Jul 18, 2021
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Sharon Coppede is the owner of
Custom Window Treatments, Inc.
In 1982, when
her children were 4 and 2 yrs. old, Sharon joined a neighborhood
cottage industry in Plymouth, Mass. as a seamstress for aprons,
toaster covers, and tab top drapes stenciled on the lead
edges. She realized she had a gift for making window
treatments and when she moved to our next assignment in Virginia,
she built a 4 x 8 table in the walk-out basement and that is when
she started making draperies for customers. Sharon went to
Sew What conferences as a student and then, over time, went as a
presenter.
After a few more moves and when they moved to Charlotte, NC in
1996, Sharon's goal was to get out of the basement and into a space
and Custom Window Treatments, Inc., a “to the trade workroom” came
about. She targeted high end designers and she now has a thriving
business with a staff. Her company fabricates not only for local
designers but designers throughout the country contact CWT for
their customers moving to the area.
Sharon's specialty since the beginning was working with silk
and English Bump Interlining. Silk has pretty much been
replaced with linen as trends come and go. But their customer
service and quality have always stayed.
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