30 Minutes with Workroom Tech: Episode 109, Drapery & Upholstery Workrooms Learning Together
- Susan - Workroom Tech
- 38 minutes ago
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On this episode of The Sew Much More Podcast: 30 Minutes with Workroom Tech, Ceil DiGuglielmo and Susan Woodcock are joined by special guest Michelle Minner, Blue Roof Cabin Upholstery, for a conversation about drapery and upholstery workrooms. Listen and learn as they ask questions and share experiences from their businesses, and see below for information about topics and tools shared in the podcast. Time warning - this episode is 1 hour and 15 minutes long. We had a lot to talk about. Enjoy!
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Included in this episode:
Using upholstery weight fabrics for draperies
Standards for pleats and spaces
Tips for fabricating a dust skirt
Lining and interlining
Welt cord
Needle sizes
Thread
Industrial sewing machines
Work tables
Foam
Irons
Covering buttons
Measuring and cutting
Working with pattern repeats
Safety
Michelle recommended the following tools:
The drapery class with Susan Woodcock that Michelle mentions is an online class at The Workroom Channel here Hand Crafted Interlined Draperies
Michelle Minner's French Mattress Cushion class is also on The Workroom Channel here French Mattress Cushion Class
The FLC Upholstery Training courses can be found here.
Worktable instructions can be found here: Episode 18
Drapery and upholstery workrooms have a lot in common
1. Share skills and techniques
2. Use many of the same suppliers
3. Run small businesses with the same challenges such as pricing, time management, and sales & marketing.
Other resources shared during the podcast include the National Upholstery Association, Custom Workroom Conference, and the Curtains and Soft Furnishings Resource Library.
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