Sew Much More
Episodes
511 - Rachel Bristow - This Is Not Shoe Money - You're Going to Make Big Money
12 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel Bristow has been married to her husband, Victor, for 16 years, and together they share a large and close-knit family of 11 children and 13 gran...
510 - Ruti Wajnberg - My Heart is in Restoring Things That Already Exist in the World
05 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ruti is a Brooklyn-based upholsteress and the founder of Find The Thread Upholstery. Known for her bold use of color and pattern, she helps clients fa...
509 - Listener Favorite - Dennis Locke
29 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Dennis Locke is a 3rd generation furniture upholsterer in Greenville, Tx. Serving the Dallas area. He came into the family business as a child, and ha...
508 - The Technology Fail Sandwich and What It Taught Me
22 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by; Klimaka Studios The Workroom Channel Scarlet Thread Consulting The WCAA The Curtains and ...
507 - Abby Glassenberg -I Am a Very Project Oriented Person
15 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Abby Glassenberg is the co-founder and president of Craft Industry Alliance, the trade association for the crafts industry. The organization has over ...
506 - Listener Favorite - Whitney Kaufman
08 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Whitney Kaufman is the owner of Whitney Kaufman Designs in Grand Rapids, MI. Whitney is a busy wife and mother of four teenagers. As a teacher turn...
505 - Hollie Rich - I Finally Feel Comfortable with My Place in this World
01 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Hollie Rich is the president and founder of Stuck on Hue, a concierge service for people decorating without the help of a professional interior design...
504 - OPPORTUNITY THINKING SERIES with Hope Arbery
22 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
With over two decades of experience as a workroom owner, Hope Arbery understands the reality of running a custom workroom - the long hours, the pricin...
503 - Ann Mautz - This Is All I've Ever Known and All I've Ever Done
15 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Ann Mautz is the owner of Madison Avenue Designs and lives in Chillicothe, Ohio, approximately 45 miles south of Columbus. She has been in business si...
502 - Will Hanke - Hire People Smarter Than You
08 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Will Hanke has two passions: supporting our US veterans and helping window treatment and awning businesses tell their story online – providing them ...
501 - Opportunity Thinking Series with Riana LeJeune
01 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Riana LeJeune is an award-winning upholsterer, entrepreneur, and founder of Repinned Luxury Upholstery, a nationally recognized workroom known for ...
500 - Time to Celebrate 500 Episodes!!
25 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you so much for being on this journey with me! Links and Resources; Episode 113 - Opportunity Thinking Series with Jeanelle Dech - Feedback,...
499 - Meet the Jersey Girls!
18 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
What a fun podcast this was to record! Thanks to the Jersey Girls for taking time to chat with me! Irene Hurley Designs Instagram: @irenehurleydesi...
498 - Happy New Year 2026!
11 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Links and Resources; Link to Daniel Pink's Video The Twelve Year by Brian Moran and Michael Lennington (Some of the links I provide, specific...
497 - Listener Favorite - Kelly Nanney
04 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
If the Sew Much More Podcast has played a role in your journey in any way, I hope you'll consider participating. Here are the three questions: What...
496 - Year End Wrap Up with Michele Williams
28 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
495 - Please Help Me Celebrate an Important Milestone
21 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
If the Sew Much More Podcast has played a role in your journey in any way, I hope you'll consider participating. Here are the three questions: What ch...
494 - Mandy Szigethy - You Can Either
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mandy Szigethy discovered upholstery while completing her Theater Technology degree at Indiana University and decided to forsake the stage in favor of...
493 - Follow Up Podcast with Jonathan Bennett - I Do What I Do And Hope For the Best
07 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Bennet, owner of Unsprung Upholstery is originally from Martinsville, VA. He caught the sewing bug from his great grandmother at a young...
492 - Marta Power - You Make It Work, You Just Get It Done
30 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Marta Powers is the owner of MartaPOW LLC, a custom workroom in Richmond, Virginia, offering upholstery and soft goods services nationally To The Trad...
