Hello! I’m @AlissahThreads! I’m a puff sleeve, ruffle loving, self-taught sewist. My love for sewing started young, I grew up watching my mom sew but I didn’t start until 6 years ago and haven’t stopped since. In addition to creating sewing my own wardrobe, I also sew for my Etsy shop making sun hats. When I’m not sewing, I’m thinking about sewing, sharing sewing tips on Instagram, pattern hacking or thrifting and planning for my next make.

I’m Liz Todd, a seamstress, designer, and award-winning costumer with 14 years of sewing experience. I specialize in sewing, embroidery, and creative design solutions for both specialty costumes and fashion. As a former middle school science teacher, I’ve always had a passion for learning new skills, and I love teaching others how to bring their own creations to life. My goal is to create designs that are clever, precise, and captivating.

Sewing has been my passion since I was 16, when my parents gifted me a Husqvarna Viking sewing machine. After graduating top of my class in apparel design from RISD, I worked in the city but eventually returned home to rural Pennsylvania after my parents' passing. With the birth of my daughter, I launched Sewn Anew, an upcycling business, using my parents' clothes as fabric and my daughter as my model—all centered around the same sewing machine that started it all.