Arizona Instructors

Sylvia Rivera
Snip n Tuck
Surprise, Arizona
623-975-9987
Upholstery, Draperies and Window Treatments

I have been sewing since I was about 8 and I have been sewing professionally since about 1979.  We offer custom home decor to retail and wholesale clients.

Francine Parrett
Phoenix, Arizona
Custom Lampshade Classes

I have been sewing for almost 40 years but sewing home decor professionally has been for 2. I could not have done it without the help of Home Fashions U's  Claudia and Karen and their vast knowledge of home decor and their patience with answering many, many questions.

Instructors in the US

Angie Knowles of Thread Needle Custom Interiors, Inc
St. Petersburg, Florida
http://www.threadneedleinteriors.com
E-mail: threadneedle@tampabay.rr.com

Angie Knowles is the owner of Thread Needle Custom Interiors, Inc, serving designers and retail clients in St. Petersburg, FL. Angie has been fabricating slipcovers for the past 7 years. She is determined to learn all methods of fabricating slipcovers as well as teach specific techniques to assist others in their jobs.

Bernice King of By Bernice
Concord, Massachusetts
E-mail: ByBernice@hotmail.com

Bernice has been making high end custom window treatments and slipcovers for over 20 years. In her spare time she has been offering 3 day slipcover workshops as well as other home decor sewing classes. After all these years, slipcovers continue to be one of her favorite projects.

Kim Newell of Kims’ Upholstery Shop & Custom Slipcovers
W. Lafayette, Indiana
E-mail: kimsupholstery@hotmail.com
Website: http://www.kimsupholsteryshop.com

Kim has owned and operated an upholstery shop in W. Lafayette for the past 11 years. Making custom slipcovers is a small but satisfying part of the business. She offers a series of basic upholstery and home decor sewing classes in her shop, and will host this year's 2010 Upholstery Fair.