Sew Much More

By Ceil DiGuglielmoBusiness Arts Design

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Sew Much More episodes

December 10, 2023 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. Always with a taste for decorating, Cara rebranded her business, Threaded Hive Interiors and Antiques, in January 2021 focusing solely on custom-sewn/fabricated soft furnishings, interior decorating, and styling with antiques. Cara lives in the Kansas City area with her husband and two dogs and spends time visiting her three grown children and extended family throughout the country. Her hobbies include antiquing, and volunteering at an 1865 historic stagecoach stop as a docent and costume maker. She enjoys traveling, visiting historic sites, is a Jesus lover, and is a big KC Chiefs fan.
Cara is on Facebook and Instagram

Links and Resources;

Ann Johnson's Article - Three Strikes and I'm Out!

Julia Hash's Rulers
50 min
December 03, 2023 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 business partner, Karen Miceli, retired in 2018 she became the sole owner. She is married and has three adult children. In her spare time, she loves spending time in northern Michigan, fly fishing, and knitting. Shari is on Facebook and Instagram Michele Williams Courses 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 Workroom Tech
1 hr 8 min
November 26, 2023 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! In her free time, she loves to write, crochet, and experiment with new recipes for the team to try.
1 hr 3 min
November 19, 2023 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 their new neighborhood, they were fortunate to find a fabulous group of neighbors, including the former owner of Savannah Window Fashions Jeanne Dunn. Nikki purchased Savannah Window Fashions in 2020 from Jeanne, leaving behind corporate life and a career in advertising.

In Nikki's previous corporate life, she wore many hats. Advertising, project managing website builds at a digital agency, floral designer, non-profit economic development, event planning, and property management. Nikki is thrilled to take Savannah Window Fashions forward as the new owner. It was an unlikely career change, but perfect in so many ways. Nikki has always had a deep and abiding love for homes. As the granddaughter of a builder and daughter of a carpenter, she spent many summers on job sites as a kid.

She adores Savannah, and her greatest desire is to build a business that contributes to the community by helping interior designers in the amazing work they do, providing top-notch, treatments for our local historic homes and properties, and making homes more beautiful and functional. Nikki is passionate about preserving the great skill and craft that goes into fabricating custom window treatments, and has a great desire to pass the knowledge on from her current team to a new generation of seamstresses and seamsters.

When she's not living and breathing window treatments, Nikki loves exploring downtown and surrounding areas, spending time with animals (her family has one dog, three indoor cats, two porch cats, and two turtles), reading, and hosting friends and family on visits to Savannah. Nikki's husband, Ryan, works at Georgia Ports. They enjoy bike rides, spending time with friends and neighbors, beach days at Tybee, and exploring Savannah. Nikki's daughter, Zoe Greenwood, is a full time student at Georgia Southern Armstrong Campus, studying Political Science. Zoe also helps out at the family business part time. Ryan has a daughter attending Ohio State University and a son living in Dayton, Ohio.

Nikki is a member of the Ardsley Park Garden Club and enjoys volunteering at and attending the home and garden tours put on by local clubs.

Savannah Window Fashions is on Facebook and Instagram

Links and Resources;

LuAnn Nigara - A Well Designed Business

LuAnn University

(Some of the links I provide, specifically to Amazon and a few others, require me to let you know that if you use those links and make a purchase, I will make some money. I won't make a million dollars, but I might be able to get a cup of coffee, so thank you!)

The Connection Method by Kelsey Kurtis

59 min
November 12, 2023 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 The Appalachian Center for Art, Craft and Design at Tennessee Technological University, where he studied Fiber Arts and graduated in May 2020, virtually... Cade wandered into an interesting looking store in an industrial strip mall in August 2022, and in May 2023 he purchased that company and has continued to grow The Curtain Call into one of the premier drapery workrooms in Nashville, TN. When Cade is not making drapery, installing drapery or doing paperwork related to drapery, he spends his time in the country with his horses and dogs. Cade wishes to impart to you his daily affirmation: May your hems be right, and your seams be tight, namaste.
You can find The Curtain Call on Facebook and Instagram.

Links and Resources;

Custom Workroom Conference

Wolff Industries

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 Workroom Tech

59 min
November 05, 2023 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, her love of fabric and sewing translated perfectly into a career creating window treatments.

Since she launched my business in 2006, she has specified her services largely to the interior designer. Julie enjoys assisting designers in creating spaces for clients that far exceed both client and designer expectations.

Julie understands the importance of fresh and unique treatments and continues to enhance her knowledge through webinars, workshops, and classes. Julie is constantly learning new methods and techniques to incorporate into products, and she often passes along those tips to her interior designers.

Links and Resources;

#7 - Julie Wood

#157 - Opportunity Thinking Series with Renee Rucci and Julie Wood

44 min
October 29, 2023 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 big ideas to help drive the industry forward for a new generation of workroom owners.

Lilye is on Instagram

283 - Kristin Speyer - I Didn't Think I Could Do It, But I Just Did It!

The Workroom Channel

The Curtains & Soft Furnishings Resource Library

Custom Workroom Conference

Kitty Stein's Price Your Work with Confidence

Quipa

Fabric Rack - Contact Dean Fountain - [email protected]

1 hr 3 min
October 22, 2023 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 The Workroom Marketplace - https://workroommarketplace.com/collections/grids-templates

Creative Hands Debbie DiFrancesco - https://www.creativehandsinfo.com/

Sloan Machinery - https://www.sloanmachinery.com/

Workroom Table Construction 30 Minutes with Workroom Tech Podcast 18

Using Your Fabric Rack to Inspect Fabric by Denise Canney

Workroom Stands - https://pub.marq.com/2023-0506DigDigest/#8KA8_kTwmZZZ

The Workroom Market Place -

Sewing Custom Curtains, Shades, and Top Treatments by Susan Woodcock

Price

Ultra Pro seam ripper Workroom Marketplace https://workroommarketplace.com/collections/small-tools?page=1

30 Minutes with Workroom Tech, 74 - Learning About Thread

Sloan Machinery

22 min
October 15, 2023 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 programs and has developed this into a service for designers and workrooms to help them convey their ideas in a fast and efficient way.

Her years of experience in the workroom/design process from concept and measuring to procurement and installation gives her the ability to understand complicated design concepts and offer solutions in addition to translating the design vision. Saving both time and money, our service creates an environment of confidence between the workroom/designer and clients that the project will look (and feel) as presented.

Jeanne's full-time business is creating renderings through her website: www.virtualdesign4interiors.com

You can watch today's podcast on YouTube.

Jeanne is on Facebook

1 hr 25 min
October 08, 2023 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.
51 min