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411 - Olga Kott - Creating A Family Business

We are a family from Ukraine who have been living and working in the UK for over 17 years.  Our backgrounds were unrelated to the interior design business. But we always love craft , had ambitions, and lots of ideas. ...

410 - Listener Favorite - Laurie Gutberlet

Laurie Gutberlet began her business in February 2020.  Her one-person, small workroom is located in the Atlantic Coast region of Bethany Beach, DE.    The catalyst for Laurie's “startup” is largely due to the relationship built and training received from Susan...

409 - OPPORTUNITY THINKING SERIES - Jeanelle Dech and Klimaka Studios

In this OPPORTUNITY THINKING episode of the Sew Much More Podcast, Ceil DiGuglielmo joins Jeanelle Dech in her office at Adaptive Textiles in West Chester, PA. They talk about the origins and growth of the textile printing business and the...

408 - Remembering Beth Hodges

The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by;   The Workroom Channel   Scarlet Thread Consulting   The WCAA   The Curtains and Soft Furnishings Resource Library   Merril Y Landis, LTD   Angel's Distributing, LLC   National Upholstery Association...

407 - How Do You Overcome Procrastination?

Amber De Lagarza's Time Blindness Podcast   Gretchen Rubin - The One Minute Rule and Will Future Gretchen Thank Me?   The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by;   The Workroom Channel   Scarlet Thread Consulting   The WCAA...

406 - Will Linn - My Boss Makes It Easy To Work For Her

  Will Linn is the Head workroom manager at Marquis Design Group in West Palm Beach, Florida. With over 15 years experience in the world of Fashion and Interior Design, he manages the day-to-day operation of the shop, building and...

405 - Listener Favorite - Monica Rhodes

404 - Opportunity Thinking Series with Renee Gurganas, WCAA Executive Director

Renee Gurganus is a native of Augusta, Georgia and now lives in beautiful Wilmington, NC.  With over 20 years of leadership experience in the non-profit  and for-profit sectors, Renee brings a wealth of knowledge to the WCAA. Previously she was...

403 - Keaven Willa Hartt - Only Say Yes to the Type of Job You Want to Do More Of

Keaven Willa Hartt was born in Bar Harbor, Maine, and grew up in the Northeast Kingdom, Vermont. She moved back to Maine in 2010 to attend the Maine College of Art, in Portland, where she obtained a Bachelor of Fine...

402 - Rachel Crowe -If You Don't Have your Own Wisdom, You Borrow it From Others

Rachel began her business in 2004 on the dining table of her mother’s living room after a fluke encounter with a family friend at the local bakery.  Who knew that croissants would be the catalyst to begin a soft furnishings...

401 - Opportunity Thinking Episode with Deb Cronin - The Workroom Body

Deborah Cronin is the owner of Leatherwood Design Co is a custom window treatment fabrication studio, located in Ossining, New York, in the breathtaking Hudson River Valley. Deb and her team work to the trade and delight in fine fabrics...

400 - Listener Favorite - Jamie Terrel

Jamie Terral is the owner of Workroom Creations by Jamie LLC.  With encouragement from Jamie's husband, Bob, and Susan Woodcock, she made her hobby and love for sewing into a soft furnishings workroom, where she uses beautiful fabrics and trims to...

399 - Listener Favorite - Sharon Coppede

Sharon Coppede is the owner of Custom Window Treatments, Inc. In 1982, when her children were 4 and 2 yrs. old, Sharon joined a neighborhood cottage industry in Plymouth, Mass. as a seamstress for aprons, toaster covers, and tab top drapes...

398 - Listener Favorite - Cristina Alamdari

Cristina Alamdari was born in Colombian and moved to the US almost 30 years ago. She lives in Phoenix AZ and she has 3 beautiful children, her husband is Iranian, and they have a unique family of combined cultures and...

397 - Mary Cardinale - I Know What I Need To Do and Sometimes It's Hard

Mary is the owner of Bucks County Window Décor. She has been in business since 2007, offering custom drapery and soft treatments, fabrics, hardware, blinds, shades, and shutters to both retail clients as well as designers.  Her company is full-service and...

396 - Cheers to 5 Years at the Curtains & Soft Furnishings Resource Library!

I am so happy to be celebrating 5 years of being the Librarian at the Curtains & Soft Furnishings Resource Library!!   I couldn't have done this without the help and guidance of Jeanelle Dech, and so many people in...

395 - Listener Favorite - Julia Hash

Today's episode of the  Podcast is a re-release of my interview with Julia Hash of JSH Designs.  Julia needed to solve a problem in her workroom and realized, she probably wasn't the only one who needed this solution.  I think...