491 - In Memory of our Friend, Kevin Kise
23 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
This past week, we lost our friend, Kevin Kise. I wanted to find a way to honor him and remember him, so Jonathan Bennett and I recalled our favorit...
490 - Listener Favorite - Jackie Myers
16 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jackie Myers is the owner of Useful Stitches drapery workroom and Useful Stitches Etsy. She has been sewing for 38 years. After graduating with...
489 - Anthony Del Rey - Providing Service and Taking Care of Customers
09 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Anthony Del Rey is the owner of MotorParts4Shades.com. He grew up in the family window treatment business and began installing shades in South Florid...
488 - Devin Ryan - People Were Willing To Take A Chance on Me
02 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Devin Ryan is the heart and hands behind Redeemed Relic Upholstery, where she transforms well-loved furniture into beautiful, meaningful pieces wit...
487 - KerryLynn Wyszynski - There's Nothing Else Out There That Would Hold My Interest
26 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
KerryLynn and her husband Waldemar started their business One Space at a Time Ltd in October of 2001 just 2 weeks before their wedding… They ...
486 - Opportunity Thinking Series with the New Owners of Upholstery Education
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Mandy Szigethy discovered upholstery while completing her Theater Technology degree at Indiana University and decided to forsake the stage in favor of...
485 - Kristen Speyer Follow Up Podcast
12 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kristin Speyer started Red Head Sewing LLC ten years ago in the Texas Hillcountry. She works to the trade, and has a core group of designers that kee...
484 - Opportunity Thinking Series - Jeanelle Dech and a CWC Recap
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Links and Resources; Episode 477 - Stacy McAleer from the Cavanaugh House National Upholstery Association
483 Listener Favorite - Kristin Speyer
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kristin Speyer started Red Head Sewing LLC ten years ago in the Texas Hillcountry. She works to the trade, and has a core group of designers that kee...
482 - Susan Fortucci - I Do Something I Love and Make Money At It
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Fortucci began sewing at home on her grandmother's treadle sewing machine and made most of her own clothes throughout high school. In her early ...
481 - Listener Favorite - Jonathan Bennett
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Bennet, owner of Unsprung Upholstery is originally from Martinsville, VA. He caught the sewing bug from his great grandmother at a young ag...
480 - September Reset
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
LInks and Resources; Ann Johnson's Three Strikes Article The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by; Klimaka Studios The Workroom Cha...
479 - Bob Gallic - Our Goal is a Beautiful Finished Product
31 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
With over 30 years in the interior design industry, Bob Gallic has founded and led multiple successful firms specializing in custom upholstery, ...
478 - Listener Favorite - Rhonda Shananhan
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Rhonda Shanahan, owner of The Whimsical Chair, learned to sew growing up in Iowa from her grandmother and mother. They taught her their passion for se...
477 - Stacy McAleer from The Cavanaugh House
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Stacy McAleer is the founder and executive director of The Cavanagh House, a vital resource to Baltimore and its surrounding areas, dedicated to helpi...
476 - 9th Anniversary Podcast
10 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
475 - Skye Livingston
03 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Skye Livingston fell in love with fabrics and sewing at a young age and earned her BFA in Fiber Arts from the Kansas City Art Institute. Her journey t...
474 - Opportunity Thinking Series - Beth Allen - Teaching Women to Screw. and Hammer too!
27 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Links and Resources; Brendan Burchard Book Yourself Solid by Michael Port 12 Months to $1 Million: How to Pick a Winning Product, Build a Real Busines...
473 - Listener Favorite - Donna Redmond
20 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Donna Redmond is the owner of Undercover Sewing. She has been a member of WCAA since 2016 and participates in ongoing professional education. Don...
472 - Jan Larson - Balancing Chaos
13 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jan Marie Larson is a silversmith. She makes sterling silver thimbles and sewing tools one-at-a-time by hand. Her journey from Iowa farmer's daug...
