Lady Tifeni Whittington
Tifeni Whittington
Professional Seamstress
Tifeni has been sewing since Girl Scouts,
but didn’t really get the proper concept until she was waiting for her first child. Since then, she has
sewn a little bit and a lot of everything. “God gave me this wonderful gift and I try to use it to create beautiful
clothing and costumes for others to enjoy,” She is best known for her historically correct costumes and
bridal attire. An award winning entrant in the California State Fair, she was head seamstress for a San Francisco designer,
who supplied her with nothing but drawings, measurements and fabric. She designed and produced a line of folk wear clothing
that sold in boutiques in Northern California, has tailored men’s suits, and costumed many a lass in theatre productions
from the Wizard of Oz to Jekyll & Hyde. Although Victorian garb is her specialty, she really enjoys doing Renaissance
Nobility. A western re-enactor, she creates all kinds of western wear from historical to modern rhinestone cowgirls. She currently
teaches beginning through couture sewing, home making and etiquette, and manages her online shoppe, Sew Creative. She
teaches her classes at Sky High Party Zone, in Temecula, California. A proud mother of 4 and grandmother of 6, she sings
on the Praise and Worship team at The Masters Touch Healing School and Fellowship, where her sister is Pastor.
Below are some of the artisans that teach at
Sew Creative.
Stefeni
Engebritson
Purveyor of Fyne Teas, Coffees and Confections, Tea Party & Faerie Godmother
Tea Parties, Catering , Event Catering, Decorator, Milliner, Victorian Bouquets and Accessories…
Stefeni is the caterer of Ticky-Boo Teas She is a gourmet
chef and specializes in Medieval, Renaissance and Victorian cookery. She will whip up the simplest of divine teas to
the most fabulous of feasts, given the occasion. She is a milliner and teaches classes on hat making and embellishing as well
as manufactures them for retail sale. Her Victorian floral bouquets are authentic to the period. Not your usual cutesy
bouquet or arch…she researches and reproduces bouquets of elegance and grace of the period. Accessorize your wardrobe
with tidbits that she has researched and reproduced for embellishing. Lacy gloves, jabots, pince nez, reticules….Look
for her handcrafted items purveyed exclusively on line at Sew Creative.
Ticky-Boo has been the watchword for tea shops
in the Southern California area for years. Birthed in a small tea shop, the family owned and operated business was first,
the entrepreneurial endeavor of Beverly Whittington. She and her daughter Stefeni began the shop and it took off with a resounding
bang! Purveyors of fine teas and scrumptious tea cuisine, the ladies had a smashing success. Not your ordinary tea establishments,
serving up fantasy...these ladies purveyed history...the history of tea and the Whittington family legacy. Lord Jack, Beverly's
husband is 3rd cousin to the Prince of Wales; on any given occasion, he might stop by for a cuppa, whilst the ladies
served up and sold teas in period costumes. The ambiance of the shop was quaint and very very Victorian. Tea and etiquette
were served in large proportions on premises. Beverly went home to be with the Lord on November 1, 1999...the girls,
Stefeni and her sister Tifeni were left with a huge decision: carry on the shop as their Mother's Legacy...or close and move
into other avenues of endeavor. The girls chose to keep up the shop. In 2002 they closed the shop after rental
increases made it impossible to continue. The search for a new location has been exhaustive and un-fruitful. Stefeni has continued
in business with her Virtual Tea Shoppe online at www.tickybooteashoppe.com We still purvey Fyne Teas, Coffees, and Confections via mail order to the retail set and wholesale to the
trade through our website tickybooteashoppe.com where you may make your selections. (By the way...Ticky-Boo is olde English for "Wonderful") We may be reached
by telephone at 760-712-3306, or email:tickyboo@earthlink.net or masterstouchhs@earthlink.net.
TRACY LYNN Gomez
I began in the theater as a small child! My love of all things creative blossomed under
my mother, an entertainer and party planner. I began selling little things I had made to my schoolmates. As I grew,
I began to fall in love with artistic costume and clothing. I altered my clothing to make it unique and designed costumes
for all of my school reports and performances.
As well as performing on stage, I designed costumes, sets, hair and makeup for myself
and other performers.
