class descriptions Class Descriptions

SKILL LEVEL KEY /MACHINE CLASSES: BEGINNER Little or no sewing (i.e. construction, patterns) or machine (i.e. serger, sewing) knowledge.

INTERMEDIATE Basic sewing (i.e. construction, patterns) or machine (i.e. serger, sewing) understanding. Can easily adjust stitches, tension, accessory feet, etc.

ADVANCED Complete understanding of sewing (i.e. construction, patterns) and machines (i.e. serger, sewing). Able to construct a garment/quilt without guidance/assistance. Can upload, manipulate, edit embroidery designs. Complete understanding of sewing terminology.

SOFTWARE:

BEGINNER Little or no computer/software knowledge.

INTERMEDIATE Legend Basic understanding of computers/software. Familiar with keyboards, mouse, external peripherals and equipment. (i.e. able to: copy/paste, drag/drop, make new file folders.)

Hands On ADVANCED Complete understanding of computers/software. Can use multiple features of Digitizer MB. Can install/uninstall software/hardware with . (i.e. understands updates, drivers, Kit/Fee Required to PC connectivity, PC terminology) Basic Sewing Kit: Sewing , paper scissors, , ripper, rotary cutter/ruler/ mat, water-soluble fabric marker or chalk, , all purpose sewing , light Laptop Required neutral and dark neutral colors, glue stick or temporary spray adhesive, hand sewing needles, small flat head screwdriver, seam sealant, several medium safety pins.

Lecture Basic Serger Kit: Sewing scissors, serger tweezers, thread snips, , floss threader, Allen screwdriver for 1100D and 1000CPX, needles, small lint brush, seam sealant.

Pictures may not represent actual fabrics in the kits.

2 Class Descriptions

NEW TOL ROOMS Certification for New TOL Machine for US and Canadian Dealers All US dealers must purchase a TOL machine as part of the certification. All Canadian dealers must purchase a TOL machine from The Canadian Sales Office as part of the certification. To be certified to sell the new TOL machine, each dealership is required to take both Core Class A and Core Class B. You must attend Class A before Class B. If you remove one Core Class B class from your schedule, the other class will automatically be deleted. Prerequisite: Core Class A The class will focus on the features and benefits with a hands-on introduction to the Core Class A embroidery functions. Leave this class with a successful sales plan. Final certification will An overview of the new TOL machine as well as features, benefits, and a hands-on be made upon completion of this class for US and Canadian dealers. introduction to the sewing functions, will be the focus in the first class. You will also Student Supplies: Basic Sewing Kit leave with an effective sales demo. Grand Ball Room 7A Nancy Fiedler Grand Ball Room 1-2 Mary Carollo Grand Ball Room 7A Nancy Fiedler Student Supplies: Basic Sewing Kit SATOL4 9/4 Sun 9am/Noon MPTOL1 9/5 Mon 2-5pm SPTOL4 9/4 Sun 2-5pm MATOL4 9/5 Mon 9am/Noon TPTOL1 9/6 Tues 2-5pm* MPTOL4 9/5 Mon 2-5pm* Grand Ball Room 1-2 Mary Carollo TATOL4 9/6 Tues 9am/Noon WPTOL1 9/7 Wed 2-5pm WATOL4 9/7 Wed 9am/Noon* SATOL1 9/4 Sun 9am/Noon TPTOL4 9/6 Tues 2-5pm* WPTOL4 9/7 Wed 2-5pm SPTOL1 9/4 Sun 2-5pm Grand Ball Room 3-4 Sam Fung *(Translators allowed) MATOL1 9/5 Mon 9am/Noon Grand Ball Room 7B Maddie Bushman MPTOL2 9/5 Mon 2-5pm TATOL1 9/6 Tues 9am/Noon SATOL5 9/4 Sun 9am/Noon TATOL2 9/6 Tues 9am/Noon Grand Ball Room 7B Maddie Bushman WATOL1 9/7 Wed 9am/Noon MPTOL5 9/5 Mon 2-5pm TPTOL2 9/6 Tues 2-5pm SPTOL5 9/4 Sun 2-5pm TPTOL5 9/6 Tues 2-5pm WPTOL2 9/7 Wed 2-5pm MATOL5 9/5 Mon 9am/Noon Grand Ball Room 3-4 Sam Fung TATOL5 9/6 Tues 9am/Noon SATOL2 9/4 Sun 9am/Noon Grand Ball Room 8A Katie Vardijan Grand Ball Room 5-6 Alba Fekete WATOL5 9/7 Wed 9am/Noon SPTOL2 9/4 Sun 2-5pm* SATOL6 9/4 Sun 9am/Noon MPTOL3 9/5 Mon 2-5pm* WPTOL5 9/7 Wed 2-5pm MATOL2 9/5 Mon 9am/Noon* MPTOL6 9/5 Mon 2-5pm TPTOL3 9/6 Tues 2-5pm WATOL2 9/7 Wed 9am/Noon TPTOL6 9/6 Tues 2-5pm WPTOL3 9/7 Wed 2-5pm Grand Ball Room 8A Katie Vardijan *(Translators allowed) SPTOL6 9/4 Sun 2-5pm Grand Ball Room 5-6 Alba Fekete MATOL6 9/5 Mon 9am/Noon SATOL3 9/4 Sun 9am/Noon TATOL6 9/6 Tues 9am/Noon SPTOL3 9/4 Sun 2-5pm WATOL6 9/7 Wed 9am/Noon MATOL3 9/5 Mon 9am/Noon* WPTOL6 9/7 Wed 2-5pm TATOL3 9/6 Tues 9am/Noon WATOL3 9/7 Wed 9am/Noon *(Translators allowed) 3 Sewing Machine Class Descriptions

