30 Minutes with Workroom Tech Celebrates 100 Episodes!
- Susan - Workroom Tech
- Jun 11
- 3 min read
Open the Champagne! We are celebrating 100 episodes of The Sew Much More Podcast: 30 Minutes with Workroom Tech! On this episode, Rodger Walker acts as host asking Ceil and Susan questions.
Listen to this episode of the podcast here: Celebrating 100 Episodes!
In this episode you will learn...
How and why Ceil and Susan started the podcast and what is the value.
How they choose topics and if there are any challenges to producing a monthly podcast.
Favorite things about producing a podcast and listener feedback.
What has changed in their businesses since starting the podcast 6 ½ years ago and what's planned for the future.
An overview of the past 6 1/2 years of the podcast:
54 episodes about workroom sewing and fabrication
20 episodes featuring the annual "best of", travel, news, and the Workroom Accountability & Mentoring Group (WAM)
19 episodes about business, sales, marketing and self-improvement
7 episodes about pricing
Thank you for listening and subscribing to the podcast. We would love to hear from you! If you have a favorite episode, let us know why and how it helped you in your workroom business.
See the list of all 100 episodes below. To listen to past episodes, use the search feature on the Workroom Tech blog/podcast page
100 | Celebrating 100 Episodes |
99 | The Latest News About Custom Workroom Conference |
98 | Specializing for a Niche Market |
97 | The 2025 Pick-A-Project Challenge |
96 | The Paris Decor Tour Experience |
95 | New Year - New Goals - New WAM Group |
94 | The Best of 2024 |
93 | Live From the Slipcover Summit |
92 | Habits for Success |
91 | Sewing with Susan Videocast |
90 | Does Your Workroom Have a Spillway? |
89 | Pick-a-Project Challenge Recap |
88 | Building Better Vendor Relationships with Jayna Manzelli |
87 | Become a Drapery Detective |
86 | What's So Scary About Confidence? |
85 | Traditional Fabric Embellishments |
84 | The 2024 Pick-A-Project Challenge |
83 | The 2024 Workroom & Accountability Group |
82 | Updates to Cord Safety Standards: Q & A with WCMA with guests Joe Jankoski and Ralph Vasami |
81 | Neighbors! |
80 | Celebrating 5 years! |
79 | A new method is born with guest Jessie Lee Miller |
78 | Asking for help |
77 | Learning about outdoor cushions with guest Callie Nelson |
76 | Pick-a-Project challenge follow up |
75 | What does “scaling” mean to you? |
74 | Learning about thread with guest Angie Wewel |
73 | “The Lining King” Tim Allen |
72 | Who is on your team? |
71 | The 2023 Pick-A-Project Challenge! |
70 | The Best of 2022 |
69 | Getting back to work after CWC |
68 | Scissors Q & A - Part II with guest Caleb Snead |
67 | Scissors Q & A - Part I with guest Caleb Snead |
66 | What’s you work ethic? |
65 | What's new in the workroom? |
64 | Adding hard treatments to your workroom with guest Freddie Graves |
63 | Making friends with your strengths and weaknesses with guest Laurie Medford |
62 | Reverse time studies |
61 | How do you handle rejection? |
60 | Simple tips for efficiency in the workroom with guest Ann Johnson |
59 | Mentoring |
58 | The Best of 2021 |
57 | Learning about linings with guest Taylor Angel |
56 | Hand sewing |
55 | Roadblocks |
54 | Working long distance with guest Lisa Salvatore |
53 | Around the corner - drapery edition |
52 | The pitfalls of perception pricing |
51 | Tiebacks |
50 | Eyerolls and expectations |
49 | Time studies for non-fabrication tasks |
48 | Workroom supplies |
47 | Workroom accountability and mentoring group |
46 | The Best of 2020 |
45 | Around the corner - pillow edition |
44 | Sewing machine feet |
43 | Your brand on social media |
42 | Branding your workroom business |
41 | Calculating yardage |
40 | Pillows and cushions Q & A |
39 | Drapery Q & A |
38 | Shade systems with Deborah Cronin and Jennifer White |
37 | Measuring |
36 | Ripplefold drapery with guest Ann Johnson |
35 | WAM group and efficiency in the workroom |
34 | Installation with Robin Matthews |
33 | Pricing and your hourly rate |
32 | Introducing the Workroom Accountability and Mentoring group |
31 | Working with challenging fabrics |
30 | The Best of 2019 |
29 | Slipcovers for wood frame chairs |
28 | Fabric flanges |
27 | Workroom myths and misconceptions |
26 | Basic cornice board construction |
25 | Staple guns and air compressors with Rodger Walker |
24 | Buckram fold roman shades |
23 | Italian stringing |
22 | Custom bed skirts |
21 | Building relationships to build your workroom business |
20 | Board mounts window treatments |
19 | Pattern matching |
18 | Building a worktable with Rodger Walker |
17 | Shaped banding |
16 | Fabric banding |
15 | Relaxed roman shades |
14 | Pleating draperies |
13 | Fire safety in the workroom with Rodger Walker |
12 | Custom pillows |
11 | Roman shade lift systems Q & A |
10 | Essential tools & workroom layout |
9 | Box pleated valances |
8 | Applying trims |
7 | Cord Safety Testing Results |
6 | Smiling draperies |
5 | Cord safety update for custom workrooms |
4 | Linings and interlinings |
3 | Understanding fullness |
2 | Grommets |
1 | Common terms and acronyms. October 9, 2018 |

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