410 episodes

An interview style podcast with people in the Custom Home Furnishings industry.

Sew Much More Ceil DiGuglielmo

    • Arts
    • 4.8 • 72 Ratings

An interview style podcast with people in the Custom Home Furnishings industry.

    412 - Jill Stroh - Your House Should Be Your Happy Place

    412 - Jill Stroh - Your House Should Be Your Happy Place

    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 form or fashion and was always encouraged to be creative.  Jill went to school for Communications and concentrated her studies in Advertising.  She had a short career in advertising, and switched gears to sales for a multi-media marketing firm.  Jill met her husband, got married, and moved to Pittsburgh where they started their family and where they currently live. Jill has two children, a daughter who is 15 and son who is 13, plus their dog Brin.
    Jill is on Instagram and Facebook
     
    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
     
     

    • 1 hr 4 min
    411 - Olga Kott - Creating A Family Business

    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 

    • 51 min
    410 - Listener Favorite - Laurie Gutberlet

    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
     
     

    • 57 min
    409 - OPPORTUNITY THINKING SERIES - Jeanelle Dech and Klimaka Studios

    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. 
     
    You can watch this episode of the Podcast on YouTube here.

    • 50 min
    408 - Remembering Beth Hodges

    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
     
     

    • 1 hr 24 min
    407 - How Do You Overcome Procrastination?

    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
     
     

    • 16 min

Customer Reviews

4.8 out of 5
72 Ratings

72 Ratings

Lisa Kay OB ,

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

Lisa@LJI ,

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!

Comedy Craving ,

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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