In my 20+ years in the custom soft furnishings industry, I have noticed a common thread that helped grow my business naturally. This concept is a simple one, but the impact of this business culture brought a steady stream of clients to my door.

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After eight years of practicing law, I ventured into a new career path in 2002 by starting my own drapery workroom. Although this transition might seem unlikely, my love for working with fabrics began at a young age when I first learned to sew. I loved the relationships I formed with my clients as I worked on making beautiful things for their most sacred space, their home.

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Hiring for a drapery workroom can be challenging. It can seem like the best fabricators are taken and that everyone else is unaware of our industry. Here is the slightly outside of the box approach that helped me find excellent fabricators for my workroom.

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We are often asked the meaning behind our name, QUIPA. We named our program QUIPA for two reasons, it stands for Quick Intelligent Project Assistant because all workrooms need a quick intelligent project assistant. In addition, our name is a nod to the Incan Quipu, a beautifully colored system of knotted threads that stored and tracked important information. We like to think of QUIPA as the modern-day Quipu.

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