394 - Barb Flynn - It's Challenge After Challenge, But You Get Through It

Barb Flynn started sewing as a young girl making drapery panels out of bed sheets for her and her sister's bedroom. Always having a mind on figuring life out and solving problems, Barb studied history and psychology in college and...

393 - Listener Favorite - Jayna Manzelli

Jayna Manzelli graduated from Brandeis University with a BA in Biology and began a career in Pharmaceutical Quality Control. Experience gained in analysis, equipment, procedures, organization, specifications, and personnel management became relevant when Jayna began her new custom workroom business....

392 - Julie Wood - White House Christmas Decorating

Julie Wood, owner of The Leading Edge, began her career as an Art Educator. An avid interest in interior design led her to enroll in the Interior Design program at the New Hampshire Institute of Art. While at NHIA, her love...

391 - 2023 Year End Wrap Up with Michele Williams

I look forward to this episode with Michele Williams!  We hope you enjoy hearing it as much as we enjoy recording it.   Scarlet Thread Consulting Metrique Solutions

390 - Cara Rinne - I Work in the Past, But Live in the Present

Cara has had a needle and thread in her hand since she was six. While raising her three children, she ran a sewing business from 2005 to 2021, where she focused on children's clothing items, bedroom soft furnishings, and accessories....

389 - Shari Walla - You Have to Implement What You Learn

Shari Walla learned her love of sewing as a young child from her mother. Initially, she worked as a draftsman in the automobile industry. She started working for Accent Custom Drapery LLC  21 years ago, eventually became a partner. When her...

388 - Julia Fields - I Think There is a Lot of Opportunity for Pride to Happen Here.

Julia Fields worked in the bridal industry for more than five years, making wedding dress dreams a reality. Since joining Savannah Window Fashions, she has had the opportunity to transfer her skills into all things custom for our clients homes!...

387 - Nikki Greenwood - When You're in the Midst of the Crazy, You Can't Always Look Ahead

  For Nikki, it was love at first sight when she first visited Savannah to plan a destination wedding downtown in April 2018. She and her husband decided to move and bought a house sight unseen in August 2018. In...

386 - Cade Smith - From Employee to Owner in No Time!

    Cade Smith was born at a very early age in Pensacola, Florida. Upon moving to Tennessee in 1999 at the age of 5, he began to explore many art and craft activities and finally found his way to...

385 - Julie Wood - There is Nothing You Have to Lose!

Julie Wood, owner of The Leading Edge, began her career as an Art Educator. An avid interest in interior design led her to enroll in the Interior Design program at the New Hampshire Institute of Art. While at NHIA,...

385 - Lilye Lavender - I Know I Won't Let Myself Fail

Lilye Lavender owns Laveña Luxe Interiors, a new workroom based in Austin, TX. Together with her fashion school peer, Joseph, they fabricate and sell drapery, shades, and other soft furnishings to the trade. With success happening early on, they have...

384 - What Three Items in Your Workroom Can You Not Live Without?

Links for podcast   Terko thread - https://workroommarketplace.com/collections/sewing-supplies     Jewel’s tape Home Sewing Depot - https://homesewingdepot.com/collections/sealah-tape-glue/products/3-16-jewels-tape-double-sided-adhesive   Workroom Channel Marketplace - https://workroommarketplace.com/collections/sewing-supplies/jewels-tapes   Dondar Designs - https://www.donnaskufis.com/shop/   JSH Designs Rulers- https://jsh-designs.squarespace.com/shop     Grids and Templates on...

383 - Listener Favorite - Jeanne McDermott of Virtual Design 4 Interiors

As the owner of At Your Service, a drapery workroom in the Boston area for over 15 years, Jeanne McDermott was always searching for the best way to communicate with her clients. Jeanne discovered her passion for computer...

382 - Opportunity Thinking Series with Taylor Angel

Taylor Angel is the Vice President of Angel's Distributing, LLC.  Today we are talking about customer service and some new products that Angel's has developed and the how and why behind their new products.

381 - Kari Culberson - I Feel Comfortable and Ready for More

Kari Culberson is an interior designer, textile designer & sewist specializing in contemporary block printed textiles & soft goods fabrication for the home. Kari has a Masters in Interior Design from Florida State University & has been working in the...

380 - Kimberly Lista - I Found My Peace in the Workroom

    Kim has a very unique way of tapping into what her clients want for their homes, and creating that atmosphere by mixing both high and low-end furniture items in her designs.  Every design is different, and her specialty...

