Linda
Linda brings a varied and broad sewing and stitching experience to Kelsey's. She is competent in many needlework techniques, as well as quilting and garment construction. She is also an accomplished teddy bear artist and has received awards for her needlework in both county and state competitions.  She currently teaches basic and intermediate cross stitch as well as advanced techniques on linen.  Linda has a degree in management from St. Mary's College and retired from IBM as a community relations manager. See samples of Linda's finishing work here. She and her husband moved to Placerville from the San Francisco Bay Area in 1998.

Pat
Pat is an accomplished stitcher who has been fascinated with stitchery for many years. Recently she served as President of the Camilla chapter of the Embroiderers' Guild of America. Currently Pat serves as the Workshops Chairman. She continually wins awards at the El Dorado County fair. One of her pieces was a completely reversible sampler designed by Drawn Thread.

Peggy
Peggy Remenak and her family have lived in El Dorado County for about 15 years. She started making baskets about 10 years ago, and is self-taught. She has won a number of prizes for her baskets at county fairs and at the California State Fair. Peggy started teaching basket-making in 1997. Her goal in teaching is for every student to have fun and go home with a successful basket. She has a lot of students come back for more basket classes.

Sue
Sue, the owner of Kelsey's, has been stitching since her mother put a needle in her hand. Initially she stitched basic embroidery on tea towel, pillow cases, etc. Just after graduating from high school she stitched her first counted cross-stitch piece, Dopey one of the Seven Dwarfs, and has been hooked ever since on counted needleart. Over the years she has expanded her stitching to include hardanger, huck weaving, and other forms of counted needlework. Prior to opening the business, Sue worked 15 years for the State of California as a Manager in a large Training Department. She brings extensive training experience to her classes and expects the same quality from all the instructors at Kelsey's.

Valorie
Valorie has been a needlework instructor since 1995. Classes taught include "Lacing Needlework for Framing", "Beginning Pulled Thread", "Intermediate Cross Stitch", "Beginning Tatting", "Intermediate Tatting", and several other counted stitch project classes. Valorie is certified as a Needlework Judge by The Embroiderers' Guild of America (EGA) since 1997 and has judged several times at the California State Fair, multiple county fairs and other independent shows. See some samples of Valorie's finishing work here.

Valorie joined EGA in 1987 and the American Needlepoint Guild in 1991. She has a B.S. in Chemistry from California State University, Sacramento and is a California Tax Education Council Registered Tax Preparer since 1986. Married since 1977,  her family moved to Shingle Springs in 2000. She has garnered her 19 ribbons, 9 of them blue, at the El Dorado County Fair.