Sew Much More
Episodes
412 - Jill Stroh - Your House Should Be Your Happy Place
12 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jill Stroh was born in Ohio, and has a younger brother and older sister. (She's the middle child!) She was always doing something creative in some for...
411 - Olga Kott - Creating A Family Business
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We are a family from Ukraine who have been living and working in the UK for over 17 years. Our backgrounds were unrelated to the interior design bus...
410 - Listener Favorite - Laurie Gutberlet
28 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Laurie Gutberlet began her business in February 2020. Her one-person, small workroom is located in the Atlantic Coast region of Bethany Beach, DE. ...
409 - OPPORTUNITY THINKING SERIES - Jeanelle Dech and Klimaka Studios
21 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this OPPORTUNITY THINKING episode of the Sew Much More Podcast, Ceil DiGuglielmo joins Jeanelle Dech in her office at Adaptive Textiles in West Che...
408 - Remembering Beth Hodges
14 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by; The Workroom Channel Scarlet Thread Consulting The WCAA The Curtains and Soft Furnishings Resou...
407 - How Do You Overcome Procrastination?
07 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Amber De Lagarza's Time Blindness Podcast Gretchen Rubin - The One Minute Rule and Will Future Gretchen Thank Me? The Sew Much More Podcast is s...
406 - Will Linn - My Boss Makes It Easy To Work For Her
31 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Will Linn is the Head workroom manager at Marquis Design Group in West Palm Beach, Florida. With over 15 years experience in the world of Fashion a...
405 - Listener Favorite - Monica Rhodes
24 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
404 - Opportunity Thinking Series with Renee Gurganas, WCAA Executive Director
17 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Renee Gurganus is a native of Augusta, Georgia and now lives in beautiful Wilmington, NC. With over 20 years of leadership experience in the non-pro...
403 - Keaven Willa Hartt - Only Say Yes to the Type of Job You Want to Do More Of
10 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Keaven Willa Hartt was born in Bar Harbor, Maine, and grew up in the Northeast Kingdom, Vermont. She moved back to Maine in 2010 to attend the Maine C...
402 - Rachel Crowe -If You Don't Have your Own Wisdom, You Borrow it From Others
03 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel began her business in 2004 on the dining table of her mother's living room after a fluke encounter with a family friend at the local bakery. ...
401 - Opportunity Thinking Episode with Deb Cronin - The Workroom Body
25 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Deborah Cronin is the owner of Leatherwood Design Co is a custom window treatment fabrication studio, located in Ossining, New York, in the breathtaki...
400 - Listener Favorite - Jamie Terrel
18 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jamie Terral is the owner of Workroom Creations by Jamie LLC. With encouragement from Jamie's husband, Bob, and Susan Woodcock, she made her hobby ...
399 - Listener Favorite - Sharon Coppede
11 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sharon Coppede is the owner of Custom Window Treatments, Inc. In 1982, when her children were 4 and 2 yrs. old, Sharon joined a neighborhood cottage ...
398 - Listener Favorite - Cristina Alamdari
04 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Cristina Alamdari was born in Colombian and moved to the US almost 30 years ago. She lives in Phoenix AZ and she has 3 beautiful children, her husband...
397 - Mary Cardinale - I Know What I Need To Do and Sometimes It's Hard
28 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Mary is the owner of Bucks County Window Décor. She has been in business since 2007, offering custom drapery and soft treatments, fabrics, hardware,...
396 - Cheers to 5 Years at the Curtains & Soft Furnishings Resource Library!
21 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I am so happy to be celebrating 5 years of being the Librarian at the Curtains & Soft Furnishings Resource Library!! I couldn't have done this with...
395 - Listener Favorite - Julia Hash
14 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today's episode of the Podcast is a re-release of my interview with Julia Hash of JSH Designs. Julia needed to solve a problem in her workroom and...
