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Shirley Smith... is a teacher, clothing designer and expert in the field of garment construction and fitting. She is author of the sewing text The Art Of Sewing® Basics & Beyond which has been adopted by colleges and universities across the country. She has produced two videos - The Art of Sewing® Collars and The Art Of Sewing® Welt Pockets & Bound Buttonholes and designed a line of wearable-flower patterns. Her book on fitting - The Art Of Sewing ® A Custom Fit A Workbook with the necessary fitting tools in the Plumbline Kit will guide you in achieving great fitting garments. For years Shirley was an active member of the Fashion Group Internationa1 and was a 25 year member of the National Sewing Guild. She has been a popular lecturer at regional and national sewing expos and conferences, including Washington State University's Expo at Puyallup, Brigham Young University's Intermountain Sewing and Needle Arts Conference, Bernina University, and the American Sewing Guild's Creative Sewing and Needleart Exposition. Shirley has lectured in Canada and was Threads magazine's fitting expert at The 1995 Creative Sewing and Needlework festival in Toronto. She is a frequent contributor to Threads magazine. She taught from her studio in Denver, Colorado for twenty-five years. In October 1996 she moved to White Salmon, Washington. In April of 1997 Shirley opened her spacious new studio in the beautiful Columbia Gorge. Although not teaching nationally any longer, Shirley does private fitting and teaching in her studio in White Salmon.
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