Business Name	Contact Name	Location	Specialties	Professional Credentials	Contact Info
The Sewing Room	Kathy Levy	Colonie, (Albany area) NY	Alteration specialist, bridal alterations, custom christening gowns, first communion and flower girl dresses	Member, Association of Sewing and Design Professionals (formerly Professional Association of Custom Clothiers) and the American Sewing Guild.	Email Phone: 518-869-6206
Cindy Chock	Cindy Chock	New York (Manhattan), NY	Formal, Career, Costume, Fine Alterations, Patternmaking	Theatrical Wardrobe Union Local 764 IATSE, Association of Sewing and Design Professionals (formerly Professional Association of Custom Clothiers), Empire State founding member and New Jersey member, Home Sewing Association TSI, Palmer Pletch CSI, Unique Patterns CUE and scan tech, Sewing Educators Alliance Member. 35 years as a theatrical costumer on Broadway, television and film. Currently, back on Broadway keeping "Mary Poppins" practically perfect in every way. Taught at Parsons School of Design for 6 years. Teaches privately and small groups. Designed and developed patterns for Simplicity, McCall's and Butterick Pattern Companies.	Phone: 212-246-9662 Email *Midtown location
SEW MELODEE	Susanne Smith	New York (Brooklyn), NY	Formal, bridal, Indian attire, Childrens' Wear, Costume, Everyday, Home Dec, and more...	Fashion Design Instructor offering private leassons for beginners and advanced students. Has been sewing for more than 25 years. Also teaches a fashion design class to high school students.	Email Website Phone: 347-683-2904
Betty Ting Creations	Betty Ting	West Henrietta(Upstate), NY	Bridal, Formal, Costume, Home Decor, Alterations, and more...	Nearly 40 years experience in patternmaking, one-of-a-kind designs, and alterations. Betty creates custom, made-to-measure dresses, bridal gowns and all occasion clothing. She is familiar with all tailoring styles and techniques, and can do wonders with dresses and fabrics. Visit her website to see past projects and client testimonials.	Website Email Preferred method of contact is via email.
Madame Pettite	Sandra Diaz	Brooklyn, NY	Formal, Costume, Every day clothing, accessories, and more...	Madame Pettite is a couture house established in 2010 with headquarters in Midwood, Brooklyn. Custom Design/alterations/styling/personal shopping and wardrobe renovation. patternmaking services also available, Specialties are: Evening, Bridal, Christening attire, Career wear, Day wear, Children's wear (girls), Ice skating costumes for ladies and girls, Men's shirts, bowties. Madame Pettite offers these services to designers and individual clients, using traditional art of French dressmaking and design/tailoring techniques as found in Paris and specialty boutiques. Please visit the website at www.madamepettite.com or contact directly at 347-251-7423 to speak live on the phone or use the same number for a free Skype video conference.	Phone: 347-251-7423 Email Website
Purpose by Design	Denise Tarrant	New York (Bronx), NY	Clothing for women and children, home decor, accessories and more...	Denise is a professional designer with more than 15 years' experience. She has a wide variety of skills ranging from womens' casual and formal clothing, to kids and baby tees, shower gifts, special occasions, and alterations. As if that isn't enough, she also makes custom pillows, duvet covers and fabric handbags!	Email Note: Please put "Dressmaker" in the subject line of your message. Phone: 646-258-8413
Lovely Things Esquisite Collection Personalized fashion... your way	Sheila Murrell	New York (Brooklyn), NY	Formal, Bridal, Career/Day/Sports Wear, Jeans, Coats and more...	For custom clients: An industry professional with more than 40 years experience in the fashion industry, Sheila will create one-of-a-kind bridal and/or personalized fashion your way. For designers: Patternmaking, Flat & Draping from sketch to production pattern. Experience with petite, missy and plus sizes. Will also provide sewing instructions. Graduate of FIT and Pratt Institute, former professor of design at Pratt Institute. By Appointment only.	Email Phone: 347-742-2241
As You Wish	Mimi Jackson	New York (will travel to clients within reasonable commuting distance from Queens), NY	Design and sewing for special needs, garment redesigns, complex alterations, and modified copies of existing garments (no exact duplicates). Will accept long distance, consulting, and design prototype projects.	Mimi began her career after studying aparel design at Fashion Institute of Technology, creating costumes for Washington University's theater productions, and working for a variety of New York City fashion companies. She has now been working with private clients for fifteen years, and owns and manages www.findadressmaker.com. Also available to teach private lessons online.	Email Website Phone: 800-514-5251

Need more options? When appropriate, projects can be done long distance (by mail), with the dressmaker's guidance regarding measurements and fabrics. Some dressmakers will work with you long distance, using email, phone, snail mail, photographs, Skype, Facetime, or similar services. They are listed here.