There is one common use of sewing clips that I have seen workrooms share on social media that I wanted to try - using clips to hold pleats on draperies after they are shaped (as a french or euro pleat) before they are stitched. I admit, the colorful clips do make me smile but I wasn't sure this was a necessary step or a time saver. The only way to find out was to do a time study.

On this episode of The Sew Much More Podcast: 30 Minutes with Workroom Tech, Ceil DiGuglielmo and Susan Woodcock talk about reverse time studies. You can listen to this episode of the podcast on iTunes or by using the link below. Click here to listen: Episode 62, Reverse Time Studies A reverse time study is where you guess how long something will take and then time yourself and compare the results to see how well you estimate your time. By studying your estimates as compared

On Episode 60 of the Sew Much More Podcast, 30 Minutes with Workroom Tech, Ceil DiGuglielmo and Susan Woodcock talk about simple steps for efficiency with special guest Ann K. Johnson, Sew Easy Windows. Listen and learn about how Ceil, Ann and Susan have learned to be more efficient in their workroom businesses. You can listen to the podcast here or view the video below. Main points of discussion: 1. Wear a toolbelt 2. Organize 3. Save Steps 4. Focus on Efficiency You can

In this episode of The Sew Much More Podcast: 30 Minutes with Workroom Tech, Ceil DiGuglielmo and Susan Woodcock talk about all the time workroom owners spend on the business side of their workroom career. This was a discussion topic tackled by the Workroom and Accountability Mentoring Group (WAM). There's a lot to learn! You can listen to the podcast here: Episode 49 How much time do you spend in your workday taking care of the business side of your workroom? Ordering har

The WAM group was challenged to use time studies in combination with an hourly rate, to better understand pricing. Sew what we learned!