409 episodes
Sew Much More Ceil DiGuglielmo
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4.8 • 72 Ratings
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An interview style podcast with people in the Custom Home Furnishings industry.
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411 - Olga Kott - Creating A Family Business
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 business. But we always love craft , had ambitions, and lots of ideas. Our shared passion and belief in each other led us to start Kott Soft Furnishings.
Our busy working studio is nestled in the beautiful countryside of Hampshire, UK.
I’ve worked as a curtain maker for over 10 years and it's my absolute love and passion.
After being overwhelmed with orders, my husband joined me, leaving his previous job. He does upholstery and fitting and has become an integral part of our family business.
We are happy and united more than ever.
Together, we provide a comprehensive service, from initial measurements and fabric selection to the final fitting.
Our children also enjoy helping out, and perhaps one day, they will carry on our family business.
Social media :
www.olgakott.co.uk
Instagram - kott.soft.furnishings
Facebook - kott.soft.furnishing
YouTube - Olga Kott -
410 - Listener Favorite - Laurie Gutberlet
Laurie Gutberlet began her business in February 2020. Her one-person, small workroom is located in the Atlantic Coast region of Bethany Beach, DE. The catalyst for Laurie's “startup” is largely due to the relationship built and training received from Susan Woodcock at Workroom Tech. Laurie has a life-long love of sewing and always thought about doing professional work. She figured “If not now, when?” Her company name—SeaGlass Seams, LLC—is largely based on her location. My work to date includes draperies, cushions, roman shades, valances, bedding, and those random projects of “can you sew this for me?”
Laurie is on Facebook and Instagram
Links and Resources;
Workroom Tech
Price Your Work With Confidence by Kitty Stein
Nancy Letts
Rosemarie Garner
Emily Petit
Deb Cronin
The Funky Little Chair
Kai Scissors
Stevenson Vestal
The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by;
The Workroom Channel
Scarlet Thread Consulting
The WCAA
The Curtains and Soft Furnishings Resource Library
Merril Y Landis, LTD
Angel's Distributing, LLC
National Upholstery Association
Workroom Tech
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409 - OPPORTUNITY THINKING SERIES - Jeanelle Dech and Klimaka Studios
In this OPPORTUNITY THINKING episode of the Sew Much More Podcast, Ceil DiGuglielmo joins Jeanelle Dech in her office at Adaptive Textiles in West Chester, PA. They talk about the origins and growth of the textile printing business and the launch of KLIMAKA STUDIOS https://klimakastudios.com/, a new collection of workroom-centric fabric and wallpaper, featuring artists collaborations and engineered designs.
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408 - Remembering Beth Hodges
The Sew Much More Podcast is sponsored by;
The Workroom Channel
Scarlet Thread Consulting
The WCAA
The Curtains and Soft Furnishings Resource Library
Merril Y Landis, LTD
Angel's Distributing, LLC
National Upholstery Association
Workroom Tech
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407 - How Do You Overcome Procrastination?
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 sponsored by;
The Workroom Channel
Scarlet Thread Consulting
The WCAA
The Curtains and Soft Furnishings Resource Library
Merril Y Landis, LTD
Angel's Distributing, LLC
National Upholstery Association
Workroom Tech
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406 - Will Linn - My Boss Makes It Easy To Work For Her
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 and Interior Design, he manages the day-to-day operation of the shop, building and upholstering beds, ottomans, cornices, and walls for Marquis Design Group as well as pillows, roman shades and drapery.
As a native Florida resident, he loves spending his time, when not working, at the beach and theme parks.
Having graduated from Mount Ida College in Boston with a bachelor’s degree in fashion design in 2009, Will enjoys putting his degree to use in his passion for costume design and construction. His costumes can be seen gracing the stages of theatres and ballet companies in South Florida in such productions as: “The Nutcracker”, “Cinderella”, “Swan Lake”, “Sleeping Beauty”, “Romeo & Juliet”, “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, “Don Quixote” and many more. In his free time, he enjoys volunteering at his former elementary school drama department helping create costume pieces for productions like “Mary Poppins”, “Oklahoma”, “The Addams Family”, and “The Lion King”, just to name a few.
Will is a member of the rank of Eagle Scout with The Boy Scouts of America. He was selected by Window Fashion Magazine’s “Top 40 under 40” and even won 1st place for their workroom competition in Upholstery in 2021
As a lover of art and design, he loves to travel the globe traveling to new museums and places such as the Louvre in Paris, The Van Gogh Museum and Rijksmuseum in Amsterdam, The Victoria and Albert Museum in London, The Reykjavík Art Museum of Iceland, and The Scottish National Gallery of Art in Edinburgh Scotland to name a few.
He can be found on Instagram @boywndr86, @thesilverthimblefl, and @marquisdesigns
Marquis Design Group Instagram
Will Linn's Instagram
Customer Reviews
Comradery
My workroom routine always involves listening to my podcasts. The Sew Much More Podcast is of course, at the top of my list. 😊
Hearing the conversations of other workroom owners provides a ‘kinship’ of sorts.
Our experiences are shared by others, both good and not so good. These stories are motivating, like that feeling we have attending the CWC conference or CHF conference in the past. Ceil provides us with a taste of that excitement of meeting our counterparts.
I enjoy learning about the road taken by others in our business. How they have made it to where they are now and what their plans are for their future. It helps me map out my goals, knowing what has and has not worked.
Thank you Ceil for a podcast well done!
Lisa O’Brien
All Things Material
Florence, Kentucky
This Podcast is my new essential tool!
Listening to Ceil talk with various entrepreneurs in this industry and hearing all about how they got their start, what struggles they’ve had, what successes they’ve had, and what advice they can give to others has definitely been one of the best things I’ve discovered recently. I’ve operated my own workroom for 23 years, and I can identify with so many of these experiences, but also have gained a sense of direction for my future from listening. Thank you, Ceil, for doing this!
Feels like community
Working as a solo upholsterer can be so isolating, but listening to The Sew Much More podcast makes me feel like I’m in a room with my peers. At some point in every episode I find myself agreeing out loud with something a guest is saying 😅I look forward to every episode.
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