394 - Barb Flynn - It's Challenge After Challenge, But You Get Through It
07 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Barb Flynn started sewing as a young girl making drapery panels out of bed sheets for her and her sister's bedroom. Always having a mind on figuring l...
393 - Listener Favorite - Jayna Manzelli
31 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jayna Manzelli graduated from Brandeis University with a BA in Biology and began a career in Pharmaceutical Quality Control. Experience gained in anal...
392 - Julie Wood - White House Christmas Decorating
24 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 Des...
391 - 2023 Year End Wrap Up with Michele Williams
17 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I look forward to this episode with Michele Williams! We hope you enjoy hearing it as much as we enjoy recording it. Scarlet Thread Consulting Me...
390 - Cara Rinne - I Work in the Past, But Live in the Present
10 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 s...
389 - Shari Walla - You Have to Implement What You Learn
03 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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...
388 - Julia Fields - I Think There is a Lot of Opportunity for Pride to Happen Here.
26 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Julia Fields worked in the bridal industry for more than five years, making wedding dress dreams a reality. Since joining Savannah Window Fashions, sh...
387 - Nikki Greenwood - When You're in the Midst of the Crazy, You Can't Always Look Ahead
19 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 dec...
386 - Cade Smith - From Employee to Owner in No Time!
12 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 an...
385 - Julie Wood - There is Nothing You Have to Lose!
05 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 Des...
385 - Lilye Lavender - I Know I Won't Let Myself Fail
29 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lilye Lavender owns Laveña Luxe Interiors, a new workroom based in Austin, TX. Together with her fashion school peer, Joseph, they fabricate and sell...
384 - What Three Items in Your Workroom Can You Not Live Without?
22 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Links for podcast Terko thread - https://workroommarketplace.com/collections/sewing-supplies Jewel's tape Home Sewing Depot - https://homese...
383 - Listener Favorite - Jeanne McDermott of Virtual Design 4 Interiors
15 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
382 - Opportunity Thinking Series with Taylor Angel
08 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
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 ...
381 - Kari Culberson - I Feel Comfortable and Ready for More
01 Oct 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kari Culberson is an interior designer, textile designer & sewist specializing in contemporary block printed textiles & soft goods fabrication for the...
380 - Kimberly Lista - I Found My Peace in the Workroom
24 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kim has a very unique way of tapping into what her clients want for their homes, and creating that atmosphere by mixing both high and low-end fu...
379 - Are You Up to SPEED?
17 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Links and Resources; Up to Speed with Jeanelle Dech in the Curtains & Soft Furnishings Resource Library The 30 Minutes with Workroom Tech Podcas...
378 - Listener Favorite - Donna Hovis
10 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Donna Hovis owns Donna Hovis Interiors, a one-woman drapery workroom serving Middle Tennessee for the past 18 years. Donna has an Associate's Degree ...
377 - Jenny Ellis - I Just Knew I Wanted To Do This
03 Sep 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jenny Ellis is the owner of The Artful Chair. She spent her childhood in Ohio, then moved to Boca Raton, Florida in 1968, in a hurricane! After Hi...
376 - Opportunity Thinking Series with Sue Parten of The Workroom Pro
27 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Sue Parten opened her workroom in 1985. She found that To-the-Trade was the best fit for her so she could be home with her kids, and she didn't have ...
375 - Judi Turner - I Am Always Looking for Information
20 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Judi Andersen Turner has been the owner/designer/fabricator for Domicil Design since 1992. She holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts, the University of Michi...
374 - 7th Anniversary Podcast
13 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Thank you to my listeners for their kindness and loyalty and friendship! Links and Resources; Custom Workroom Conference The Sew Much More...
373 - Diane Girty - I Put Aside Everything I Didn't Like
06 Aug 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Diane Girty lives and operates New Skins Upholstery in Lasalle, Ontario, just south of Detroit. A 15-year veteran, she's known for her marine upholste...
372 - OT Series with Susan Woodcock
30 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Susan Woodcock is an entrepreneur, educator, and spokesperson for the custom workroom industry. She owns Workroom Tech, a trade school in Tryon, N.C.,...
