Workroom Tech / Home Dec Gal
Workroom Tech / Home Dec Gal
Custom Workroom Technical Center or "Workroom Tech" is a trade school dedicated to helping custom workroom businesses with training for custom window treatments and soft furnishings. There are classes for all skill levels, whether you would like to learn how to sew home decor and start a workroom business, or are an established professional seeking to hone your skills.
Workroom Tech is owned and operated by Susan Woodcock and Rodger Walker, owners of Home Dec Gal and producers of Custom Workroom Conference. Located in the foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains in Tryon, NC, Workroom Tech is at the center of a charming town, within easy walking distance of restaurants, shops and galleries.
Susan Woodcock is the author of Singer(R) Sewing Custom Curtains, Shades and Top Treatments, Sewing Window Treatments: An Absolute Beginners Guide, and is an instructor for Craftsy and The Workroom Channel. She is a popular speaker for design and workroom programs, organizations and groups.
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That is great but what about the fabric you are sewing it to?
Hello, To attach to fabric, you can machine sew, hand stitch or use an adhesive. Most often on a drapery or roman shade, I will machine sew with a matching thread before adding linings.
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Thank you, Eden!
I got all my supplies and I'm reviewing your video. I have a question. At 10 minutes in, the fusible buckram extends to the edge of the fabric. At 12:02, however, the buckram does not extend over the hemline. When would you do it one way, and when the other?
Hello, The side hems are unfolded - that is why the buckram looks shorter at 12:02. When the side hems are folded back over the buckram extends to the outside edges (less a little bit so it't not too tight).
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Thanks for this video. I am a quilter trying to make draperies for my home for the first time. When adjusting the width of the pleat to get a good position of the seam, how much difference is noticeable? I am planning for euro pleats and my math says one pleat would be 4.25” and the next 5”. I’m thinking thinking that will be too noticeable? Thanks for any help!
Hello Stephanie, Fold up two pleats and look at them from across the room. Can you tell a difference? If you have not finished your side hems, you could cut away off one side to change the amount added to the pleats. Sometimes it's helpful to plan your pleats and spaces first and then you can plan the finished panel size.
Looks wonderful. How do you hang this? Also, where can I buy dofix supplies?
Hello, How you install the shade depends on the operating system. If board mounted use L-brackets or use the brackets that come with the system you choose. You can purchase dofix products as a trade customer from dofix.com or if you are not a business owner you can purchase the items used for this shade from www.homesewingdepot.com
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Beautiful technique!
Thank you!
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If I am doing a lumber pillow that is 18 x 11 , do I increase my dimensions by the amount of the angle- like 20 x13 on my cut pieces? Also, do I need to use a boxed form or just get a much bigger one so it will fill the space? Thank you in advance!
The size of the pillow cuts are to match the pillow insert seam-to-seam. It will appear smaller because it is thicker / boxed in shape. You might want to make a sample to get the exact finished size that you want. You don't need a boxed insert - you can use the knife edge insert
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That’s like making a button loop
Exciting!
Hello Diane, You want the drapery to finish slightly larger than the rod width when pleated. This will give you ease so you don't have to stretch the panel. It also reduces "spring back".
Hey Susan, great webinar. I do have a question about calculating "ease" in a 1-way draw drapery. Would this entail removing 1" per panel width from the overall length of the panel? In my case, the w2w fabric is 156"; so would I calculate pleats based on 153"?
When calculating "ease" you want the finished width after pleating to be larger than the rod width so that it's not as stretched across the rod.
You don’t serge the seams? I’ve never heard of doing the topstitching.
For customer pillows yes, I most often serge the pillow cuts before sewing. This is a sample to show the zipper method - not a "real" customer! The topstitching prevents the zipper from showing when the pillow is stuffed.
Thanks!! Planning to make a sample for the decorators I sew for. They're going to love this! 🎉
Wonderful!
This was so helpful! Having the zipper teeth ride on "top" of the cording was something I'd never done but the outcome is what I was looking for. And finishing the other side with topstitching was a perfect way to finish. Thank you for this very helpful video!
You're so welcome!
Clever! Thank you for sharing.
This is so beautiful ❣ Thank you so much for demonstrating with easy to follow instructions.
