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About Custom Sewing Institute
The Custom Sewing Institute (CSI) provides professional educational seminars with a focus on professional techniques and methods, to assist attendees in achieving beautiful and well-crafted window treatments and other soft furnishings.
Seminars have been created for three specific groups:
- Couture Camp! for Professional Fabricators/Workrooms and Decorators/Designers
October 3-5, 2008 Gwinnett Center, Atlanta, Georgia
- Creative Camp! for Professional Fabricators/Workrooms
March 5-8, 2009, Camp Allen, Navasota, Texas
- Boot Camp! for Professional Fabricators/Workrooms
May 19-20, 2008, Hoffer Furniture Conference Center, Houston, TX
 Susan Kostelecky, the owner of the Custom Sewing Institute, has owned a custom drapery design and fabrication studio since 1994. The award winning SK Designs (www.picturetrail/skdesigns) has created hundreds of creative window treatments in the greater Houston area (including many featured on area home tours), as well as Austin, Dallas, Corpus Christi and even California.
With commercial equipment and the latest methods and styles, SK Designs creates, fabricates and professionally installs your custom window treatments and bedding. Additionally, Susan offers blinds, shutters and shades.
Based in Houston, Texas, professional custom drapery seminars will be presented to fabricators, workrooms, decorators and designers to teach professional custom drapery sewing methods, marketing, design, and more.
 Industry Affiliations and Recognitions
- Window Fashions Certified Professional - Master
- Past President - Houston Area Custom Drapery Association (HACDA)
- Speaker - Window Fashions IWCE 2008
- Speaker - Window Fashions West Coast Expo 2007
- Award Winning Window Treatment and Slipcover Designer
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