Sew Much More

The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by; The Workroom Channel Merril Y Landis, LTD WCAA Helser Brothers Scarlet Thread Consulting The Curtains and Soft Furnishings Resource Library Rachel Fletcher, Owner of Knox Upholstery in Knoxville, Tennessee, is globally respected in the upholstery trade. She is an instructor at the Custom Workroom Conference and administrator of the Professional Upholsterer's Network, a global group of over 2,700 professional upholsterers. In January 2019, she joined a mini-think tank to help build what is now known as the National Upholstery Association (NUA). In May 2019 Rachel was elected President of the NUA, unanimously, by her peers. Under her leadership, the NUA has grown to 200+ members and provides robust educational offerings. Links and Resources; The Workroom Channel's Channel Back Chair Class will release in September see a preview of the class here. The Professional

The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by; The Workroom Channel Scarlet Thread Consulting The WCAA Helser Brothers, Inc The Curtains and Soft Furnishings Resource Library Merril Y Landis, LTD

Annette Faber is the owner of Kaylee's Creations, LLC which provides custom window treatments, bedding, and other soft furnishings to interior designers.

Kaylee's Creations exists to support interior designers by providing exceptionally crafted soft furnishings. They strive to be part of the design team and to make their part of the process both enjoyable and stress-free for their client. They will go above and beyond to make sure that their client knows that they care about their business and how they are a reflection of them.

Annette is a resident of Greenville, SC and is a wife, mother to 4 children and 2 grandchildren, and is very active in her church as a member of the worship team and in the singles Sunday school class. Yep! Married and in the single's class, serving people of all ages and in all stages of life.

Annette is on Facebook and Instagram

Links and Resources;

Scarlet Thread Consulting

Overcoming Underearning by Barbara Stanny

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The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by; The Workroom Channel Scarlet Thread Consulting The WCAA Helser Brothers, Inc The Curtains and Soft Furnishings Resource Library Merril Y Landis, LTD Jamie Facciola is an award-winning social entrepreneur whose work on developing local solutions to circular economy challenges has been covered in BBC News, Fast Company, and GreenBiz. Her professional background is in environmental science and corporate environmental management. Jamie is on the Board of the National Upholstery Association and holds a Master of Environmental Science and Management from the Bren School at the University of California, Santa Barbara. Her current project is Furniturecycle, a Solutions Lab dedicated to exploring furniture waste from the bottom up. Links and Resources; Loved Furniture Lasts Instagram - @furniture.cycle

The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by; The Workroom Channel Scarlet Thread Consulting The WCAA Helser Brothers, Inc The Curtains and Soft Furnishings Resource Library Merril Y Landis, LTD Four years into the Podcast, I've learned so much! Thank you to everyone who has said yes to being on the podcast and thank you to everyone who has listened to the podcast and to those of you who have left me such wonderful reviews!!!

The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by; The Workroom Channel Scarlet Thread Consulting The WCAA Helser Brothers, Inc The Curtains and Soft Furnishings Resource Library Merril Y Landis, LTD

Marie Mouradian recently celebrated 38 years of owning her own business. What began as childhood sewing hobby has become a lifelong passion for creating comfortable, functional and beautiful environments. Window Designs Etc. by Marie Mouradian has evolved over the years to include custom window treatments, Hunter Douglas blinds & shades, soft home furnishings and interior decorating consulting services for both residential and commercial properties in the Worcester, MA area. Experienced is how she refers to herself with several Window Fashion Vision awards and positions on the local Chamber and BBB board of directors.

Marie is on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Pinterest

The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by; The Workroom Channel Scarlet Thread Consulting The WCAA Helser Brothers, Inc The Curtains and Soft Furnishings Resource Library Merril Y Landis, LTD

Keely Hersh with Right at Home Interiors just won 3 International Vision Design & Workroom Awards!! She won 1st place in Decorative Hardware & Trims, 2nd place in Curtains & Draperies, and 2nd place in Top Treatments, all in the design award category. This is her first time entering the competition and she won in all 3 categories she entered.

Right at Home Interiors has proudly been in business for over 25 years. Owner and interior designer Keely Hersh views fabric as a main feature in home décor and manufactures your custom window coverings, bedding and room décor accessories at her in-house custom drapery workroom.

As Keely says, "Excellent customer service involves taking care of my client's project to the final detail."