471 - Sammi Day - I Love the Numbers
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Links and Resources; The Let Them Theory by Mel Robbins IWCE Noteability One Drive Minutes Matter Amazon Sewing Kit (Some of the link...
470 - When in Doubt, Go to the Library
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Running a custom workroom means wearing all the hats—fabricator, business owner, problem-solver, and sometimes… Google detective. But what if you ...
469 - Listener Favorite - Annette Faber
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Annette Faber is the owner of Kaylee's Creations, LLC which provides custom window treatments, bedding, and other soft furnishings to interior desi...
468 - Selina Scott - Community Over Competition
15 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Selina Scott is the owner of Blueprint Custom Furnishings, a custom workroom and upholstery studio in Beaverton, Oregon. While her business is only...
467 - Bree Bacon - Your Elite Energy
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bree Bacon is a dynamic business leader, speaker, and author with over two decades of experience at leading organizations. She holds an MBA from Duke...
466 - Madison Stauffer - I Feel Like Architecture and Upholstery go Hand in Hand
01 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
When Madison Stauffer graduated from Kent State in 2021 with an architecture degree, she decided to combine her sense of design and love of vintage...
465 - Listener Favorite - Cathy Cohane
25 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
464 - Burnout, Boundaries and Working Smart
18 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode is dedicated to our mental health as we work so hard on our businesses. Resources and Links; Episode 435 - Setting Boundaries Me...
463 - Listener Favorite - Robin Reynolds
11 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Robin Reynolds started her drapery workroom, R2 Fabric Design, in 2007 when her last child was completing high school. Robin's clientele has grown ...
462 - Amy Sadera - I Have Honed in on The Type of Client I Want to Work With
04 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Sadera began Windows By Amy in her home in Phoenix, MD in 2017; focusing on window treatments, cushions, and pillows. Coming off a career in engin...
462 - Jenny Lilly - I Want to Be Close to The Client
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny Lilly is an interior artisan and designer specializing in window treatments and other soft home furnishings. She operates a full-service fabric...
461 - Listener Favorite - Joy Wilbur
20 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Joy Willbur started her business, Sew Joy, in Lexington KY in 2006 with a desire to have a career that combined her passion for sewing with the fle...
460 - Kate Greenawalt and John Greenawalt from Stout Textiles
13 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Greenawalt is Stout Textile's Vice President and part of the fourth generation of family leadership at the brand. She started her career overseei...
459 - Lindsey Kronmiller - Marrying Creativity and the Technical Side of Everything
06 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Lindsey Kronmiller is the owner of Kronhaus Custom Works in Durham, North Carolina. After moving back to Durham from Atlanta, she sought a new career ...
458 - Christina Nies - I Love the Community of This Business
30 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Christina Nies is a former night shift labor and delivery nurse with 25 years of experience who has decided to embark on a new career path. She has l...
457 - Karen Swerling - There are Always Five Solutions to Every Problem
23 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Karen Keech Swerling worked in Hollywood as a costume designer for three decades. She and her husband were looking for a change of pace in retireme...
456 - Happy Women's History Month
16 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Links and Resources; https://www.weareteachers.com/womens-history-month-facts/ https://www.teachstarter.com/us/blog/womens-history-month-facts/ htt...
455 - Listener Favorite - Michelle Moldowan
09 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Moldowan of C'est Jolie Designs styles inspiring spaces, makes houses feel like homes, and owns and operates a custom drapery workroom in Cas...
454 - Morris Mayer - No Two Hours are the Same in This Business
02 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Morris Mayer, Entrepreneur and Pastor. He is the CEO of Morris Mayer Services Group Inc., overseeing several small businesses and a charity. These inc...
453 - Deb Barrett - I've Been Appointment Driven My Whole Life
23 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Deb Barrett is an accomplished, prolific and highly regarded authority in the design industry with a varied background and experience. A fascination w...
