About Mary Roehr - Mary Roehr Books & Video


	My life and more than 30-year career has been highlighted by creating beautiful, perfectly tailored apparel and costumes, studying their design and construction, and passing the benefits of my experience on to others. 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 my books and video. In 1989, the North Carolina Museum of History commissioned me to create an authentic 1880s bustle ensemble leading to other costume commissions, lecturing on historic costume replication, and teaching and consulting at Colonial Williamsburg.

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 and professional journals has been ongoing in my career. I have contributed 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 where I authored a regular column. In this issue I told how to alter Levis.


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