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Katrina Walker is a sewing educator and apparel
designer specializing in garment construction and surface design techniques. She traditionally works with
natural fibers, particularly silk and wool. In addition to sewing, Katrina spins, knits and teaches needle
felting, and has even been known to do shuttle tatting once in a
while.
As a sewing consultant for Quality Sewing
and Vacuum in the Puget Sound region, she teaches as a member of their
Sew Fun team, and blogs for
Puget Sound Sewing & Craft. She also teaches
as a faculty member of
The Silk Experience. She has previously worked
in the apparel industry, in apparel development for Nordstrom Product Group and Recreational Equipment, Inc.
She is an active volunteer with Washington State University Extension, as a
WSU
Clothing and Textile Advisor, and with the Washington 4-H Youth Development organization. She currently
serves as a trustee on the Washington State 4-H Fair Board, a member of the state 4-H Clothing and Textiles program
development team and is the state 4-H Fashion Revue Superintendent.
Katrina is an alumna of Wellesley College. She has additional education in
Textile Science, Fashion Theory and Patternmaking, and is a
Palmer/Pletsch Certified Sewing Instructor.
She is a member of the Association for Sewing and Design
Professionals, the Surface Design Association and the
American Sewing Guild. |