Are you curious about adding custom draperies, roman shades and soft furnishings to your upholstery business? You have a great start because many of the skills, machines, and tools used in upholstery can also be used to fabricate custom window treatments. But that doesn’t make it an easy transition. In this presentation, Susan Woodcock will answer your questions and offer practical advice for getting started with custom window treatments.

From workroom set up to window covering basics and pricing - Susan will help you to decide if this is a good fit for your workroom business. If you have specific questions, Susan would like to hear from you. Please email your questions by June 1, 2026 toSusan@HomeDecGal.com and she will answer  during the presentation.

Susan Woodcock is an entrepreneur, educator, and spokesperson for the custom workroom industry. She owns Home Dec Gal, a custom to-the-trade workroom and in 2017 founded Workroom Tech located in Tryon, NC. Workroom Tech is the only trade school in the United States dedicated to custom home décor sewing professionals. Susan and her husband, Rodger Walker, own and produce the Custom Workroom Conference. Susan is the author of Singer® Sewing Custom Curtains, Shades, and Top Treatments, and she co-produces “The Sew Much More Podcast: 30 Minutes with Workroom Tech” each month with Ceil DiGuglielmo. Susan is passionate about helping others realize their dreams of business ownership through education and mentoring.