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Sewing Connection Retrospective SewingConnection 1,196 views A fun montage of Sewing Connection clips interspersed with stills of Shirley's family. This is the short version of the 07 August 2010 American Sewing Guild presentation fo...
16.2 House in a Box Sewing Connection SewingConnection 775 views Shirley Adams creates a basic kids' playhouse with fabric, a box, a card table, and a little bit of magic
14-12 Forget Me Not Clutch Shirley Adams SewingConnection 1,279 views Shirley Adams demonstrates this fabulous clutch decorated with a field of Forget Me Nots
13.12 Scene with a Machine SewingConnection 395 views Create a scene using your machine's inherent programming.
1211 Sewing Connection with Shirley Adams Heartwarmers SewingConnection 12,970 views Make this patternless coat for any child, whether your favorite or a stranger in need. When making coats for service projects, make jackets in several sizes.
Shirley Adams Sewing Connection 1002 Button SewingConnection 3,881 views Create Chinese Ball Buttons
Sewing Connection with Shirley Adams Bloom 708 SewingConnection 1,150 views Make a simple jacket explode with color by layering and using imaginative stitching in program 8 of Series 7
Sewing Connection with Shirley Adams Bog 913 SewingConnection 2,157 views Make this easy and elegant patternless coat
Sewing Connection with Shirley Adams Professional 512 SewingConnection 3,005 views Series 5, program 12, discover the difference between Homemade and Custom Tailored.
Sewing Connection with Shirley Adams Child's Room 405 SewingConnection 450 views Series 4, program 5, add whimsy to your child's room easily and inexpensively

About Shirley Adams Sewing Connection

Shirley Adams takes the mystery out of fashion sewing - for professionals or for fun. No woman should fit the style, the style should fit the woman.
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Shirley is a fashion sewing instructor with many years of experience both professional and personal. Shirley's personal motto is "Homemade is only good when it comes from the kitchen." In the mid 70's, after years of practicing her craft as an educator at Ball State in Muncie, Mrs. Adams saw that her of graduates were not finding employment easily as political and social change eliminated home economics and related courses from public and private schools where her young graduates would begin their careers as educators. Instead of surrendering to this downward trend, in conjunction with the business department, she created a 4-year Fashion Merchandising degree, opening up opportunities in several different fields of interest for these students.
Continuing as an educator in Cleveland, Ohio, the local PBS station asked her to present a weekly half hour program on sewing fundamentals. This led to the creation of The Sewing Connection, a long running PBS series which helped spark the whole sewing-on-TV industry. Until the first Sewing Connection episode, sewing programs consisted of crafting, quilting, and alterations. Shirley knew she could use couture sewing as a way to express her art. She and her husband, John, moved back to Indiana to build, staff, and run this new business. She retired the Sewing Connection after 20 years. Now, she "paints" with fiber on hand crafted purses. Her artwork can be seen in the Gallery On The Square in Danville, Indiana and the Glick Center at Indiana University Eye Center in Indianapolis.

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Chicago

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United States

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Mom, Grand-mom, Artist, Instructor, Business Owner, Gallery Member

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The Sewing Connection, Shirley Adams Fiberdance, Gallery On The Square

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Indiana University, Ball State University

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