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This podcast is a must for workrooms and aspiring sewists who want to make professional window treatments and soft home furnishings. Each episode will highlight information all workrooms need to know. It will be for everyone from beginners to experts. There will often be links to videos and instructional blogs and pdf's.

Ceil DiGuglielmo and Susan Woodcock: Custom Workrooms


    • May 14, 2025 LATEST EPISODE
    • monthly NEW EPISODES
    • 38m AVG DURATION
    • 99 EPISODES


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    Latest episodes from The Sew Much More Podcast: 30 Minutes With Workroom Tech

    99 - The Latest News about the Custom Workroom Conference

    Play Episode Listen Later May 14, 2025 40:39


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   Learn more about the Custom Workroom Conference.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com  

    98 - Specializing for a Niche Market

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 9, 2025 30:40


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com  

    WRT 97- 2025 Pick A Project Challenge - 31025 11.25AM

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 12, 2025 35:09


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com  

    WRT 96 - The Paris Decor Tour Experience

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 12, 2025 55:53


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com  

    95 - New Year Goals and Opportunities

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 8, 2025 46:51


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com  

    94 - 2024 Year End Wrap Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 11, 2024 37:05


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com  

    93 - Live From The Slipcover Summit

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 13, 2024 36:43


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com  

    92 - 12 Habits of Successful Entrepreneurs

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 9, 2024 46:18


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com  

    91 - Sewing with Susan

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2024 41:42


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com You can watch this podcast here. 

    90 - Does Your Workoom Have a Spillway?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 14, 2024 35:29


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com  

    89 - 2024 Pick A Project Challenge Recap

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2024 43:58


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com  

    88 - Building Better Vendor Relationships

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2024 58:23


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com  

    87 - Become a Drapery Detective

    Play Episode Listen Later May 8, 2024 41:56


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com  

    86 - What's so Scary About Confidence?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 17, 2024 70:21


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com  

    85 - Classic Embellishments: Maltese Cross, Rosette, and Chou

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 13, 2024 36:12


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com  

    84 - The 2024 Pick-A-Project Challenge

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 14, 2024 38:14


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com  

    83 - The 2024 Workroom Accountability and Mentoring Group - 1824 12.39PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2024 30:49


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com  

    82 - Changes to the Cord Safety Standard: Q & A with WCMA

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2023 70:31


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com  

    81 - WRT - Neighbors!

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 8, 2023 41:12


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com  

    80 - WRT Podcast 5th Anniversary Episode

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 11, 2023 46:21


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com  

    79 - A New Method is Born - 9823 11.20 AM

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 13, 2023 42:07


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com  

    78 - Asking For Help

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 9, 2023 47:31


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com  

    77- Learning About Outdoor Cushions

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 12, 2023 38:45


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com  

    76 - Pick A Project Challenge Follow Up

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 14, 2023 70:31


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com  

    75 - What Does Scaling Your Business Mean to You?

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2023 44:23


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com   We would love to hear from you about what scaling means to you.  Join the conversation on Facebook here. Links and Resources; The Sew Much More Podcast with Rosemarie Garner on moving out of her home. The WRT 64 - Adding Hard Treatments to Your Business with Freddie Graves WRT 42 - Branding Your Workroom Business

    74 - Learning About Thread

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2023 62:18


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com  

    73 - Tim Allen the Lining King!

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 8, 2023 47:40


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com   It was so good to talk with Tim Allen from Hanes Fabrics.  You can learn more about Hanes here.  

    72 - Who Is On Your Team?

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 8, 2023 34:38


    71 -The 2023 Pick-A-Project Workroom Challenge!

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 11, 2023 37:29


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog. You will also find the link to the form for today's podcast there.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com   Links to the articles we talked about;   Susan's Project - Office Chair Slipcover” by Teresa Bennett, Drapery & Design Professional Magazine, Vol. 2009, Issue 3 Laurie's Project - Necklace Trim Pillow by Cathy Stitch Drapery & Design Professional Magazine, Vol 2009, Issue 4 Ceil's Project - grommet panel instructions from Susan Woodcock's Book - Sewing Custom Curtains, Shades, and Top Treatments (I am an Amazon Associate and links to certain products may entitle me to payment if you purchase them.)

    70 - The Best of 2022!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 7, 2022 38:36


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com

    69 - Getting Back to Work After CWC - 11122 4.05 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 9, 2022 39:01


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com

    68 -Scissors Q & A Part 2

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 5, 2022 37:16


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com   Thanks again to Caleb Snead from Wolff Industries for answering even more questions about scissors.

