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Gunold Offers In-Person Training Class
The class, held Aug. 3-4 in Kennesaw, Georgia, will cover digitizing, designs, maintenance, and more
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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.