Keely is on Facebook and Instagram

Links and Resources;

21 Days to Resilience by Dr. Zelena Montminy

Sara Trail learned to sew at the young age of 4, and is now a successful author, sewing teacher, and pattern and fabric designer. At age 13, she wrote a nationally published book, "Sew with Sara" that teaches teens and tweens how to sew cute clothes and accessories for fun and profit. At 15, she starred in a nationally published DVD, "Cool stuff to Sew With Sara." She then designed two fabric collections, Folkheart and Biology 101 a pattern collection with Simplicity, "Designed with Love by Sara." Her pattern collection features prom dresses, backpack patterns, hoodies, and jackets as well as aprons and tote bags. While attending UC Berkeley, Sara created a quilt in memory of Trayvon Martin and her love for sewing and passion for social justice intertwined. After graduating from the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, she founded the Social Justice Sewing Academy (SJSA) to be a platform where youth create art that engages and educates communities.

Links and Resources;

Susan Kostelecky

Custom Workroom Conference

Social Justice Sewing Academy on Facebook

Ten Percent Happier Podcast

Audrey Lorde

Toni Morrison

James Baldwin

How To Be An Anti Racist by Ibram X. Kendi

Why I'm No Longer Talking to White People About Race by Reni Eddo-Lodge

Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together In The Cafeteria by Beverly Daniel Tatum

The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by; The Workroom Channel Scarlet Thread Consulting The WCAA Helser Brothers, Inc The Curtains and Soft Furnishings Resource Library Merril Y Landis, LTD Claudia Buchanan, owner of Home Sewing Depot. Claudia started sewing at 10 years old, and past owner of a drapery workroom. An expert on home decor, including slipcovers, bedding, window treatments, and kids decor. Whether you want to learn how to create your own custom decor at a fraction of the retail cost, or how to use the home decor skills you learn to make a six-figure income as a professional drapery workroom. Claudia is committed to helping those who are as passionate as she is about home Decor Soft Goods and to gain the expertise to create their personal home decor. You can find Home Sewing Depot on Facebook and Instagram. Links and Resources; Tom Hopkins -How to Master The Art of Selling Shopify Kai Scissors

The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by; The Workroom Channel Scarlet Thread Consulting The WCAA Helser Brothers, Inc The Curtains and Soft Furnishings Resource Library Merril Y Landis, LTD

Julie Higgins, the owner of Ella Moon Designs, earned a Bachelors degree in Speech Communications from St. Josephs College in New York. Immediately after college, she began working as a communications instructor at the Helen Keller National Center for deaf-blind adults. She taught sign language and braille to her students and loved what she did BUT once she wanted to be a stay at home Mom.

After a kitchen renovation in 2011, a neighbor inspired Julie to make her own window treatments. She is a surgeon and learned how to sew from her mother in law (Yaya). Once they completed the project Julie was hooked. She then began making window treatments for friends and family. In 2013 Ella Moon Designs was born.

Links and Resources; The E Myth Revisited Episode 15 with Sarah O'Neil Ann K. Johnson's Article

The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by; The Workroom Channel Scarlet Thread Consulting The WCAA Helser Brothers, Inc The Curtains and Soft Furnishings Resource Library Merril Y Landis, LTD In this re-release of my conversation with Rosemarie and Linda, we talk about the importance of the relationships in our industry.

Rosemarie Garner and Linda Principe have been working together since 2012. Today we discuss the designer/workroom relationship and the importance of it.

Linda Principe is the owner of Linda Principe Interiors formerly of Monroe Township, NJ. Linda provides full-service residential interior design services with a specialty in window treatments in the central New Jersey area.

Linda is active in the Window Coverings Association of America and is a past President of the National Board. She is also past President of the Central New Jersey Chapter.

Recently, Linda was an instructor for the "Window Treatments" class in the Interior Design program at Mercer County Community College for five years.

Linda's work has been included in Window Fashions trade magazine and she is a past Editorial Board member and featured writer. She has also been published numerous times in Design New Jersey magazine as well as local NJ newspapers.

Rosemarie Garner is the owner of R Garner Custom Designs, LLC – a To The Trade Custom Window Treatment design and fabrication firm serving the Northern New Jersey, Montclair NJ, and NYC areas.

R Garner Custom Designs works closely with designer clients in a collaborative way to ensure their vision is executed perfectly. R Garner Custom Designs keeps up with current trends in window treatment design through our membership in the WCAA, Design and Drapery Pro Network, and industry educational conferences. Rosemarie is an instructor at Workroom Tech in Tryon, NC and for the Custom Workroom Conference.

Rosemarie's work can be viewed on Houzz and Facebook. Her website is currently under construction.