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Sew Much More

Ceil DiGuglielmo

An interview style podcast with people in the Custom Home Furnishings industry.

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155 - WCAA Executive Director - Renee Williamson and...

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2019/06/09

Joining me today on the Podcast today are Renee Williamson, Executive Director of the Window Covering Association of America and Susie Tanner, Marketing and Membership Director. Whether you are a member of WCAA or not, I loved learning more about how our association is run. Renee Williamson 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 sector, Renee brings a wealth of knowledge to the WCAA

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154 - Christine McLean - Every Day Is Different

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2019/06/02

Christine McLean, Owner, The Red Pincushion- An interior Design workroom, Christine never imagined, in a million years, that she would own a workroom. A graduate of Michigan State University, with a degree in Biology, she spent 14 years between Pharmaceutical Sales and Medical Software, even starting her own electronic claims processing company. A native of Detroit, she has lived in Los Angeles, Houston, and Dallas before being transferred to Birmingham, AL in 2002. She met her husband in 2003 when

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153 - OPPORTUNITY THINKING SERIES - Safe T Shade -...

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2019/05/26

Will Lynch - President and Owner of Safe T Shade, and Jacquelyn Weber - Vice President of Sales and Marketing visit us on this OPPORTUNITY THINKING Series to talk about the products that Safe T Shade provide for our industry. We talk about the steps necessary to get a product to market, what do they do with prototypes and how long does all of this take?? Meet Jacquelyn and Will at The Custom Workroom Conference in September. Resources; Sandra Van Sickle's Live With Sandra V Facebook Page

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152 - Camille Moore - I Am Able To Help Them Catch A...

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2019/05/19

Camile Moore's first love was fine art and oil painting. She looks at a client's home through the eye of an artist, as a work of art .. and window treatments are an artistic element. Camile attended Harris School Of Art and Watkins Art Institute as a young adult. In 1989, she took Advanced Custom Curtain, Drapery & Roman Shade Fabrication classes at Watkins Art Institute in Nashville TN, and business started blossoming soon after she completed the courses. Since then, Camile has taken hundreds of

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151 - Patti Ayers - If I'm Competent, I'll Be Confident!

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2019/05/12

Patti is the owner of Pillows & Pleats, LLC, a drapery design and fabrication business located in Loudoun County, Virginia. Patti’s journey began when she studied Interior Design in college some 33 years ago graduating at the top of her class. Two weeks after receiving her bachelor’s degree, she married her high school sweetheart and supported his career path which involved several moves across the country. As a stay at home mom, she raised four children, spent years volunteering in the school

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150 - Diana Hershey - I Tried To Absorb As Much As I...

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2019/05/05

Diana Hershey, the owner of DBH Designs, provides custom furnishings for the home, office, or business. The services offered to clients include draperies, valances, cornice boards, bedding, pillows, roman shades, blinds, slipcovers, and re-upholstery, just to name a few! Diana takes the time to thoroughly guide her clients through the process of uncovering their style and selecting the optimal fine decorator fabrics and hardware for the space to pull their room together and showcase their

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149 - Re-release of My Interview With Doshie Witcher

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2019/04/28

Having a sewing business had been Doshie Witcher's dream since her mother taught her to hold a needle and thread. While in elementary school, she was sewing clothing for herself and others. In 1990 she opened Doshie's Custom Sewing and began specializing in alterations, custom work, and bridal designs. After making her first window valance, she decided that making window treatments were her passion and she spent the next 15 years working with interior designers to create custom window treatments

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148 - Nicole Nomer - Just Because Its Different,...

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2019/04/21

Nicole Nomer is the owner of Fabrication Studio, a drapery workroom that has been servicing the interior design industry since 1985. She is a self-taught fabricator starting her sewing journey at the age of 7. She graduated from Dean College with a degree in Art Therapy. Although she never entered that field she feels that her degree has aided her in helping her clients navigate the sometimes difficult decision-making process. Attention to detail, a positive attitude and a willingness to think

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147 - Cleo Marthel - I Am A People Person

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2019/04/14

Cleo Marthel owns and is the sole operator of Complimentary Designs, a custom soft furnishings workroom located in Murfreesboro, TN. She has been in business for 15 years working with both wholesale and retail clients. Cleo is a member of a local trade group, Professional Drapery Workrooms of Middle TN. She is also a national member of WCAA. For a period of time, she lived in Birmingham, AL and served 1 term as Vice President and 1 term as President of the Alabama chapter of WCAA. Cleo believes

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146 - Marge Jones - Still Slipcovering After 44 Years!

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2019/04/07

Marge Jones is the owner of Marge's Custom Slipcovers. Her mom taught her to sew at 5 and by high school, she was making tailored suits. Marge taught herself to reupholster in the 70's and two years later to make slipcovers. She has been in business for 44 years and at 74 doesn't seem to be slowing down much!! Marge is on Facebook and Pinterest Resources; Kim's Upholstery The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by; The Workroom Channel Scarlet Thread Consulting The WCAA

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145 - Freddie Graves - If You Respect Yourself,...