371 - Lisa Moore - Meet The New Owner of Home Sewing Depot
23 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Moore is a true AZ native, born and raised. She began sewing at the age of three on her mom's lap, learning tailoring from her. Lisa ran a ...
370 - Listener Favorite - Rodger Walker
16 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rodger Walker retired from the City of Richmond, Virginia Fire Department in 2012, after a busy and exciting career. He moved to North Carolina that...
369 - Karen Lander - I Love Trying New Things
09 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With over 30 years in business, Karen and her team at Drapery Design collaborate, with several nationally recognized interior design and architectural...
368 - Kelly McGrory - The Pause is Everything
02 Jul 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kelly McGrory is a woman of many interests, pursuits, and hobbies. She lives in Kennett Square, PA with her life partner and husband, William, and t...
367 - Listener Favorite OT Series - Two Sisters Ecotextiles
25 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Almost 20 years ago Leigh Anne was looking for fabric to reupholster her sofa. She found fabrics that were sophisticated, but not environmentally fr...
366 - Barbara Holley - I Had the Patience To Do It Right
18 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Barbara Holley was a systems analyst for Sunbeam Corporation and quit her job to be a stay-at-home mom. She enjoyed decorating her home and her frie...
365 - Margie Nance - Everything I've Learned Has Brought Me to Where I am Today
11 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Links and Resources; Steal Like an Artist: 10 Things Nobody Told You About Being Creative by Austin Kleon Covid Notes from a Non-Covid Expert by...
364 - Loretta McGranaghan - When It Turns Out Right, You Hear the Angels Sing!
04 Jun 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Loretta McGranaghan is the owner and President of Loretta's Designs, LLC. She has been in the business for more than 30 years as a workroom, servicin...
363 - Opportunity Thinking Series with Taylor Angel
28 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Links and Resources; My first interview with Taylor in Podcast Episode 259 Taylor's Podcast with Kate the Socialite Atomic Habits by James Clear
362 -Justin Dazey - Hire Professionals and Expect Them to Act Professionally
21 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Justin began his journey into the world of furniture and soft goods working in and managing antique showrooms. After receiving a degree in Interior De...
361 - Frances Pusch on Retirement
14 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Frances Pusch has worked with textiles in some form her entire professional career. Her training includes art school and a bachelor's degree in textil...
360 - Elaine Parry - I Just Keep Going for Things
07 May 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Elaine Parry is English, born in London and brought up in Bath. Elaine studied retail design in Paris and worked in haute couture boutiques and soft f...
359 - Resources Revisited
30 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Podcast 240 - Resources for Your Business Laura Nelson's Artice in the Drapery & Design Digital Digest Sarah O'Neil's Podcast Custom Workroom Conferen...
358 - Listener Favorite - Laurie Medford
23 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
What a thrill is was for me to interview Laurie Medford on today's podcast! Laurie joined the window treatment industry in 1983. Her workroom Centsibl...
357 - Listener Favorite - Jennifer Franco
16 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer Csanyi is the owner of Jennifer's Sewing Studio located in Cocoa, Fl. Jennifer has been sewing most of her life and learned from her grandm...
356 - Opportunity Thinking Series - Meet Jessica Harling
09 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
With unwavering conviction, Jessica Harling can break down complex decisions to simplify an action plan. Her dynamic problem-solving can confront pote...
355 - Excellence vs Perfection
02 Apr 2023
Contributed by Lukas
I wonder if any of you were as impressed with the idea of Excellence rather than Perfectionism as I was. Please let me know what you thought about J...
354 - Re-release of Jean Lawes and the Jill Robson Scholarship
26 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jean Lawes has been a guest on the podcast a few times, and on this episode, she shares what winning the Jill Robson Scholarship meant to her. You hav...
353 - Jeanne Henzel Swartz - We Strive for Excellence Not Perfection
19 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jeanne Henzel is a creative artist with the mind of an engineer. She practices the kind of visionary magic that comes from a degree in fine art and a ...
