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Draperies, Roman shades and reupholstery, sewn by The Sewing Loft in Norwood.

Rose Lytle's Lawn Ave. workroom measures your windows, works out the yardage, sews the treatment and hangs it. Choose from the fabric in the shop, or bring your own.

Fabric by the yard at 2105 Lawn Ave.

KastMasterMaxwellLuxuryMitchell fabrics

Indoor / outdoor · Upholstery · Drapery

How a shade gets made

Read a Roman shade the way the workroom does

One finished shade from their gallery, and the steps behind it. Hover or tab through the pins.

A linen Roman shade with a coral geometric border trim, raised in soft folds inside a white window frame

Workroom ticket

1999

Started at home with window treatments, pillows and gifts.

Three addresses, one workroom

Owner Rose Lytle is an Ohio State graduate with over 20 years in design, merchandising and fabrication. She has kept taking classes in custom drapery, upholstery and furniture painting, and works with interior designers as well as homeowners who walk in with a swatch and a problem.

1999
A home-based business
Window treatments, pillows and gifts
Then
A third-floor loft workroom
A designer's main resource for custom work
Jan 2013
3704 Eastern Ave.
More clients, more cloth
June 2021
2105 Lawn Ave., Norwood
Room for upholstery and a fabric shop

Shop hours, in their words: by appointment or by chance. Read Rose's story

From the upholstery gallery

Chairs with a second life

Before on the left, after on the right: frames people kept, re-covered on Lawn Ave.

An oval-back carved armchair with a worn brown seat, then re-covered in cream paisley
Oval-back armchair: worn brown seat to cream paisley
An armchair in a brown stripe, then re-covered in a pale linen
Armchair: brown stripe to pale linen
A carved Victorian armchair before and after new cream upholstery
Carved armchair: seat, back and arms re-covered

On a chair from Aunt Milldred

“Aunt Millie will be so proud!”

That's The Sewing Loft's own line about the piece you simply can't let go of. Email a photo of it to info@sewingloftllc.com and Rose will help choose the fabric that gives it years more.

See the upholstery work

“Rosemary created the most amazing pillows and throws for my couches. She was easy to work with and had amazing ideas. Highly recommend!”
Laura Vogan, Google review
“I love Rose! She did a fantastic job on drapes for multiple rooms in my home; I recommend her every chance I get!”
Emily Cobbs, client of The Sewing Loft

Bring the swatch, or let Rose bring the tape measure

Call or text the workroom to set up an in-home measurement, or stop in at 2105 Lawn Ave. in Norwood to pull fabric off the shelves. Hours are by appointment or by chance, so a quick text first saves you a wasted trip.