MC7700QCP MC7700QCP MC7700QCP MC7700QCP Quilted Binder Bag Trendy, Recycled Victorian Wristband Club Nancy Burg, Bicycle Tube Bag Cuff “Sewing Appetizers” Janome America Liz Thompson, Nancy Burg, Ann Hein, Janome Canada Janome America Janome America 7700QCP Hands On: 3 hour 7700QCP 7700QCP 7700QCP Skill Level: Intermediate Hands On: 3 hour Hands On: 3 hour Hands On: 3 hour Supplies Required Skill Level: All Skill Level: All Skill Level: All Supplies Required Supplies Required Supplies Required Use the Quilt Binding Attachment while you make a quilted storage bag for this Here’s a class that will attract attention and This fashion accessory project is an ideal These two “appetizer” projects will help you key accessory. This project will help you showcase the patented features of the way to show off the beautiful decorative increase membership in your Janome Club sell the attachment to MC7700QCP owners MC7700QCP. Make this eye-catching tote stitches and specialty feet of the and increase MC7700QCP sales. Showcase and demo the features of the machine to bag using a repurposed bicycle tube and MC7700QCP. After seeing that they can the Invisible Foot with the “Where’s non-owners. colorful decorative stitching. You’ll make items like the Victorian Wristband The Zipper?” project, and the Foot demonstrate the MC7700QCP AcuFeed, Cuff on the MC7700QCP, your customers with the “Funky Clutch” project. You will Kit: $10.00 SFS+ feed system, and the AcuFeed Foot. are going to want to take this versatile receive 10 more of these demo projects on This kind of project appeals to all kinds of machine home. the Institute CD to help you fill your Club Crystal Ballroom E-F sewists. schedule for the next 12 months. 9/3 Sat 2pm XPH771* Kit: $5.00 9/5 Mon 9am MHA771 Kit: $20.00 Kit: $14.00 9/6 Tues 2pm THP771 Crystal Ballroom E-F *(Translators allowed) Crystal Ballroom E-F 9/4 Sun 2pm SPH771 Crystal Ballroom C-D 9/4 Sun 9am SAH771* 9/6 Tues 9am TAH771* 9/3 Sat 2pm XPH772 Student Supplies: Basic Sewing Kit 9/5 Mon 2pm MPH771 9/7 Wed 2pm WHP771 9/7 Wed 2pm WPH772 9/7 Wed 9am WAH771 *(Translators allowed) *(Translators allowed) Student Supplies: Basic Sewing Kit Student Supplies: Basic Sewing Kit Student Supplies: Basic Sewing Kit

