A list of qualified dressmakers, teachers and sewing professionals in the USA and abroad, their areas of expertise, and locations.
Dressmakers by specialty

This is a listing of the dressmakers who have indicated a particularly strong expertise in these areas. Some of these skills are shared by other dressmakers on this site, although not specifically mentioned here.

Traditional bridal and special Occasion, | Alternative bridal, | Accessories, | Sewing classes, Authors and instructors, | Ballroom Dance Costumes, | Beading, | Belly Dance Costumes, | Bra and Corset-Making, | Career Wear, | Coats, | Children, | Clothing labels, | Color Image and Consulting, | Costumes (General), | Dog Clothing, | Doll Clothing, | Embroidery, | Fabric painting, smocking, beading, and other treatments, | Flower Girls' dresses, | Fur, | Handbags, | Historical Garments, | Home decor, | Irish Dancing Dresses, | Custom Made Denim Jeans and alterations, | Millinery, | Pattern grading, patternmaking, etc. | Plus Size, | Prom and Graduation, | Slipcovers, | Special Needs, | Sewing Contractors, | Wearable art | Vintage Sewing and Patterns



Traditional bridal (Custom gowns, formal wear and/or alterations)



Karen Raker(Massachusetts)
Diana Perez (Pennsylvania)
Sarah Barrett(Indiana)
Tina Colombo (Illinois)
Betty Ting(New York)
Sheila Murrell(New York)
Constance Tomlinson(New York)
Judy Gross (North Carolina)
Sue Tenney (Wisconsin)
Joyce Hittesdorf (Indiana)
Mirjana Freilich(Massachusetts)
Masquerade Designs(Canada)
Susanne Smith(New York)

Alternative bridal and/or non-traditional/cross-cultural or international bridal



Sue Tenney (Wisconsin)
Betty Ting(New York)
Mimi Jackson (New York)
Sheila Murrell(New York)
Constance Tomlinson(New York)

Ballroom Dance Costumes



Sue Tenney (Wisconsin)

Belly Dance Costumes


Jinjer Markley (California)

Fur (real or faux)


Kathleen Rogers(California)

Career Wear


Karen Raker(Massachusetts)*Tailoring
Joyce Hill(New York)
Sheila Murrell(New York)*Tailoring
Betty Ting(New York)

Bra and Corset-making



Sharon Butler(NY)

Plus Size


Barbara Deckert (Maryland)
Stephanie Wallace(Maryland)
Betty Ting(New York)
Sheila Murrell(New York)

Acessories




Karen Raker(Massachusetts)
Roxanne Buffone - Veils(New York)
Denise Tarrant(New York)

Custom Dog Apparel


Masquerade Designs(Canada)


Doll clothing



Cindy Hernandez (American Girl doll clothing and patterns)(IL)


Millinery



Sheila Murrell(New York)


Custom Jeans and/or jeans alterations


Nina Krakovna(Canada)
Sheila Murrell(New York)


Wearable Art


Phyllis Bergo(Arizona)
Joyce Hill(New York)


Vintage sewing and patterns


Patterns from the Past (e-commerce)

Betty Ting(New York)
Sheila Murrell(New York)


Handbags



Karen Raker(Massachusetts)
Denise Tarrant(New York)
Betty Ting(New York)


Coats



Linda Colwell(Georgia)
Sheila Murrell(New York)


Special Needs


Sue Bennett (Massachusetts)
Mimi Jackson(New York)
Jordan Silver (ecommerce)


Historical garments


Lisa Rosenberg (Florida)
Masquerade Designs(Canada)

Costume, theatrical and dance



Nick Coman (California)
Keyra Gonzalez (California)
Marilyn Johnson (MD)
Karen Raker(Massachusetts)
Cindy Chock (New York)
Marcia Cohen (New York)
Joyce Hill(New York)
Sue Tenney (Wisconsin)
Linda Colwell(Georgia)
Ruth C.(Omaha)
Masquerade Designs(Canada)
Samantha Mo(Thailand)
Sonia Vermaak(Australia)

Home decor



Betty Ting(New York)
Phyllis Bergo (Arizona)
Eleni Feradouros(California)
Virginia Wentworth (New Jersey)
Nancy Pace (South Carolina)
Holly Snyder (Pennsylvania)
Custom home decor specialists links


Children



Holly Snyder (Pennsylvania)
Susanne Smith(New York)
Linda Colwell(Georgia)
Tina Colombo (Illinois)
Marie Fleurima(New York)
Mimi Jackson (*special needs kids specifically - New York)
Denise Tarrant(New York)


Prom and Graduation



Susanne Smith(New York)
Eleni Feradouros(California)
Betty Ting(New York)
Sheila Murrell(New York)


Flower Girls dresses



Eleni Feradouros(California)
Tina Colombo (Illinois)
Betty Ting(New York)

Clothing Labels



Lisa Rosenberg (Florida)

Fabric treatments (smocking, painting, weaving, etc.)



Linda Colwell(Georgia)


Sewing Contractors

Left in Stitches


Patternmaking, Samplemaking, Design


Sue Bennett (MA)
Sheila Murrell(New York)
Constance Tomlinson(New York)
Pat Petinga(New Jersey)
Joyce Hill(New York)
Jacqueline Fowlkes(PA)
Betty Ting(New York)



Beading



Eleni Feradouros(California)

Slipcovers


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