Sewing Machine Basics

About the Instructor - Deborah Sementelli

Deborah Sementelli is a textile artist, dressmaker, and clothing designer with 39 years of experience, known for creating wardrobes for films like Gettysburg and The Patriot. A Fine Arts graduate from Edinboro University, she has collaborated with numerous organizations, including the Flagship Niagara League, Roadhouse Theater, Lake Erie Ballet, SoMar Dance Company, Erie County Historical Society, and more. Deborah orah has also played key roles with the Northwest Pennsylvania Artist Association, Lake Erie Fiber Arts Guild, and 1505 Artworks (now PACA). Her teaching career spans the Erie Art Museum, Inner City Neighborhood Art House, PA Department of Corrections, Lifeworks Erie, Edinboro and Mercyhurst Universities; and various K-12 schools as a PA Council on the Arts Rostered Teaching Artist.