Gunold Offers In-Person Training Class

Gunold USA, a wholesale embroidery supplier, hosts a two-day embroidery training class on Aug. 3 and 4 at its headquarters in Kennesaw, Georgia.

Hosted by industry expert Bill Gavin, the class will cover embroidery machine care, troubleshooting, common problems, and more — with Q&A sessions throughout. Class demonstrations will take place on and off the machines.

• Strictly limited to 10 people
• Priced at $299 as an introductory offer
• Class attendees get 15% off* the entire Gunold catalog
• Free goody bag for every attendee

*Excludes bobbins and Durkee tubular hoops

Day 1 – Tensions, maintenance, and troubleshooting

• Understanding and setting tensions properly on your machine
• Machine maintenance
• Cleaning, oiling, greasing, tensions
• Troubleshooting, sewing issues, thread break, thread fraying, and bird’s nest
• Machine starting and stopping issues, why are there so many parts to the machine, and what do they do
• Minor machine repair

Day 2 – Digitizing and designs/new products

• Understanding digitizing, file types, stitch types
• 3D Puff and small lettering, tips, and tricks to making them sew well and look good
• Appliqué, what is it, and how to do it
• Reverse applique — destroy something and sell it for profit
• Troubleshooting design issues, missed stitches, looping
• Why do 100% poly shirts pucker
• Hooping techniques, the evil of caps, and how to make them sew better
• New products and how to use them
• Learning your Gunold fonts software

Doors open at 8:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 3 – 9:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. Friday, Aug. 4 – 9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. Coffee, tea, and water will be provided. One-hour lunch: either bring your own food and use the provided kitchen facilities or visit a nearby eating establishment.