4 Sewing Machine Class Descriptions

MC7700 MC7700 MC7700 MC7700 Quirky Quilting Mexican Delight Quilting Square Contour Quilting Illustration Sample That Pam Holland, Pam Holland, Pam Holland, Sells Australia Australia Australia Marilyn Gatz, Janome America 7700QCP 7700QCP 7700QCP Hands On: 3 hour Hands On: 3 hour Hands On: 3 hour 7700QCP Skill Level: All Skill Level: All Skill Level: All Hands On: 3 hour Supplies Required Supplies Required Supplies Required Skill Level: All Supplies Required Join Pam Holland as she introduces you Pam will teach you how to create a Pam will teach you her method for turning to free motion “art quilting” on the delightful south-of-the-border scene using any graphic into a quilted piece of art. This You’ll turn curious customers into buyers MC7700QCP. Free motion quilting has a the Convertible Free Motion Foot. You’ll demo is made possible by the Convertible when you show them this heirloom strong appeal and demonstrating these learn how to accurately follow lines and Free Motion Foot, which is a great sewing sample. This class will teach you techniques will turn oohs and aahs into do contour quilting for a demo that will add-on with the sale of any Janome sewing to be proficient with popular heirloom dollars and cents. increase sales of the MC7700QCP and machine. Sewists of any level can learn this stitches on the MC7700QCP, and you’ll accessories. technique. learn how to make the sample and how to Kit: $9.00 present it to prospective buyers. Kit: $5.00 Kit: $10.00 Crystal Ballroom C-D Kit: $10.00 9/4 Sun 9am SAH772 Crystal Ballroom C-D Crystal Ballroom C-D 9/5 Mon 2pm MPH772 9/4 Sun 2pm SPH772 9/5 Mon 9am MAH772 Crystal Ballroom A-B 9/7 Wed 9am WAH772 9/6 Tues 9am TAH772* 9/6 Tues 2pm TPH772 9/3 Sat 2pm XPH773 *(Translators allowed) 9/5 Mon 9am MAH773* Student Supplies: Basic Sewing Kit, Student Supplies: Basic Sewing Kit, 9/6 Tues 2pm TPH773 Mechanical pencil Student Supplies: Basic Sewing Kit, Mechanical pencil, .5 Black Pigma Micron *(Translators allowed) Mechanical pencil, .5 Black Pigma Micron Pen Pen, Medium Grey 50 wt cotton thread Student Supplies: Basic Sewing Kit