You are so welcome!
No matter the pillow size do you use the same 4” measurement to create the triangle cut off?
That is my question as well!
You can follow the same measurement or customize it for a lesser sized pleat or greater size pleat. A mock-up in muslin would be a good idea to see how it works.
You just saved me! A good friend of mine asked for two bolster pillow for her daybed. I was honestly going to have to say no, because we are both perfectionists, and I knew that neither one of us was going to be happy with the outcome. I have been able to, in the past, cinch it together, but it was a permanent solution. She wants a bolster cover that is removable. Thank you, thank you.
Glad that you found this video helpful. Thank you!
Does this work with stretchy fabric like flannel or does it only work with non-stretch fabrics like linen?
Flannel is typically a plain weave so it could work. You would not be able to pull a thread withmstretchy fabrics like fleece
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Jessie Lee, you are amazing! I get to say I knew you when...🥰
would this method still work with garment fabric?
Yes, you can use this for garment fabrics.
Thank you for this, I love that you got straight to the point
Which kind of lining ist that?❤
Hanes Classic Sateen
Thank you for so generously sharing your knowledge! I learned so much from this video.
Love the way the gimp looks. We just did one with ladder tape and it made it easy to count out the spacing. Always helpful! Thanks Susan
Hi there! Thanks for this - its a great help. I'm sewing a Roman blind where the band is at the front edge of the blind but wraps around with the base fabric to the back. Is the method any different when you need to do this? Many thanks
Hello Bernice, There are instructions for a wrapped banding for a Roman shade in my book "Singer Sewing Custom Curtains, Shades and Top Treatments". You can also see banding tutorials on the Workroom Tech blog at www.WorkroomTech.com Best Wishes, Susan Woodcock
Anything I need to do differently when putting a zipper into a needlepoint pillow? I dread zippers but this method seems easier than what I've been doing for years.
Thank you for the info ( tutorial). Excellent tips💙
Do these corners decrease the overall size of the pillow? How to you account for lost size if so?
Although the size is the same as the insert seam-to-seam, the pillow will appear smaller because it is thicker / boxed in shape. You might want to make a sample to get the exact finished size that you want.
What's the projection on this roman shade?
Hello, this shade is mounted on a board with a 2.5 inch projection. The system shown on this video has been discontiuned.
This method looks brilliant! I have transparent buckram, but it is only fusible on one side. Should I just tack it as you did in the blackout roman shade method or machine stitch it to the interlining? What would you recommend?
I have an order for a double flange sham with overlapping backs. Have never done one of these. Any Ideas????? I can get the front with a fold down on the flange but can't get the back to work
Thank you so....much for your expertise! You have helped me to gain my sewing confidence back and I'm now ready to tackle my very large front room drape project. I'm using the Euro Pinch Pleat application and I'm feeling confident thanks to you!!
So glad this video gave you confidence! Thank you, Susan
I see you have a hem on the blackout lining. I have done this also but it seems to have air in it, sort of puffing. I've flattened it with my hand but it's still puffing. Any recommendations to sort it, Yours looks lovely and flat in the video.
Hello Ursula, the hem is machine sewn. Maybe it's the type of blackout material that you are using. I use cotton blackout lining like Hanes Outblack.
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Thanks so much for sharing this method Susan. One question, are the panels suitable for dry cleaning? Should that be avoided and another cleaning/maintenance method suggested to clients? Thanks
Also once the hems are lined, are you going to do the "stitch in the Ditch" to attach them, or will a regular foot work?
I usually hand sew side hems.
Can you please tell me which tool you used to sew your hems, they are perfect. I can't seem to find a rolled hem foot for a 4 inch or 3 inch hem. What type of foot did you use?
Hello, To sew hems, I use an industrial blind stitch machine or hand sew. I have a KZread video showing hand sewing hems.
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What is the width of the double sided tape?
Hi Susan, I have a question about my existing Roman shades, only a few months old. They are cordless, and the string is attached with tiny wires. I am disappointed that the sewer did not use the thicker parts of the shade to insert these wires, and then maybe they wouldn't be so visible. So, there are tiny, but bigger than pinpoint, areas of light coming through, since it's a natural grass cloth type fabric. Is there any way to remedy this?