Learn from industry professionals with decades of hands-on experience in explicit patternmaking, couture design, and industrial apparel manufacturing.
Trish Langman
BFA, University of Brighton
Tricia Langman has over eighteen years experience designing for prestigious fashion companies worldwide, including Ralph Lauren, Calvin Klein, Halston and Donna Karan, Nicole Miller. She create a hand-painted designer gown for Celine Dion for her performance at the Grammy Awards. Her work has been featured at the Costume Institute of the Metropolitan Museum of New York City.
With an educational background in Architecture and Apparel Design, Lisa Silveira loves to solve complex design problems. Her clothing line Wandering Muse focuses on convertible apparel that doesn’t look convertible. This design concept was inspired by her time living in Florence Italy, where she was limited to the wardrobe she could fit in a suitcase for months at a time. With years of experience, Lisa is genuinely passionate about teaching and sharing her knowledge with others. Her specialty is the world of knits, both cut and sew as well as creating fully fashioned garments on home knitting machines.
After years of sewing as a hobby, Anne discovered patternmaking and fell in love. She won a garment design contest while completing her Apparel Design certificate at Portland Fashion Institute. This led to a patternmaking internship with StudioSKB. She has been teaching patternmaking at PFI and has done freelance patternmaking since 2017.
Owner of Tati & Me Childrenswear, Katy brings her years of teaching kids and teens to PFI in a series of workshops we are calling "Katy's PlayHouse". No need to have sewing experience. Katy will show you how to thread and use a machine. No need to bring a machine. You can use one of ours. Make everything from totes to clothes to gifts. Most of all, Katy will make it fun!
