Sewing with Carol S.

Sewing and Patterns

Teach all age groups how to sew and also teach Fashion Design courses such as Fashion Sketching, Draping, Pattern Making and Manufacturing techniques. Make clothing patterns for designers creating their own lines.

La Sewing Cafe, Delray Beach, FL

Taught kids from age 8 through teens how to sew and design clothes. Ran a kids summer Fashion Design camp.

Pregabelli, Inc.

Created a swimsuit line for maternity. Oversaw mass production and created original designs. Sourced fabric and made patterns. Did my own cutting, web design, kept books and managed online business sales.

Nova High School, Davie, Florida

Created a Fashion Design Dept and taught high school students pattern making, draping and clothing construction for the fashion industry on a technical educational track course.

Art Institute of Ft. Lauderdale

Taught college students pattern making, fashion sketching, design principles, draping and clothing construction for the fashion industry.

Bauder Fashion College, Ft. Lauderdale, FL

Taught college students pattern making, draping and clothing construction for the fashion industry. Oversaw 6 instructors, wrote curriculum and managed the inventory and programs for the Fashion Design Department.

Cliftex Corporation, New Bedford, MA

Flew to New York from Massachusetts to sketch styles and apprentice pattern making for tailored suits. Oversaw production in a quality control position at 3 clothing production factories in New Bedford and Fall River, Mass.

Jones Apparel Group, Norwich, CT

Made patterns for several lines of clothing, including Jones of New York, Emily, Gloria Vanderbilt and John Meyer. Sketched styles and organized style number catalogues.

Colorado State University

Colorado State University

State of Florida

Certified to teach in the public school system in the state of Florida. FBI background check plus extensive annual in-service training in addition to college level classes necessary to teach grades 6-12.

Native Proficiency