Village Tailor

Retired from teaching high school and college English, Kate Johns pursued her true passion — sartorial style — by spending years advancing her sewing and tailoring skills. At her professional studio in Bigfork, Kate provides sewing services to alter or tailor apparel from basic hems to fitting formal wear for men and women, and some home decor. She will replace zippers but limits mending so that she may devote her focus to tailoring.

Wife of Bath

The WIFE OF BATH, from Geoffrey Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales, is the controversial yet fascinating medieval fictional character who is often mistaken as an actual historical woman which stems from her criticism of the patriarchy. Wife of Bath is Kate’s brand name for her PATENT PENDING orthopedic back support corset that is projected to be published in August 2025.