    67 - Scissors Q & A Part 1

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 14, 2022 34:37


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com   Thanks to Caleb from Wolff Industries for answering all of our scissor questions!

    66 - What's Your Work Ethic?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 10, 2022 32:53


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com   Are You A Hard Worker or a Workaholic? by Carolyn Cutrone   Rest Ethic: Be More, Have More, Do Less by Dr. Sean Orr

    65 - What's New in the Workroom

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 13, 2022 51:28


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com   Episode 10  D&D article - Espeditied Low-Bulk, Pleated Drapery Method by Susan Woodcock

    64 - Adding Hard Treatments to Your Workroom Business

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2022 45:54


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com   Links and Resources; Hunter Douglas Comfortex Designers Resource My Designer's Concierge    

    63 - Opposites Attract- Making Friends With Your Strengths and Weaknesses

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2022 39:03


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com   You can listen to the SMM Podcast with Laurie here.

    62 - Reverse Time Studies

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 13, 2022 34:50


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com

    61 - How Do You Handle Rejection?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 9, 2022 38:31


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com

    60 - Workroom Efficiency

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2022 61:17


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com     Links and Resources;(I sometimes use affiliate links and may be paid for using them.  I am grateful if you choose to use them.)   Workroom Tours with Denton Drapes on YouTube.   For more information about Ann's Workroom Efficiency Class at Workroom Tech, contact her at akjworkroom@oh.rr.com.   Pattern Matching at the Machine Taught Sewing  

    59 - The Value of Mentoring

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 12, 2022 32:49


      See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com

    58 - The Best of 2021!

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2021 34:56


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com

    WRT 57 - Learning about Linings with Taylor Angel

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2021 32:41


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com

    WRT 56 - Hand Sewing

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 13, 2021 43:43


    30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog. You can watch today's podcast on YouTube.   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com   Links and Resources; Prym Glass Head Pins

    55 - Roadblocks

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2021 38:40


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com    

    54 - Workrooms Working Long Distance

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 11, 2021 36:31


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com   Thanks so much to Lisa Salvatore for being our guest today! Lisa owns The Finishing Room, in Connecticut. We talked about Episode 21 - Building Relationships To Build Your Business

    53 - Around the Corner: Drapery Edition

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 14, 2021 39:10


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com     Links and Resources; (I sometimes use affiliate links and may be paid for using them.  I am grateful if you choose to use them.) Singer Sewing Custom Curtains, Shades and Top Treatments 30 Minutes with WT Episode 6: Smiling Draperies 30 Minutes with WT Episode 16: Fabric Banding Drapery & Design Professional magazine, Vol. 2010, Issue 1 English Panel Method CHF Magazine, Nov/Dec 2007, Ruffled Panel Link to our Youtube recording

    52 -The Pitfalls of Perception Pricing

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2021 37:04


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com     Links and Resources; Michele Williams Price Your Work with Confidence by Kitty Stein The Six C's of Pricing Custom Work with Jeanelle Tech, Library Circle Time webinar, June 2018 30 Minutes with Workroom Tech, Episode 33 “Pricing and Your Hourly Rate”

    51 - Tiebacks

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2021 38:46


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can view today's Podcast on Youtube.   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com     Links and Resources; (I sometimes use affiliate links and may be paid for using them.  I am grateful if you choose to use them.)   Singer Sewing Custom Curtains, Shades and Top Treatments by Susan Woodcock The Complete Book of Curtains and Drapes by Lady Caroline Wrey The Home Furnishings Workbook by Katrin Cargill and James Merrell Soft Furnishing Book by Terence Conran Home Furnishings Workbook by Maureen Whitemore Döfix Rowley Company Tieback, Picture & Mirror Hook Rowley Company Concealed Tieback Holder

    WRT 50 - Eyerolls and Expectations - 41321 2.25 PM

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 14, 2021 49:40


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    WRT 49 - Time Studies for Non Fabrication Tasks - 3821 11.17 AM

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 10, 2021 41:16


    See more about today's topic on Susan's Workroom Tech Blog.   30 Minutes with Workroom Tech is brought to you by Workroom Tech   You can contact Susan at susan@workroomtech.com and Ceil at ceilwdi@gmail.com     Links and Resources; (I sometimes use affiliate links and may be paid for using them.  I am grateful if you choose to use them.)   Ann K. Johnson's Workroom Skills Class Information - Contact Ann on her website  Donna Skufis's Method Share on Time Blocking

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