Sew Much More

This episode of the Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by; 

The Curtains & Soft Furnishings Resource Library

OPPORTUNITY THINKING- Episode #1

Jeanelle Dech talks about the launch of the Curtains & Soft Resource Library and introduces RISK as uncertainty, with both a negative and positive potential outcome.

Jeanelle Dech is President and Co-Founder of Adaptive Textiles, an innovative textile printing company in West Chester, PA. She is a friendly and engaging speaker, known for her Fit-Like-a-Glove slipcovers, SPEED sewing method, and workroom profitability training. She is the creative inspiration behind The Workroom Channel's METHOD SHARE and REAL WORKROOM series and the new Curtains & Soft Furnishings Resource Library which hosts the industry's largest collection of educational resources for Home Decor Professionals.

Here is a link to "The Growth Mindset" by Carol Dweck.

Here is a link to a Youtube regarding Risk.

 In this PM Channel interview, David Hillson (The Risk Doctor) discusses with Dr. Andrew Delo what is meant by positive risk, and explains how an integrated risk process can address both threats and opportunities.

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Zona began her business in 1981 after her family moved to the Des Moines metro area from her hometown. Before moving to Des Moines she worked in a furniture store workroom for 9 months, where she learned how to make custom pleated drapes, which was the trend back then. Patterns for swags and Kingstons weren't available to her back then, so she self-taught herself to draft patterns for top treatments. Zona later added upholstery and slipcovers to her repertoire.

Her business has evolved over the years, starting out to the trade only, then retail, now back to mainly to the trade again. She has had up to 3 employees working with her and also her husband as an installer, but now it's just her, which she prefers.

Zona's Drapery House is an award-winning workroom. Zona has taught at many of the conferences available for workrooms. She was an instructor at the Custom Home Academy. She is a member of WCAA and served on the board. You can find her at www.zonasdraperyhouse-desmoines.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZonasDraperyHouse/ and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zonasdraperyhouse/

You can see Zona's workroom on The Workroom Channel's Youtube Channel

The Podcast is sponsored by;

Zona began her business in 1981 after her family moved to the Des Moines metro area from her hometown. Before moving to Des Moines she worked in a furniture store workroom for 9 months, where she learned how to make custom pleated drapes, which was the trend back then. Patterns for swags and Kingstons weren’t available to her back then, so she self-taught herself to draft patterns for top treatments. Zona later added upholstery and slipcovers to her repertoire.

Her business has evolved over the years, starting out to the trade only, then retail, now back to mainly to the trade again. She has had up to 3 employees working with her and also her husband as an installer, but now it’s just her, which she prefers.

Zona’s Drapery House is an award-winning workroom. Zona has taught at many of the conferences available for workrooms. She was an instructor at the Custom Home Academy. She is a member of WCAA and served on the board. You can find her at www.zonasdraperyhouse-desmoines.com

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ZonasDraperyHouse/ and Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/zonasdraperyhouse/

You can see Zona's workroom on The Workroom Channel's Youtube Channel

The Podcast is sponsored by;

The Podcast is sponsored by;

Pamela Ptak is a couture fashion designer, owner of Ptak Couture and co-founder of the Arts and Fashion Institute in Riegelsville PA & a designer on Lifetime TV's Project Runway season 7. During Pamela's casting, Tim Gunn called her work "...among the most beautifully constructed clothes I've ever seen" and said, "I think you are on the cusp of something big."

Pamela can be found on Facebook and Instagram.

The podcast is sponsored by;

Scarlet Thread Consulting

The Workroom Channel

The WCAA

Pamela Ptak is a couture fashion designer, owner of Ptak Couture and co-founder of the Arts and Fashion Institute in Riegelsville PA & a designer on Lifetime TV’s Project Runway season 7. During Pamela’s casting, Tim Gunn called her work “...among the most beautifully constructed clothes I’ve ever seen” and said, “I think you are on the cusp of something big.”

Pamela can be found on Facebook and Instagram.

The podcast is sponsored by;

Scarlet Thread Consulting

The Workroom Channel

The WCAA

The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by;

The Workroom Channel

Scarlet Thread Consulting

The WCAA

Pamela Ptak is the owner/designer of the Ready-To-Wear fashion line "Pamela Ptak.", which creates ladies dresses & separates and casual menswear with intriguing and unusual lines, textures & motifs. She also designs custom couture gowns under the label "Ptak Couture™".

Pamela can be found on Facebook and Instagram.

You can also find information about the Arts and Fashion Institute.

The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by;

The Workroom Channel

Scarlet Thread Consulting

The WCAA

Pamela Ptak is the owner/designer of the Ready-To-Wear fashion line “Pamela Ptak.”, which creates ladies dresses & separates and casual menswear with intriguing and unusual lines, textures & motifs. She also designs custom couture gowns under the label “Ptak Couture™”. 

Pamela can be found on Facebook and Instagram. 

You can also find information about the Arts and Fashion Institute. 

Maureen Singer's childhood days were spent in Minnesota. The oldest of three girls, she was in a leadership role right out of the crib. Her mother loved to dress all three of them alike. One particular Sunday she said, "I just cannot go to church looking like the rest of you." That comment took her and her mother to the fabric store where her passion for sewing was ignited. Uniqueness and perfecting the task at hand were always the underlying thread to all her mother taught her—along with basic sewing skills.

Maureen is the mother of 7 beautiful children; five daughters and two sons. They are the reason a "home-based" business was a perfect fit for her. She was able to stay home with her children and still attend the field trips and school functions.

In 1993, she launched "Singer Sewing Room".She attended some of Cheryl Strickland's classes and was eager for education. She has taught sewing classes to young girls and has also taught Home Dec classes at a local fabric store in St. Louis. She enjoys teaching to a room full of students who want to learn about roman shades and pillows and ways to decorate their personal spaces.

Maureen is a member of the St. Louis WCAA local chapter, and is a past President of the WCAA chapter, and has attended the CWC Conferences. Maureen is in a great position and loves what she does. Connecting with new people and helping them to create beautiful rooms in their home—one room at a time is something she enjoys. She is thankful for the talent and favor of God in her life.

You can find Maureen on Facebook.

Maureen mentioned these books;

Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition: When to Say Yes, How to Say No To Take Control of Your Life

A Grace Disguised: How the Soul Grows through Loss

Soul Proprietor: 101 Lessons from a Lifestyle Entrepreneur

And also this website;

GriefShare