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30 Minutes with Workroom Tech: Episode 105 - The 2025 Slipcover Summit

We had a great time this past weekend hosting the 2025 Slipcover Summit at the GreenLife Inn and Workroom Tech in Tryon, NC. There were four teachers and an enthusiastic group of attendees with different backgrounds and experience levels.


On this episode of the podcast, Ceil DiGuglielmo interviews the attendees to find out what tips, tools and ideas they would like to share with you.


You can listen to this episode here:

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The Slipcover Summit is an education retreat with like-minded people at a historic inn in a cute town with good food and fellowship. Everyone learned a lot! The teachers worked on unique project and shared tips, patterning and fitting methods, sewing skills and when things didn't go as planned, they showed how to troubleshoot and fix mistakes.


The instructors were Jonathan Bennett, Unsprung Upholstery in Richmond, VA, Robin Matthews, Seams Sew Right in Kinnelon, NJ, Emily Pettit, EJ Creations in Roebuck, SC and Susan Woodcock, Home Dec Gal and Workroom Tech, Tryon, NC.


Robin Matthews, Jonathan Bennett, Susan Woodcock and Emily Pettit
Robin Matthews, Jonathan Bennett, Susan Woodcock and Emily Pettit
Emily Pettit getting started on her slipcover project with an interested group of attendees.
Emily Pettit getting started on her slipcover project with an interested group of attendees.
Robin Matthews cutting the slipcover fabric with Jessica and Mimi watching.
Robin Matthews cutting the slipcover fabric with Jessica and Mimi watching.
Jonathan Bennett brought a small wing chair with a completed half-and-half slipcover.  He used the same chair to make a slipcover.
Jonathan Bennett brought a small wing chair with a completed half-and-half slipcover. He used the same chair to make a slipcover.
Susan Woodcock made a skirted slipcover for a wooden chair with upholstered seat and back.
Susan Woodcock made a skirted slipcover for a wooden chair with upholstered seat and back.

If you would like to see a lot more photos and videos from the Slipcover Summit, please visit the Workroom Tech Instagram or Facebook pages.


A big THANK YOU to Hanes Fabrics and Klimaka Studios for providing fabric for us to use at the Slipcover Summit and to the Curtains & Soft Furnishings Resource Library for providing lunch.


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