Sew Much More Ceil DiGuglielmo

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 working for Accent Custom Drapery LLC  21
years ago, eventually became a partner. When her business partner, Karen Miceli, retired in 2018 she became the sole owner. She is married and has three adult children. In her spare time, she loves spending time in northern Michigan, fly fishing, and knitting.
 
 
Shari is on Facebook and Instagram
 
Michele Williams Courses
 
 
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
 
 

Julia Fields worked in the bridal industry for more than five years, making wedding dress dreams a reality. Since joining Savannah Window Fashions, she has had the opportunity to transfer her skills into all things custom for our clients homes!

In her free time, she loves to write, crochet, and experiment with new recipes for the team to try. 

 
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 decided to move and bought a house sight unseen in August 2018. In their new neighborhood, they were fortunate to find a fabulous group of neighbors, including the former owner of Savannah Window Fashions Jeanne Dunn. Nikki purchased Savannah Window Fashions in 2020 from Jeanne, leaving behind corporate life and a career in advertising.
In Nikki’s previous corporate life, she wore many hats. Advertising, project managing website builds at a digital agency, floral designer, non-profit economic development, event planning, and property management. Nikki is thrilled to take Savannah Window Fashions forward as the new owner. It was an unlikely career change, but perfect in so many ways. Nikki has always had a deep and abiding love for homes. As the granddaughter of a builder and daughter of a carpenter, she spent many summers on job sites as a kid.
She adores Savannah, and her greatest desire is to build a business that contributes to the community by helping interior designers in the amazing work they do, providing top-notch, treatments for our local historic homes and properties, and making homes more beautiful and functional. Nikki is passionate about preserving the great skill and craft that goes into fabricating custom window treatments, and has a great desire to pass the knowledge on from her current team to a new generation of seamstresses and seamsters.
When she’s not living and breathing window treatments, Nikki loves exploring downtown and surrounding areas, spending time with animals (her family has one dog, three indoor cats, two porch cats, and two turtles), reading, and hosting friends and family on visits to Savannah. Nikki’s husband, Ryan, works at Georgia Ports. They enjoy bike rides, spending time with friends and neighbors, beach days at Tybee, and exploring Savannah. Nikki’s daughter, Zoe Greenwood, is a full time student at Georgia Southern Armstrong Campus, studying Political Science. Zoe also helps out at the family business part time. Ryan has a daughter attending Ohio State University and a son living in Dayton, Ohio.
Nikki is a member of the Ardsley Park Garden Club and enjoys volunteering at and attending the home and garden tours put on by local clubs.
Savannah Window Fashions is on Facebook and Instagram
 
 
Links and Resources;
LuAnn Nigara - A Well Designed Business
LuAnn University
 
(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!)
 
The Connection Method by Kelsey Kurtis
 

 
 
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 and craft activities and finally found his way to The Appalachian Center for Art, Craft and Design at Tennessee Technological University, where he studied Fiber Arts and graduated in May 2020, virtually...
Cade wandered into an interesting looking store in an industrial strip mall in August 2022, and in May 2023 he purchased that company and has continued to grow The Curtain Call into one of the premier drapery workrooms in Nashville, TN. When Cade is not making drapery, installing drapery or doing paperwork related to drapery, he spends his time in the country with his horses and dogs. Cade wishes to impart to you his daily affirmation: May your hems be right, and your seams be tight, namaste.
You can find The Curtain Call on Facebook and Instagram.
Links and Resources;
Custom Workroom Conference
Wolff Industries
 
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
 
 

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 Design program at the New Hampshire Institute of Art. While at NHIA, her love of fabric and sewing translated perfectly into a career creating window treatments.
Since she launched my business in 2006, she has specified her services largely to the interior designer. Julie enjoys assisting designers in creating spaces for clients that far exceed both client and designer expectations.
Julie understands the importance of fresh and unique treatments and continues to enhance her knowledge through webinars, workshops, and classes. Julie is constantly learning new
methods and techniques to incorporate into products, and she often passes along those tips to her interior designers.
Links and Resources;
#7 - Julie Wood
#157 - Opportunity Thinking Series with Renee Rucci and Julie Wood
 

Lilye Lavender owns Laveña Luxe Interiors, a new workroom based in Austin, TX. Together with her fashion school peer, Joseph, they fabricate and sell drapery, shades, and other soft furnishings to the trade. With success happening early on, they have big ideas to help drive the industry forward for a new generation of workroom owners.
 
Lilye is on Instagram
 
283 - Kristin Speyer - I Didn't Think I Could Do It, But I Just Did It!
The Workroom Channel
The Curtains & Soft Furnishings Resource Library
Custom Workroom Conference
Kitty Stein's Price Your Work with Confidence
Quipa
Fabric Rack - Contact Dean Fountain - deansdraperies@gmail.com