Moriah & Goli - 2021

Two women are in a workshop or craft room with a pegboard wall, various scissors, rulers, and craft supplies hanging. One woman is standing, smiling, and has long dark curly hair, against the pegboard. The other woman is sitting at a wooden table, looking up and smiling, with gray hair, wearing a dark shirt. The table has open books, a laptop, and a pair of sunglasses. The background features shelves with baskets and a lamp.

About Us

The Notch is the answer to the questions

“How can we support people who make clothes?”

and

“How do we make sewing and learning to sew accessible to everyone?”

Goli and Moriah met in 2019 where they both worked in a bridal tailoring shop. Moriah, a skilled seamstress and costumer, and Goli, a bridal designer and educator have collectively over 20 years of industry experience. Separately, we were both dreaming of a space where sewists of all levels would be supported and provided with the tools and guidance they need to succeed in an industry that many (mistakenly) thought was long gone. We knew that these skills have historically been passed through these community gathering spaces and we wanted to create that space in Chicago.

The Notch provides professional-grade studio space for sewists, tailors, makers and beyond, as well as classes of all levels for those with a desire to learn all things sewing. We are an analogue response to the digital fatigue of today and hope to allow makers and learners to intentionally connect and build skills. Whether you’re an alterations specialist, beginner sewist, or just want to join us for a weekend workshop, we can’t wait to welcome you to The Notch.

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Meet Your Team

Woman with long dark hair wearing an orange and white checkered dress, sitting at a wooden table with hands clasped, smiling. Behind her, there is a pegboard with measuring tools, scissors, and small hooks, and a shelf with a basket and a plant. A large glass vase of white flowers is on the table.

Goli Young

Goli is a co-owner of Notch, as well as owner and Head Designer of Goli June Bridal and a full time faculty member in the School of Fashion at Columbia College Chicago, teaching courses in patternmaking, construction, textiles and more.

After graduating from Columbia College Chicago in 2015, she lived and worked in New Zealand, New York City and Melbourne, Australia before moving back to her hometown Chicago to launch her bridal business, Goli June.

In January of 2026, a month before giving birth to her second child, she wrote a business plan for a membership-based sewing studio. In July of 2026, the Notch opened.

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Moriah Turner

Moriah is a co-owner of Notch, as well as an expert seamstress with a degree in Technical Theater: Costume Design from Columbia College Chicago, having graduated in 2014. She has over 14 years of experience, specializing in competition dance costumes, swimwear, alterations, bridal, interior textiles, and technical design. When she is not working or creating, she is spending time with her husband Kevin and cat, Bennet.

Moriah is also a full-time seamstress and the owner of 'Moriah Lee Design LLC'; providing expertly sewn alterations and custom creations for her clients.