Chelsey Byrd Lewallen is a senior instructor in the Apparel, Textile and Design Program at the University of Idaho. She is a sewist, artist, musician, entrepreneur, and teacher dedicated to helping make clothing fit beautifully while keeping textile goods out of landfills. In 2024 she released her first book Clothing Alterations and Repairs: Maintaining a Sustainable Wardrobe. When she isn’t knitting, painting, sewing, dyeing, or learning a new art form, she sings and plays keyboard in her band The Chelseas. She received her MS in Family and Consumer Sciences from the University of Idaho in 2015 and her BA in Theatre from the University of Wyoming in 2009.