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2019/03/31

Freddie Graves is the owner of The Recovery Room in Vermont. She started the business in 1989 in her basement and has moved into a barn on her rural property. I love Freddie's sense of humor and her outlook. Resources; Wild Chairy The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by; The Workroom Channel Scarlet Thread Consulting The WCAA

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144 - OPPORTUNITY THINKING SERIES - Ann K. Johnson...

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2019/03/24

Continuing our series of products brought to the market in our industry, Ann k. Johnson and Susan Woodcock share the stories of how they wrote and published their books. Ann K. Johnson owns Sew Easy Windows LLC, a wholesale workroom in Ohio, established in 1992. She is the author of The Professional Workroom Handbook of Swags I & II, and publisher for Kitty Stein's Price Your Work With Confidence! Ann offers private workroom training, seminars, and hands-on classes in workroom fabrication, pattern

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143 - Louise Cornick - It Quickly Became Apparent...

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2019/03/17

Louise Cornick is the owner of Upholstery Education which formally started in 2018 but was in the making for 2years prior to that . Louise started her upholstery journey when she first arrived in the US from her homeland of England 7 years ago. She took an Upholstery course through adult education as a way of making new friends and getting out of the house. Little did she know what a major impact that choice of class would have of her life. From offering upholstery services to customers from

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142 - Mary Jo Huyard - You Have To Be Ok With The Crazy

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2019/03/10

Mary Jo Huyard is the proud owner of Savannah House, a boutique window treatment shop and showroom in downtown Lancaster PA. Mary Jo works directly with clients in residential and commercial settings as well as working with designers, architect, and builders in a collaborative approach. She worked primarily out of her home until fall of 2017 when she rebranded and founded Savannah House and opened the boutique showroom and workroom that she operates out of today. You can find Mary Jo on; Facebook

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141 - Cynthia LeBlanc - Growth Isn't Always A Fun...

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2019/03/03

Beautiful Spaces opened it’s doors in 2006. Owned and operated by Cynthia LeBlanc. Beautiful Spaces is a full-service Interior Decorating Studio located in Vermilion Ohio. Which is often referred to as “ Little New England” due to its lovely waterfront communities. At Beautiful Spaces our goal is to inspire, educate, problem solve, and finally to design spaces for our client that they will love, and create memories in for years to come. We bring a unique, often overlooked perspective to the design

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140 - OPPORTUNITY THINKING SERIES - Seamless Workroom

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2019/02/24

Amanda Smith and Rose Mary LeBlanc are the owners and developers of Seamless Workroom, a system that helps you keep track of job specifications with fillable measuring forms, resource documents and fabrication workbooks that will calculate yardage as well as quote labor, hardware, and fabrics. Amanda is the owner of Resources; Amanda mentioned Meetedgar and Canva The OPPORTUNITY THINKING Series of the Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by; The Curtains and Soft Furnishings Resource

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139 - Laura Hawley - I Am The Monday Morning Optimist

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2019/02/17

Laura Hawley is a co-owner of AD Window Treatments, a Custom Window Treatment and Hunter Douglas Showroom in Blue Bell, PA. Ambiance is on Facebook, Pinterest and Houzz. Resources; Dave Ramsey's Every Dollar App Disto Measuring Device Profit First The Podcast is sponsored by; The Workroom Channel Scarlet Thread Consulting The WCAA

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138 - Jill Plummer Stanbro Hughes - In The End You...

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2019/02/10

Jill Stanbro Plummer Hughes was born, raised and has spent her entire life in Canton, Oh. She has imported two husbands from out of state. At separate times, of course! Married for 7 ½ years to Michael Hughes with three grown children, Eric, Julie and Sean, 7 grandchildren and one great-granddaughter, who are all the loves of her life, along with her son-in-law and two daughters-in-law. Since 1979 Jill has worked strictly in the window coverings business. After working for another company, Jill

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137 - Regina Allen - Find A Fabric That Inspires You!

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2019/02/03

Regina Allen is retired from the military and a native Arkansan. She has had a life-long passion for interior design, window coverings, and fabric. Regina is the owner of Beau Embellishments. While moving from place to place for over 20 years she designed her own draperies and soft furnishings. Ever the perfectionist, Regina, wanted to fabricate with professional techniques and quality craftsmanship. She invested in professional equipment and is a graduate of the Custom Home Furnishings Academy and

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136 - OPPORTUNITY THINKING SERIES - Dean Fountain's...

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2019/01/27

Dean Fountain is the owner of a wholesale workroom providing draperies, bedding, slipcovers, upholstery, and installation in and around Jacksonville, FL. Dean opened his workroom in 2001, and he added Workroom Racks to his business in 2018. Dean Fountain tells us about the design and manufacturing of his new Workroom Rack. It was introduced at the Custom Workroom Conference in 2018. You can contact Dean by calling him at (904) 334-3694.

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