Marla Kazell has been sewing professionally for 40 years and creates beautiful couture clothing for special
clients in her custom clothing business in Tigard, Oregon. Her focus is on fit and fine construction. She
specializes in beautifully tailored jackets and suits, pants fitting, dresses and separates.She learned to sew in her 7th grade Home Economics class and began her career in the sewing industry as a sample seamstress in the Research and Development Department at Stretch and Sew in Eugene, Oregon. As she developed her custom clothing business, Marla continued to learn all she could about fitting, fashion and sewing with many well-known teachers, including 12 years of study with couture expert, Bobbie Carr. Marla has written articles for Sewing Update Newsletter and for Notions, Threads and Sew News magazines. She was the featured expert for the Sew News "Q&A" column for 4 years. Her love of sewing led Marla to share her expertise in classes and hands-on workshops in Portland, Oregon and across the country. After being privileged to serve as technical advisor for the book, Couture The Art of Fine Sewing by Roberta Carr, Marla created and taught the Palmer/Pletsch Couture Workshop for 10 years. She has presented classes at the American Sewing Guild (ASG) National Conference for 14 years and for ASG and Professional Association of Custom Clothiers (PACC) chapters, the New York Fashion Academy in Seattle, Washington, Josephine's Dry Goods in Portland, Oregon and for private groups in Portland, Seattle, Chicago and New York. Her travels have taken her to designer workrooms in New York, couture showrooms in Paris and fabric stores everywhere. |
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