By Monica Rhodes

Inside the Curtains and Soft Furnishings Resource Library with Ceil DiGuglielmo

“The most reliable industry resources all in one place.”

Ceil DiGuglielmo, is well known in the drapery and soft furnishings and upholstery trades as owner and editor of the Drapery & Design Digital Digest, host of the Sew Much More podcast, and co-host (with Susan Woodcock of Workroom Tech) of the podcast 30 Minutes with Workroom Tech. Adding to her already impressive list of contributions to industry education, Ceil has purchased and assumed the helm of the Curtains and Soft Furnishings Resource Library (CSFRL), formerly known as the Drapery & Design Forum.  During this webinar she describes and gives a tour of the current online platform for this outstanding repository of education and information noting that it is “a collective history of years of conversation and information…a living breathing resource” that is constantly evolving.

Ceil first explains the benefits of each of the CSFRL’s membership tiers: DIY (which is free), Pro Access, and Pro Plus, as well as how to set up profiles for both the library itself and the attached forum, which includes past and present discussion threads on myriad topics.

The forum is “a kinder, gentler place to make inquiries about anything and everything in the industry” where “we all have someone who understands us virtually by our side.”

Following that, Ceil provides a tour of the online library walking through several examples of the wide-ranging resources at the disposal of library members. The CSFRL delivers information through multiple forms of media addressing just about everything you can imagine. Offerings include past and current publications, webinars, downloadable PDFs, patterns, videos (including “fly-on-the wall” documentaries in which industry professionals solve problems and complete real projects from start to finish) and technical and business manuals that would otherwise be costly to purchase.

Unfamiliar with the CSFRL or considering a membership? Watch this webinar on replay to see what you have been missing! Have a membership already? This will help you make the most of it. Chances are you have accessed just a fraction of the vast amount of information, education and support that is available to you!

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