452 - Oksana Ambroz - The Business Came to Me, I Wasn't Looking For the Business
16 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Oksana Ambroz-Trychta is the founder of "It's Oksana," a Chicago-based textile design studio and workroom. Born in Ukraine, Oksana's background i...
451 - Molly Burke and Tracy Jenkins of Chairloom
09 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Now is Found Chairloom operates at the intersection of art and sustainability, shifting the conversation around vintage furniture and design. On tod...
450 - Wes and Jes Breitenbach - Crown Upholstery
02 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In 1999 Jes and Wes were on a quest to work for themselves and have more control over their own time. That's when they created Crown Upholstery. After...
449 - Addie Conte Follow Up Podcast
26 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Addie Conte was offered a job on a whim by a local Maryland drapery workroom in 2012. That first experience sparked her love for making beautiful t...
448 - Happy New Year 2025!
19 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by; Klimaka Studios The Workroom Channel Scarlet Thread Consulting The WCAA The Curtains and ...
447 - Angie Seekamp - I Was Made to Do This Business
12 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Angie Seekamp is the owner of St. Hyacinth Custom Drapery in Celina, Texas. With a background in painting and studio arts, Angie transitioned from a c...
446 - Victoria Hammond - In This Industry, People Really Do Want to Help Each Other
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Victoria Hammond is the founder and owner of Master Soft Furnishers, established in 2001, specializing in soft furnishings and interior design. Her ...
445 - Year End Wrap Up With Michele Williams
29 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Michele Williams, owner of Scarlet Thread Consulting, is a speaker, podcaster, author and strategic business coach serving the interior design ind...
444 - Listener Favorite - Jeanelle Dech - Better or Different?
22 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this Opportunity Thinking Series episode, I talk with Jeanelle Dech about utilizing personal strengths and the importance of timing in recognizing ...
443 - Jess Kook Whitely - I Really Do Love My Life and My Job and My Career
15 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jess Kook-Whitley is the proud owner of Byrne Sewing, a cornerstone of the sewing community for over 45 years. Taking the helm three years ago, Jes...
442 - Nina Zheleva - I Am A Person Who Likes To Be Challenged
08 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Born and raised in Bulgaria, Nina Zhelev, founder of My Shade Kit, has spent the last 20 years in the United States, where she has built a successful ...
441 - Emily Marshall - I Love Change and I Like to Try New Stuff!
01 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Emily Marshall owns the custom workroom Emily Marshall Custom Sewing in Santa Rosa California. The one person workroom took shape in 2014 when her you...
440 - Listener Favorite - Kate Winton
24 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Kate Winton has been an interior design professional for over 30 years. She has held design and marketing positions with Macy's, F. Schumacher & Co....
439 - Julie Thome - I Feel Like I Am Just Hitting My Stride
17 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In a previous life, Julie Thome had a 20-year banking career as a foreign currency trader, which brought her to the United States in 1995. A lifelong ...
438 - Listener Favorite with Elki Comacho
10 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Elki Camacho is a Business Consultant specializing in Strategic Growth and Operational Excellence. By focusing on people, process, and technology, Elk...
437 - Organization Advice from Stacey Harmon, Evernote Certified Consultant
03 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Founder of Harmon Enterprises, Stacey is a productivity coach and top Evernote Certified Consultant who specializes in helping disorganized and unprod...
436 - Opportunity Thinking Series with Ralph Angel
27 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by; It's always a pleasure for me to talk with Ralph Angel! He's one of the first people I met in this ind...
435 - Setting Boundaries
20 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Links and Resources; Circle Time Webinare with Michele Williams for PRO Plus members of the Curtains & Soft Furnishings Resource Library. The Mel...
434 - Listener Favorite - Suzy Daruwala
13 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Suzy Daruwala is the owner of Sew Bella Home, a full-service drapery and fabrication studio servicing homeowners, builders, and designers alike. ...
433 - Listener Favorite - Denise Canney
06 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Denise Canney Custom Sewing was established in 1998 as a one-person workroom operated out of her home in Livingston, NJ then later moving to Doylest...
