233 - Nancy Sargent - I Want to Create Pieces That Sit Soft
Welcome to the Sew Much More Podcast! The interviews here are with creative business owners, mostly in the Custom Window Treatment, Soft Home Furnishings, and Upholstery industry, but also with others that are sewing related or business related.
Nancy Sargent
is the owner of Cobani Bleu. A creative upholstery
business whose mission is The Art of Sitting Soft, a tagline
inspired by her mom. The ‘sit soft’ philosophy is all about
gathering with family and friends, to be enveloped in a warm,
nurturing and comfortable environment. The goal of Cobani Bleu is
to always create furniture that sits soft.
After spending way too much time in corporate America, she
took early retirement and has never looked back. Her passion is
artisan textiles. Combining grain sacks and mudcloths, quilts,
woolen blankets, and leather hides with more traditional fabrics to
create bespoke furniture.
Nancy does client work as well as designs and sells her own
unique furnishings on Etsy. She is a proud member of the National
Upholstery Association. As a firm believer of there is always
something new to learn, she teaches one-on-one upholstery out of
her she shop in Nashville, TN.
An interview-style podcast with people in the Custom Window Treatment and Soft Home Furnishings industry. Ceil interviews business owners to find out their strengths, their challenges and advice they have for other business owners.