About Mary Roehr - Mary Roehr Books & Video

My life and more than 30-year career has been highlighted by creating beautiful, perfectly tailored apparel, studying its design, care, and maintenance, and passing the benefits of my experiences on to others. Growing up in a small Midwest town away from large shopping centers and reaching the height of nearly six feet tall by the age of 14 presented a dilemma solved by my mother and my first home economics teacher who together taught me to sew clothes that fit.

What began as a necessity became a passion and I graduated in 1972 from Southern Illinois University with a degree in Clothing & Textiles, and then completed a two-year apprenticeship with a tailor from England. Subsequently, I established a custom tailoring and alteration business, owned a fabric store, taught at a community college, and published books and a video. The culmination and most rewarding part of my career is helping both men and women enhance their lives by doing complete wardrobe makeovers.

Mary Roehr Books & Video - Public Appearance




	If you attend any of the sewing shows across the country, perhaps you have visited my booth or taken a class from me. Although I am cutting back on traveling, the shows have been a valuable way to meet other sewers and share my expertise. I really appreciate all the support from friends and fans over the years!


	I have filmed many shows on PBS, HGTV, and the DIY channel that are shown continuously in different locations around the country. Look for my latest guest appearances on America Sews (PBS) with Sue Hausman where I demonstrate professional pressing techniques for tailored garments and on Sew Much More (DIY channel) where the subject is skirt alterations.




	Writing articles for sewing magazines takes much of my time and I hope you enjoy reading them and learning something from them. I contribute to Sew News, Threads, Vogue Patterns, Jo-Ann, Butterick Home Catalog, Sewing Savvy, Notions, and many American Sewing Guild Newsletters. I’m pictured here on the cover of Sewing Professional (now Sewing and Embroidery Professional) where I write a regular column. In this issue I told how to alter Levis.


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