432 - Katie Williams - Be Kind To Your People
29 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Katie is the sole owner and seamstress of Mississippi Stitches. Mississippi Stitches specializes in handcrafted, custom pillow covers and bolsters ava...
431 - The Importance of Networking
22 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Links and Resources; The Custom Workroom Conference Podcast with Susan Woodcock on Asking for Help Megan Coulter Agency The Sew Much More P...
430 - Marianne Henderson - I Turn Everything Into a Lesson
15 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Marianne Henderson is the owner of Sandhill Designs and Upholstery. She is a dedicated wife and loving mother of three wonderful children, inclu...
429 - Listener Favorite - Celeste Breen
08 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Celeste Breen is the owner of Sew Much Fun and Creations by Celeste. She started teaching sewing 20 years ago after working as a nurse for 20 years...
428 - Ella Hall - I Do A Lot of Doing Before I Think
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Ella Hall is the founder of Stitchroom, a Brooklyn-based upholstery shop that specializes in creating custom pillows, cushions, curtains, and other up...
427 - Phillips Workroom with Mary and Callye Phillips
25 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mary Phillips is the owner of Phillips Window Workroom, a custom drapery and soft home furnishings workroom in Chadds Ford, Pennsylvania. Mary has bee...
426 - Shree Sapre - Each Step Forward is a Victory in Itself
18 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shree is the owner of Folds & Drapes, located in Carmel, Indiana. In 2022, she took a significant stride by establishing her own workroom, Folds & Dra...
425 - OT Series with Michele Williams
11 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
To learn more about Michele's courses and Pricing Without Emotion, visit her website - Scarlett Thread Consulting Price Your Work with Confidence b...
424 -8th Anniversary and Imposter Syndrome
04 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Links and Resources; Carol Dweck - Mindset: The New Psychology of Success Psychology Today MM LaFluer Blog (Some of the links I ...
423 - Listener Favorite - Cheryl Sedaker
28 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cheryl Sedaker, the owner of SeaCheryl Designs, has gone from being the Julia Childs of Aluminum Foil to the author of a Cookbook, to expert window t...
422 - Are You Charging for Measures?
21 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
If you are a member of the Curtains & Soft Furnishings Resource Library, please join the conversation here. The Sew Much More Podcast is sp...
421 - Listener Favorite - Sue Moran
14 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
420 - Adam Hoover - Somehow Furniture Found Me
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Hoover began his journey in the furniture industry while in college, buying and selling vintage pieces from his dorm room. In 2011 he founded M...
419 - Jessica Arey - If I'm Going to Work This Hard, I'm Going to Do This For Myself
30 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jessica Arey is the Owner/Operator of Arey Design, a custom soft furnishing studio in Boston, MA. Spending her first decade with architectural firms a...
418 - Jonathan Camp - I Stuck Around and It Grew On Me
23 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jonathan Camp is from Canton, Ohio and for 21 years has worked at Ohio Workroom where he now manages nine employees. While he can confidently rework...
417 - Listener Favorite - Carly Melancon
16 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Carly Melcancon redesigns and revives once forgotten upholstered furniture into one-of-a-kind western statement pieces using vintage Mexican textiles...
416 - Amy Petersen - It Was Love at First Staple!
09 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Petersen is the owner of Gray Duck Upholstery, located in Parker, Colorado. She began upholstering in 2011 after taking classes at a local trade...
415 - Greer Woollcott - I Wanted to Get Training In This World
02 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Greer Woollcott lives in Toronto, Ontario, Canada with her partner Tobin. She comes from a family of creative and skilled women where she learned sh...
414 - Networking and the Effect It Has Had on My Business
26 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
WRT Podcast - What's So Scary About Confidence The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by; The Workroom Channel Scarlet Thread Consulting ...
413 - Listener Favorite - Gillian Wendel
19 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Wendel Works, started in 1999, is a nationally recognized custom fabrication studio specializing in inspired window and bedding designs. Owner, ...