Sew Much More Ceil DiGuglielmo
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An interview style podcast with people in the Custom Home Furnishings industry.
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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
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404 - Opportunity Thinking Series with Renee Gurganas, WCAA Executive Director
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-profit and for-profit sectors, Renee brings a wealth of knowledge to the WCAA.
Previously she was the Executive Director of a community organization in Murrells Inlet, SC, where she lead the organization in a new Strategic Plan that they continue to use today.
After becoming the Executive Director of the WCAA, Renee began working with the Board of Directors on a new Strategic Plan as well as rebranding the organization. -
403 - Keaven Willa Hartt - Only Say Yes to the Type of Job You Want to Do More Of
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 College of Art, in Portland, where she obtained a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Woodworking and Furniture Design, with a self-directed thesis on Sustainability Through Upholstery. Keaven founded her upholstery business, Willa Hartt, in 2019. She joined the National Upholstery Association in 2021, and was nominated to the Board of Directors, where she served first as Secretary, before recently becoming the President. Keaven still lives in Portland with her husband and their two dogs.
Keaven is on Instagram
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 make a purchase, I will make some money. I won't make a million dollars, but I might be able to get a cup of coffee, so thank you!)
Spruce Upholstery by Amanda Brown and Grace Bonney
Upholstery: A Complete Course by David James
The planner I use is from Laurel Studios.
Keaven uses the Commit 30 planner.
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