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30 Minutes with Workroom Tech Celebrates 100 Episodes!

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

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