Karen Marchbanks
Sew Fashionable
Meridian (Boise)
208-884-1375
kmarch@cableone.net

ILLINOIS

Cherice Taylor
Chicago
773-221-1811
cherice@makingitsewfun.com
www.makingitsewfun.com
info@makingitsewfun.com
 

MICHIGAN

Janet Dapson
Richland
269-629-0190
janet@fabricationsonline.com
www.fabricationsonline.com

Mary Ann Mlynarski
Detroit
313-533-7230
mamlynarski56@att.net


MISSOURI

Nancy Nix-Rice
St. Louis/Kirkwood
314-966-8080
nancyrice@hotmail.com

Diane O'Neal
Marshfield|
417-818-2214
doneal000@centurytel.net
 

MONTANA

Karen Tinney
Darby
406-203-4398
karen@pinnaclesewing.com

pinnaclesewing.com/

NEW MEXICO

Holly Hambric
Roswell
575-826-8926
tripleh@plateautel.net

NEW YORK

Carolynn Schaefer
Eden
716-992-4364
carol@edensewingcenter.com

www.edensewingcenter.com


OHIO

Susan Pfaff
Wadsworth
330-331-4536
luv2sew7@wadsnet.com

Marianne Sandrock
Canton
330-499-0637
ssandrock@neo.rr.com
 

OREGON

Marta Alto
Portland
503-297-1519
martasews@aol.com

Gail Best
Tigard
503-639-3957
besthaus@comcast.net

Janet Corzatt
Portland
503-252-9880
janetcorzatt@juno.com

Karen Foster
Medford
KarensKreations4U@yahoo.com


PENNSYLVANIA

Pamela Leggett
Pamela's Patterns
Prospect Park
610-534 4182

pjleggett@pamelaspatterns.com

www.pamelaspatterns.com

Janet Malwitz
Muse
724-746-1540
bobandjanmalwitz@yahoo.com

Kathleen McCarthy
Stroudsburg
570-422-6696
kmactutorsews@earthlink.net

TEXAS

Stephanie Bailey
Hurst
817-501-6572
stephbailey@yahoo.com

Marilyn Elliott
San Antonio
210-341-9188
marilyn@flextx.com

Ann Johnson
Jersey Village
913-449-8590
annsews@live.com

Christine Millar
Center Point
christinemillar@yahoo.com

UTAH

Tamra Schenk

Hooper
801-985-0471
 

VIRGINIA

Cheryl Ann Mutton, CSI
Mechanicsville, VA
804-338-7245

WASHINGTON

Helen Bartley
Seam Divas Sewing Lounge
Vancouver
360-896-7206
helen@seamdivas.com
www.seamdivas.com

Verna Day
Spokane
509-496-6078
vernaday@yahoo.com

Marcia Grubb
Vancouver
360-953-2503
mlouise421@aol.com
www.sewsustaining.com

Andrea Joondeph
Snoqualmie
425-292-9876
andrea@sew2fitu.com

Jan McCullough
Cowiche
360-520-5727
blindhem50@yahoo.com

Tara Perkins
Everett
425-446-0495
425/353-8866 Pacific Fabrics
tlperkins52@yahoo.com

www.pacificfabrics.com

Nancy Seifert
Successful Sewing Strategies
Sammamish 
425-313-3142
N-Seifert192@comcast.net
www.qualitysewing.com
and at Pacific Fabrics
www.pacificfabrics.com

Joyce Scharold 
The Gilded Needle
Kennewick
509/ 366-4824
thegildedneedle@scharold.net

Diane Shropshire
Silverdale
360-692-2365
dshrops@wavecable.com

www.dreamtosew.com

Katrina Walker
Spokane
509-444-9810
katrina@katrinawalker.com
www.katrinawalker.com

 

 

CANADA

ALBERTA

Janice Aston
Calgary
403-257-4031
janice@fitssewwell.com

Judith Obee
Calgary
403-285-5306
judy.obee@gmail.com
www.LearnToSewCalgary.ca

BRITISH COLUMBIA

Kathryn Brown
Nanaimo
250-933-6287
kathybrownis@shaw.ca

April Buttner
Port Coquitlam
604-944-4744
Team_spirit@telus.net

Wendy Steinkey
Coquitlam
604-939-2314
trindywindy@hotmail.com
 

AUSTRALIA


Director of Education,
Sue Neall 

NEW SOUTH WALES

Suzanne Gray, CSI
Hooley Dooley Artworks
Fit, Pant, Tailoring
Wamberal
02 4384 5637
hooleydooley@bigpond.com 

VICTORIA

Pamela Kerr, CSI
PGK Sewing School
Fit, Pant, Tailoring
89 Bowen Street
Camberwell  VIC 3124
03 9889 2925
sewing.studio@gmail.com

BAHAMAS

Maria Rolle
Nassau
242-341-1408
rellem0408@hotmail.com

 

ENGLAND

Celia Banks
Warrington, Cheshire
441 925 639 146
celia.banks@sew-fundamental.co.uk

Mandy Bengeyfield
South Croyden, Surrey
020 8651 0989
mandy@bengeyfield.org


GUAM

Jacqueline L.G. Muna
Inarajan
munajacjoy@hotmail.com
 

NEW ZEALAND

Linda Barry
Fit Works
Fit, Pant, Tailoring
Palmerston North
06 3579212
linda.b@clear.net.nz

Alison Henson
Fit Works
Fit, Pant
Palmerston North
06 3743575
ahenson@farmside.co.nz

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