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Annissa
Essaibi George is the owner of Stitch House. At age
6 her mom stayed up late teaching her to sew her first project -
a Barbie skirt! She never stopped sewing and you would find her
late at night, throughout high school and college, sewing. As a
teenager she was national finalist in a McCall’s Pattern Company
sewing contest. In college her and her roommate would create an
assembly line and sew hair scrunchies to sell in the dorms to fund
take-out dinner or a night on the town. After college Annissa had
a small line of custom, special occasion children’s clothing featured
in several retail shops. Annissa made her own prom dress, wedding
gown and all her bridesmaid dresses and flower girl dresses. She’s
also made countless quilts and hand-crafted gifts for her friends
and family. Although sewing is her passion she enjoys the portability
of knitting and crocheting and always has several projects going
at once. Annissa is a teacher at East Boston High School and mom
to 4 great boys Douglas, Charlie, Kayden and Samir. Annissa and
her husband Doug are both life-long residents of Dorchester. picture by marie zemler wu |
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Chelsea Gable joined the Stitch House in the fall of 2008, just months after picking up the needles for the first time! Spending almost as much time reading about knitting as she does actually knitting contributes to her ability to name Malabrigo colors sight unseen and other embarrassing displays of yarn geekery. You can find her at the shop most Wednesdays preaching the gospel of fine fibers to the unconverted. |  |
Eliza Mosurick picked up her knitting needles after college and was thrilled to discover that what Mom had taught her as a kid came right back. She worked at a yarn shop in NYC and loves helping others complete a project they can’t wait to show off. Recently she’s kept busy making gifts for friends with new babies (and one with a new puppy). Eliza loves making sweaters and several are on display at the Stitch House. |
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Katie Rose has been knitting since childhood, and has a special fondness for fun, quirky projects and folk design. Recently Katie added handspinning to her numerous talents, which she’s taken up with gusto. Ever since picking up drop spinning last fall, she’s become addicted to Sheep and Wool festivals. She’s even tried using a drop spindle on the subway – and wouldn’t recommend it. Katie specializes in detailed colorwork, intricate cables and socks! |  |
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Jeanne
Dasaro "The
women in Jeanne's family began passing down their skills when Jeanne was around 10. First, she learned to sew. Shortly thereafter her Aunt taught her to crochet. It wasn't until college, that she learned to knit. These days she isn't much of a knitter, but instead focuses on crochet and sewing projects that incorporate recycled or reclaimed materials. Jeanne loves all things colorful and creative. You can catch her at Stitch House on Tuesday and Friday mornings as well as some Sundays." |
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Elizabeth Montgomery fell in love with sewing at age 9 when her grandparents gave her a Christmas gift of a child-sized sewing machine. Over the years sewing has been an ever-present piece of her life, from working in the costume shop in college to creating children's clothing for a web-based storefront. These days Elizabeth continues to feed her insatiable fabric addiction through sewing for her own family and is never far from her own machines. She feels fortunate to be able to share her excitement for sewing with new sew-ers at the Stitch House and hopes to encourage them to begin their own sewing journey. |
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Claire Bassham loves everything to do with fiber. She wonders at the size of her stash! The product of a needle-pointing Grandma and knitting mother combined to produce a girl with a penchant for all things yarn. Knitting, weaving, spinning, dyeing, and sewing. Claire especially likes teaching the next generation to knit and wea ve in her pre-teen classes. With degrees in Art History, Craft, and Interior Design, Claire’s main focus is color. She loves to find the perfect yarn for a project! Learning to spin her own yarn, Claire is fascinated by hand dyed colors and carding fiber to create new textures and colors. |  |
Bill Dristas' very ingenious mother and babysitter taught him to knit when he was young to keep him quiet and concentrated on something! He kept knitting off and on over the years, but recently picked it up again after being laid off from his job and found plenty of time on his hands. Bill likes some sort of challenge when he knits — like interesting stitches or a unique pattern. Lucky for his pregnant friends, he also likes to knit baby items because they finish up quickly. Bill has also promised that the next time he makes a sweater for himself it won't take two years to complete! |
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Casey DiCicco works for Pricilla of Boston as a pattern maker for the Platinum bridal line. She is a graduate of Mount Ida College where she earned Bachelor’s Degree in Fashion Design. Casey loves sharing her knowledge of sewing and fashion design, especially to assist young people in their exploration of careers in this industry. This Fall she will return to Mt. Ida pursuing a Master’s Degree in Fashion Design. | |
Julie Murphy took her first sewing class at the age of 10 at the Little House in Dorchester. She learned quickly that making clothing was not her passion and began to dabble with window treatment design and fabrication. Julie owns her own business, JM Custom Design, and is the Stitch House window treatment expert. Recently Julie went international while working with a Boston interior design firm creating window treatments for a renovated home in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. |
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Jen Paulousky may be better known as her retail alter ego, Blue Alvarez Designs. She designs knitwear and clothing for all sexes and sells the garments on her website www.bluealvarez.com. Jen’s re-design of vintage items is also notable. Her custom patterns are available for download from her site where you can also link to her blog or find out what music is inspiring her this week. | |
Katharine “Moo” Bishop taught herself to sew at age 18, beginning with an orange corduroy jacket. Even though it was a complete disaster she had so much fun! Over the years Moo honed her skills and after her kids were born she designed and sewed children's clothing under the name Milo and Mira. As the kids grew Moo moved onto vests, dresses, and bags and now spend hours at her treasured sewing machine creating various objets d'art, some to wear and some just to look at. For Moo sewing is a meditative exercise both soothing in its technique, and satisfying in its result. |
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Rachel Avery started knitting one summer after her then-boyfriend had to take a job in Maine and she found herself with lots of time. The Stitch House become a second home and her love of all things computer made her happy to work on the website. Rachel is now married, still knitting and updating the website when she doesn’t let life (and knitting) intervene. | |
Valerie Dunn McBee starting knitting when she was working as a clinical social worker. She found that it was a great way to relieve stress, both because of the soothing, repetitive motion, and because she could see the immediate results of her efforts (which is usually not the case in social work!). She has continued to knit over the last several years and looks for each project to be a new challenge. In working at the Stitch House and being surrounded by all the beautiful Amy Butler fabrics, Valerie is now also learning to sew. |
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