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*2004 – Stitch & Bitch product line expanded to include knitting.{{Fact|date=November 2007}} |
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*2005 – ''Sew Fast Sew Easy'' featured in ''[[Teen Vogue]]''. Company |
*2005 – ''Sew Fast Sew Easy'' featured in ''[[Teen Vogue]]''. Company acts to protect[[Stitch 'n Bitch#Disputes|the phrase ]] ''Stitch and Bitch'', which it claims as a proprietary service mark. |
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*2006 – ''RIP IT!: How to Deconstruct and Reconstruct the Clothes of Your Dreams'' is published by Simon & Schuster and featured in ''[[Elle Girl]]'' and ''[[Readymade]]'' magazines and on Venuszine.com. <ref name="RIP IT: Let's It RIP">{{cite news | title = RIP IT book is picked up by National Press | work = Elle Girl, Readymade, Venuszine.com | date = 2002-4-16| url = http://www.sewfastseweasy.com/press/press.html}}</ref> |
*2006 – ''RIP IT!: How to Deconstruct and Reconstruct the Clothes of Your Dreams'' is published by Simon & Schuster and featured in ''[[Elle Girl]]'' and ''[[Readymade]]'' magazines and on Venuszine.com. <ref name="RIP IT: Let's It RIP">{{cite news | title = RIP IT book is picked up by National Press | work = Elle Girl, Readymade, Venuszine.com | date = 2002-4-16| url = http://www.sewfastseweasy.com/press/press.html}}</ref> |
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*2007 – Company expands and moves to its current location.In June 2007, Stitch & Bitch Café digital learning center, has a grand opening. [[CNBC]] World News features the company in its showcase of the modern face of sewing and technology. <!-- |
*2007 – Company expands and moves to its current location.In June 2007, Stitch & Bitch Café digital learning center, has a grand opening. [[CNBC]] World News features the company in its showcase of the modern face of sewing and technology. <!-- |
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Revision as of 18:29, 5 December 2007
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| Company type | Private |
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| Founded | 1991 |
| Headquarters | |
Key people | Elissa Meyrich, Creative Director & Gregory Garvin, Vice President |
| Products | Online Video Learning, Sewing Patterns, Sewing Machines, Sewing, Knitting, Crochet Education and Products |
| Website | Sew Fast Sew Easy |
Sew Fast Sew Easy is a corporation based in New York City, that is best known for sewing classes, sewing patterns and sewing books. It was founded in 1991 by Elissa K. Meyrich, an instructor at Parsons School of Design and a designer in New York City’s garment district for over 26 years. In 1997, Sew Fast Sew Easy created New York City’s first Stitch & Bitch group and expanded it to their website in 1998.
Brands marketed by Sew Fast/Sew Easy include:
- Sew Fast Sew Easy sewing classes, books, and patterns.
- Stitch & Bitch and Stitch & Bitch Cafe sewing and knitting products.
Company timeline
- 1991 - Opened the first Sew Fast Sew Easy classes held in a small studio in New York City.
- 1992 – Sew Fast Sew Easy opens a full service sewing center with knitting and crochet classes, sewing notions, patterns and machines. New York Newsday article labels Sew Fast Sew Easy as “Its SEW Soothing”.[citation needed]
- 1995 – Sew Fast Sew Easy creates its first computer fit made-to-measure sewing patterns.
- 1996 – New York Woman labels its classes as “A Sewing Class on the Cutting Edge”.[citation needed]
- 1997 – The New York Times publishes an article discussing Sew Fast Sew Easy’s computer fit made-to-measure
patterns. [1] Burda Mode magazine labels Elissa Meyrich a “PowerFrau” (powerhouse). New York Times features the company in an article for its "Sewing Circles." Sew Fast Sew Easy creates its first Stitch and Bitch Nights in New York City.
- 1998 – The online forum, Stitch & Bitch Café, along with the Sew Fast Sew Easy website are started. Magnetic seam guides are made to support the Stitch & Bitch Café brand and incorporated into manuals and instructions. “How to be your own Designer” airs on Manhattan Cable Access.[citation needed]
- 1999 – Sewing trade magazine, Round Bobbin, titles Sew Fast Sew Easy as the pioneer of hip sewing as “Lone Cowgirl on the Open Prairie” while MSN Sidewalk lists its classes in a City Survival Guide. CNN and The New York Times feature Sew Fast Sew Easy's voodoo doll making classes. [citation needed] [2]
- 2001 – First release of its online video learning series.
- 2002 - Best of New York lists company as “Tailor Made”. Sew Fast Sew Easy: All You Need to Know When You Start to Sew by Elissa K Meyrich is published by St. Martin's Press.
- 2003 – The New York Historical Society features Sew Fast Sew Easy patterns in exhibit. [3]
- 2004 – Stitch & Bitch product line expanded to include knitting.[citation needed]
- 2005 – Sew Fast Sew Easy featured in Teen Vogue. Company acts to protectthe phrase Stitch and Bitch, which it claims as a proprietary service mark.
- 2006 – RIP IT!: How to Deconstruct and Reconstruct the Clothes of Your Dreams is published by Simon & Schuster and featured in Elle Girl and Readymade magazines and on Venuszine.com. [4]
- 2007 – Company expands and moves to its current location.In June 2007, Stitch & Bitch Café digital learning center, has a grand opening. CNBC World News features the company in its showcase of the modern face of sewing and technology. [5] Stitch & Bitch magnetic seam guide featured in Craft Magazine. [citation needed][6] Series of Stitch & Bitch Café branded t-shirts are offered through Cafepress. Stitch and Bitch Café knitting kits sold. Channel 7 NY runs tapes a segment at Sew Fast Sew Easy entitled "Sewing Making a Comeback!"
References
- ^ Owens, Mitchell (1997-3-02). "Sewing: 30 Million Women Can't Be Wrong". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ St. John Kelly, Erin (1999-2-28). "NEIGHBORHOOD REPORT: MIDTOWN -- BUZZ; As Cupid Sheathes Arrows, Voodoo Dolls Come Out". New York Times. Retrieved 2007-10-15.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ "Home Sewn: Three Centuries of Stitching History" (PDF). 2003-11-13.
- ^ "RIP IT book is picked up by National Press". Elle Girl, Readymade, Venuszine.com. 2002-4-16.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Isdal, Karin (2007-7-27). "Arts & Crafts are Big Business". CNBC World News.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ Zee Drieu, Natalie. "Craft Magazine: Stitch & Bitch Magnetic Seam Guides - Craft Goods We Adore". Craft Magazine. p. 146.
Further reading
- Elissa Meyrich (2006). RIP IT!: How to Deconstruct and Reconstruct the Clothes of Your Dreams. New York: Fireside.
{{cite book}}: Text "ISBN-10: 0743268997" ignored (help); Text "ISBN-13: 978-0743268998" ignored (help) - Elissa Meyrich (2002). Sew Fast Sew Easy: All You Need to Know When You Start to Sew. New York: St. Martin's Griffin.
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ISBN-13: 978-0312269098" ignored (help)
- Susan Huxley (1999). Sewing Secrets from the Fashion Industry: Proven Methods to Help You Sew Like the Pros. New York: Rodale Publishing.
{{cite book}}: Text "ISBN-10: 0875969801" ignored (help); Text "ISBN-13: 978-0875969800" ignored (help)