352 - Michele Fugazy - Networking is Everything
12 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michele Fugazy is the owner of a to the trade soft furnishings and hard treatment window coverings company in Fairfield County CT since 2000. Prior to...
351 - Listener Favorite - Jean Lawes and Cindi Gray - Partnering Up!
05 Mar 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Jean Lawes is the owner of HomeStyle Workroom, LLC, a Custom Workroom to the Trade, located in Jarrettsville, Maryland. With an extensive background ...
350 - Polly Waite - We Are All Winging it a Bit!
26 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Polly Waite is a classically trained and qualified upholsterer and furniture restorer. She is a member of the Association of Master Upholsterers and S...
349 - OT Series with Harmony Maraldo and the National Upholstery Association
19 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Harmony Maraldo is an upholsterer, a pricing strategist, and the current president of the National Upholstery Association. By day, she works as the He...
348 - Kelli Vitari - Money Will Come Back to You, Time Will Not
12 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Kelli Vitari is an award-winning owner of the window treatment store and drapery and upholstery workroom, Wild Fern Window Furnishings, in Olympia, WA...
347 - Denise Korynta - I Said Yes to Some Pretty Strange Jobs!
05 Feb 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Denise Korynta, of Smith Mountain Lake, VA, created her slipcover business, Details by Denise when the need arose to find a job that would give her th...
346 - Audrey Campbell - I Love to Learn New Stuff!
29 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Audrey Campbell is the owner of Boxwood & Ivy, a drapery workroom located in Cincinnati, OH, servicing both retail and to-the-trade clients. She cre...
345 - OT Series - Rosemarie Garner - On Moving Her Homebased Workroom
22 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Rosemarie Garner comes by her sewing passion naturally. Her maternal grandparents were a seamstress and a tailor, and her mother taught her how to sew...
344 - Listener Favorite - Michelle Minner
15 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Michelle Minner is the owner of Blue Roof Cabin Upholstery, located in Washington state. She's a solopreneur, specializing in residential furniture r...
343 - Lisa Jones - I Think of Myself as an Artist
08 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Jones, is the owner, designer, and fabricator of Lisa Jones Interiors. She has been sewing all of her life. Her mother, LuAnn, taught her to sew ...
342 - Happy New Year 2023!
01 Jan 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Links and Resources; 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 ...
341 - 2022 Year End Wrap Up With Michele Wiliams
25 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
I was so happy to continue the tradition of a year-end wrap-up with Michele Williams. Links and Resources; (Some of the links I provide are ...
340 -Sheri Corey and Sassy Slipcovers
18 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Sheri has been in the workroom business for the past 28 years, full-time. She had started it before retiring from her nursing career, by working on it...
339 - Gabriela McCormick - Something Told Me Don't Give Up On This
11 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Gabriela McCormick, owner of Great Oak Interiors. A full-service custom window treatment workroom, offering fabrication, installation, and design serv...
338 - Carrie Duso - I Had A Workroom Ready to Go, So Why Not?
04 Dec 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Carrie Duso is the owner of CMD Interiors, a one-person retail drapery, and design studio in Mason, Michigan. She began sewing window treatments in 19...
337 - Setting Boundaries
27 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by; The Workroom Channel Scarlet Thread Consulting The WCAA The Curtains and Soft Furnishings Resou...
336 - Riana LeJeune and Alex Cottington - If You Can Take Something Apart, You Can Learn to Put it Back Together
20 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Riana LeJeune-Copeland is the owner and creative Mastermind of Repinned LLC. Riana was born in 1982 and was raised by an emergency medical pilot fathe...
335 - Listener Favorite - Shasta Breitkopf
13 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Shasta Breitkopf has been part of the Window coverings industry for quite some time and I was so happy to be able to hear more about her story! Shasta...