My senior year of high school I met a talented costume designer who asked me to model
in her 10 minute commercial. YES I would. I later began to work in her costuming business. I designed many things with
her for over a decade. Her business and our designs were featured in magazines, television, film, and a book!
She helped me start my own wedding and special occasions business. I am a graduate
of beauty college. My business encompasses so much: wedding and event consulting, bridal and costume design for men,
women & children, rhinestone jewelry and crowns, floral design, wigs, hair pieces, special occasion hair design and makeup.
Really, anything I dream up I will create!
My web site www.makingyourdreamcometrue.com
My business Fleur De Lis Desynes wants to help make your dream come true!
MARY-ALICE ISENHART, R.N., PhD.
I began my sewing career more than 60 years ago, sitting with my grandmother at her spinning
wheel and treadle sewing machine. She never taught me to spin, but she did teach me to sit at the machine rather than ride
on its treadle. From the inauspicious beginning I suffered through high school Home Ec classes in the 1950's, sewing only
an apron that on one would wear. Later I learned to sew couture clothing for myself and my family. My son at ll said, "You
look like one of them ladies in the magazines". My daughter to this day does not feel well dressed unless she has a hand sewn
dress.
After retiring from 25 years in my psychology practice, I returned to sewing only to
learn that all the machinery had changed. Not only gone are my grandmother's spinning wheel and New Home treadle machine,
but gone are my Singer stationary and portable models. Enter the serger, the computerized machine and the embroidery machine.
In the past two years since my retirement, I have taken up Heirloom sewing and have mostly master the new machines. I have
studied historical costume design while making myself an Edwardian wedding dress, and resizing my original Victorian wedding
dress. I have sewn a renaissance costume fit for a noble for my husband, who insists he is a peasant.
I have sewn Army clothes for my grandsons and party dresses for my granddaughters. I
have sewn many heirloom christening gowns for my friends' grandchildren. I have added a new dimension to my sewing with quilting
and embroidery designs. My quilting work can be seen in 1 of Eleanor Burns' quilting books. For two years I
taught beginning sewing at Hancock Fabrics in Oceanside. I currently teach beginning Heirloom sewing, heirloom quilting, and
beginning sewing at Sew Creative .
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ART ENGEBRITSON
I am a retired business owner. I enjoy making furniture,clocks and various other things
of quality wood. You can see my things at Sew Creative, in our online catalog. ________________________________________________________
ANGELA DeVOE
i am an executive sales officer in the copier industry & own an event planning business. I
am married and have a darling 4 year old son, Darin. I enjoy all types of creative crafts. You can see my wreaths in
Sew Creative's online catalog.
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Marilu
Howard
Queen
Sheepbaah Creations
Starting
at the age of four with a Wedgewood tin full of colorful flosses and the need to create, Marilu dove into her passion of embroidery
and other needlework.
In college,
Marilu received here Associates Degree in Interior Design. She applied these
skills in party planning, organizational makeovers, and personal assisting the rich and famous of film and television.
When
her late husband passed away he left behind a six-month-old Border Collie; Morgan, Marilu built a bond with Morgan through
sheep-herding and participating in demonstrations at Scottish Highland Games throughout California. At one of these events, Morgan directed her mom into the arms of a kilted Scotsman, who not only melted
Marilus heart, but encouraged her to rediscover her talents and passions this is when Queen Sheepbaah Creations was born.
The style
of the art of embroidery, Marilu has enhanced several wedding gowns of historical and fanciful influence. Additionally, her embroidery has embellished three historical fashion shows, christening gowns and Celtic
dance costumes. Although most of her work has been in Celtic and Elizabethan
periods, Marilu loves to work in all historical eras, western, heirloom and fantasy styles.
Her niche
started because there was a need to help talented dress and couture designers create with embroidery elements. Although many of the designers use their embroidery machines or are familiar with them, the additional
work or learning curve has in the past held them back from offering embroidery work to their apparel. The talent Marilu brings, opens this opportunity to give their clients that added special. Marilu encourages others to use their embroidery machines to make their own creations. She enjoys working on both a one-on-one or in a group situation. Samples
of Marilu's work is available at her website: www.queensheepbaah.com and soon in the Sew Creative online catalog.
