A flanges is basically a flat lip or band that is sewn in the seam on pillows and other soft furnishings. It is a popular detail and an alt

Imagine a roman shade with ribs. Ribs are used to provide structure and support across the width of the shade. With the buckram fold method

Bed skirts, dust skirts, dust ruffles, or bed valances... whatever you call them, only workrooms know how much work goes into custom bedding

There are two types of pattern matching. One is where you match up the design when joining cuts of fabric together like when making draperi

On episode sixteen of The Sew Much More Podcast: 30-Minutes with Workroom Tech, Ceil DiGuglielmo and Susan Woodcock talk about how to create fabric banding. (Air date Wednesday, May 22, 2019). You can listen to episode sixteen here: 30-Minutes with Workroom Tech Podcast Banding from Scratch Adding a banding of fabric to draperies, valances, shades and pillows, creates a beautiful custom detail. You can purchase tapes and banding, and in episode eight of the podcast, Ceil

Pleating draperies can be a challenge. If you own a drapery workroom you are going to have to pleat! There is no way around it... but with

When you look at a window treatment, what do you see? A flat piece of fabric? If the fabric is not flat, but has gathered or pleated section