334 - Listener Favorite - Heather McGrew
06 Nov 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Heather McGrew is the owner of Drapery Décor. She started her business in 2010 after working and gaining knowledge/experience of this industry in ...
333 - What is Your Customer Service?
30 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
(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 purchas...
332 - Lisa Brock - I've Said Yes to the Right Things
23 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa Brock is the owner of Brock Custom Interiors in the Birmingham AL area. Born and raised in the south, married her college sweetheart and best fri...
331 - Listener Favorite - Kevin Kise
16 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kevin Kise owns a workroom and is a designer for Kise Interiors. Coming from humble beginnings in Rural Franklin County, Ohio, his passion for fabric...
330 - Listener Favorite - Lisa O'Brien
09 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa O'Brien is the owner of All Things Material. Raised in Northern Kentucky, as a child Lisa O'Brien was always creating something. No wonder she ...
329 - What is Your Stick in the Workflow Wheel?
02 Oct 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Where is the problem in your workflow? I would love to hear from you about it. Let me know on the Sew Much More Facebook page. Links and Re...
328 - Adam Brand of M&S Schmalberg
25 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Adam Brand is the 4th generation co-owner of M&S Schmalberg. Their artificial flowers have complemented the apparel, wedding, accessory, millinery and...
327 - Listener Favorite - Cathy Cuddington
18 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Cathy Cuddington is the owner of Dogwood Designs, a wholesale workroom located in Apex, North Carolina, a suburb of Raleigh. Her earliest sewing memor...
326 - OT Podcast with Michele Williams
11 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Michele Williams is a serial entrepreneur and speaker on a mission to close the financial literacy gap for small businesses. Through her two compani...
325 - Elizabeth Jung - You Just Keep Swimming!
04 Sep 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Born and raised in Marietta Ohio. Enjoyed making and creating as a kid and did a lot of cross stitch with her mom. Sewed a pair of shorts as a class ...
324 - Listener Favorite - Angie Wewel
28 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Angie Wewel is the owner of Grandview Drapery Studio, a wholesale workroom located in Arvada, Colorado, just northwest of Denver. From a young age, A...
323 - OT Podcast with Lisa LaChance New Owner of Dream Draper
18 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Lisa LaChance started Something Sew Unique nearly 20 years ago in Horseshoe Bay, Texas. While there she had the opportunity to create unique window tr...
322 - Claudia Couto - I Don't Have A Choice, I Have To Be Happy!
14 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Claudia Couto, owner and founder of Claudia Couture Homes LLC, has been in the design business for over 17 years. Born and raised in Brazil, Claudia's...
321 - 6th Anniversary Podcast
07 Aug 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Links and Resources; Chris Guillebeau
320 - Peg Wagner - I Don't Ever See Being Done
31 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Peg Wagner owns and operates Above and Beyond Window Design out of her home, working with mostly designers. She fabricates window treatments, pillows,...
319 - Being In The Arena
24 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles, or where the doer of deeds could have done them better. The c...
318 - Kristine Clarke - There's That One Little Nugget!
17 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Kristine Clarke owns and operates August Day Designs, a custom soft furnishings workroom. She fabricates window treatments, Roman shades, and pillows ...
317 - Listener Favorite - Claire Herne
10 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Claire Herne is the owner of Louie Custom Drapery, located in Darien Connecticut. Claire's background is in investment banking, but she has sewn thro...
316 - Listener Favorite - The Sewing Loft of Avon
03 Jul 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Rachel and Bryan Short own and operate The Sewing Loft of Avon, a custom soft furnishings workroom located in Connecticut. It is a full-service wor...
315 - OPPORTUNITY THINKING Series - Jennifer White -
26 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Jennifer White has been part of the window treatment for quite a while and has shared her fabrication expertise and is now venturing into selling roma...
314 - Carol Dykhouse - To Learn and Explore and Share
19 Jun 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Carol Dykhouse, owner of Creations by Carol, has been in business for 40 years. She started out doing custom sewing and alterations and bridal gowns. ...