378 - Listener Favorite - Donna Hovis

Donna Hovis owns Donna Hovis Interiors, a one-woman drapery workroom serving Middle Tennessee for the past 18 years. Donna has an Associate's Degree in Interior Design and loves being involved in every aspect of her projects: from measuring to designing to...

377 - Jenny Ellis - I Just Knew I Wanted To Do This

Jenny Ellis is the owner of The Artful Chair.  She spent her childhood in Ohio, then moved to Boca Raton, Florida in 1968, in a hurricane!  After High School, she secured a scholarship at Texas Christian University where she studied...

376 - Opportunity Thinking Series with Sue Parten of The Workroom Pro

Sue Parten opened her workroom in 1985. She found that To-the-Trade was the best fit for her so she could be home with her kids, and she didn’t have to continuously find new clients. Sue hired a business coach in 2009...

375 - Judi Turner - I Am Always Looking for Information

Judi Andersen Turner has been the owner/designer/fabricator for Domicil Design since 1992. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts, the University of Michigan, and explores many other art mediums including oil paints, 3D sculptures and other fiber art crafts....

374 - 7th Anniversary Podcast

Thank you to my listeners for their kindness and loyalty and friendship!   Links and Resources;   Custom Workroom Conference     The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by;   The Workroom Channel   Scarlet Thread Consulting   The...

373 - Diane Girty - I Put Aside Everything I Didn't Like

Diane Girty lives and operates New Skins Upholstery in Lasalle, Ontario, just south of Detroit. A 15-year veteran, she’s known for her marine upholstery work, but also works with classic cars, golf carts, all-terrain vehicles, residential furniture, and such outdoor...

372 - OT Series with Susan Woodcock

Susan Woodcock is an entrepreneur, educator, and spokesperson for the custom workroom industry. She owns Workroom Tech, a trade school in Tryon, N.C., and Home Dec Gal, a custom to-the-trade workroom. Susan and her husband Rodger Walker own and produce...

371 - Lisa Moore - Meet The New Owner of Home Sewing Depot

Lisa Moore is a true AZ native, born and raised.  She began sewing at the age of three on her mom's lap, learning tailoring from her.  Lisa ran a successful alterations business from home between 1994 and 2008, and during...

370 - Listener Favorite - Rodger Walker

Rodger Walker retired from the City of Richmond, Virginia Fire Department in 2012, after a busy and exciting career.  He moved to North Carolina that same year to marry the Love of His Life, Susan Woodcock. In 2013 they started Home...

369 - Karen Lander - I Love Trying New Things

With over 30 years in business, Karen and her team at Drapery Design collaborate, with several nationally recognized interior design and architectural firms to execute the designer’s vision for their clients. The focus is to create sophisticated, bespoke window coverings...

368 - Kelly McGrory - The Pause is Everything

Kelly McGrory is a woman of many interests, pursuits, and hobbies.  She lives in Kennett Square, PA with her life partner and husband, William, and their faithful malinois, O’Neal.   Kelly is the slipcover maker behind Covered & Stitched, a...

367 - Listener Favorite OT Series - Two Sisters Ecotextiles

Almost 20 years ago Leigh Anne was looking for fabric to reupholster her sofa.  She found fabrics that were sophisticated, but not environmentally friendly; or “green” (mostly recycled polyester – actually a poor green choice), but not stylish.  Even the...

366 - Barbara Holley - I Had the Patience To Do It Right

Barbara Holley was a systems analyst for Sunbeam Corporation and quit her job to be a stay-at-home mom.  She enjoyed decorating her home and her friends and neighbors' homes as well.  Her ability to sew was the big thing that...

365 - Margie Nance - Everything I've Learned Has Brought Me to Where I am Today

    Links and Resources; Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon Covid Notes from a Non-Covid Expert by Margie Nance Paperlike Building a Second Brain: A Proven Method to Organize Your...

364 - Loretta McGranaghan - When It Turns Out Right, You Hear the Angels Sing!

Loretta McGranaghan is the owner and President of Loretta’s Designs, LLC. She has been in the business for more than 30 years as a workroom, servicing retail & wholesale clients.  They offer many services including soft treatments (panels, shades,...

363 - Opportunity Thinking Series with Taylor Angel

Links and Resources; My first interview with Taylor in Podcast Episode 259 Taylor's Podcast with Kate the Socialite   Atomic Habits by James Clear  

362 -Justin Dazey - Hire Professionals and Expect Them to Act Professionally

Justin began his journey into the world of furniture and soft goods working in and managing antique showrooms. After receiving a degree in Interior Design, he began working in a full-service Design and built-to-order luxury home furnishings showroom. He designed...