5 Sewing Machine Class Descriptions

MC7700 MC7700 4120QDC 4120QDC Over the Top Janome Christmas Janome Banner Circle Sewing Kit Horizon Book Stocking Ann White, Ann White, Cover & Sell Carol McKinney, Janome UK Janome UK Deborah Whittred, Janome America 4120QDC Janome Australia 4120QDC 7700QCP Hands On: 3 hour Hands On: 3 hour Skill Level: All 7700QCP Hands On: 3 hour Skill Level: Intermediate Hands On: 3 hour Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies Required Keep your sewing tools close with this Skill Level: Intermediate Supplies Required compact kit. This project features the Circle Supplies Required Create this stunning banner that will direct Follow the trail from decorative stitches to customers right to your register! Use it as a Sewing Attachment and Binding Foot. The auto lock, needle up/down and thread You’ll learn to use a variety of stitching the demo to the sale. Use the Border Guide wall hanging over your accessory display, cutter are impressive features used in this techniques as you create and embellish a Foot to add color and texture to satin. in the window as a welcome to “come in- project. Showcasing these features and cover for your Horizon sales book. You’ll Then introduce the customer to the Ribbon explore-buy” the wide variety of Janome accessories are guaranteed closers for any end up with a visual tool for showing Sewing Guide, which will jazz up the Products. Janome sewing machine. Features, Stitches, Feet, and Optional ribbon. Put it all together to create a Accessories. Place it near your Horizon to stunning Christmas stocking just in time Kit: $10.00 Kit: $6.00 assist staff as they demonstrate to close for your fall class schedule. the sale. Crystal Ballroom K-L Kit: $10.00 9/3 Sat 2pm XPH41* Crystal Ballroom K-L 9/4 Sun 9am SAH41 Kit: $10.00 9/5 Mon 9am MAH41 Crystal Ballroom A-B 9/6 Tue 2pm TPH41 9/5 Mon 2pm MPH41 9/7 Wed 9am WAH41 Crystal Ballroom A-B 9/4 Sun 2pm SPH773 *(Translators allowed) 9/4 Sun 9am SAH773 9/6 Tues 9am TAH773 Student Supplies: Basic Sewing Kit 9/5 Mon 2pm MPH773* 9/7 Wed 2pm WPH773* Student Supplies: Basic Sewing Kit 9/7 Wed 9am WAH773 *(Translators allowed) *(Translators allowed) Student Supplies: Basic Sewing Kit Student Supplies: Basic Sewing Kit

6 Sewing Machine Class Descriptions

Embroidery 4120QDC MC11000 Artistic Sewing Suite Machine Elegant Evening Special Edition Innovative New Software Product Artistic Wrist Bag Canadian Janome America Sewing Suite Geraldine Gillen, Foot Locker Primrose Embroidery Janome Australia Linda Pidzamecky, Hands On: 3 hour Janome Canada Kathy Bond, Skill Level: Intermediate 4120QDC Janome America Hands On: 3 hour MC11000 Special Edition See surprising results as you watch how Skill Level: Intermediate Hands On: 3 hour Embroidery Machine dimension enhances your embroidery. Supplies Required Skill Level: All Hands On: 3 hour You’ll learn how to add excitement to your Supplies Required Skill Level: All embroidery classes while increasing sales. With this class you’ll show off the Supplies Required decorative stitches and creative Whether you’re learning the patented Grand Ballroom 9-10 work which make beautifully textured Janome Clothsetter for the first time or This impressive project is easy to create 9/3 Sat 2pm XPART3 fabric. When you demonstrate these reconnecting with it, you’ll see how easy it with Artistic Sewing Suite software and 9/5 Mon 9am MAART3 techniques on any Janome machine, is to place embroidery designs with perfect the MC11000SE. You’ll learn how to create 9/5 Mon 2pm MPART3 you’ll need this bag to stash all the extra accuracy. Learn to use templates effectively the design, then let the needles out 9/6 Tue 2pm TPART3 cash you’ll make. and then the Binder Foot to sew it all up. A all the leaves and petals. When your great sales demo. customers see how easy this is to make, Currently only available in North America Kit: $12.00 they’ll be lining up to purchase this Kit: $15.00 extraordinary software package. Student Supplies: Basic Sewing Kit Crystal Ballroom K-L 9/4 Sun 2pm SPH41 Grand Ballroom 11-12 Kit: 5.00 Mandatory: Student must bring 9/6 Tues 9am TAH41 9/3 Sat 2pm XPHMC111* laptop with Artistic Sewing Suite 9/7 Wed 2pm WPH41* 9/4 Sun 9am SAMC111 Grand Ballroom 9-10 installed, working, and the dongle. An *(Translators allowed) 9/5 Mon 9am MAHMC111 9/4 Sun 2pm SPH auxiliary mouse is highly recommended. *(Translators allowed) 9/6 Tues 9am TAHMN111 Student Supplies: Basic Sewing Kit 9/7 Wed 2pm WPHMC111 Student Supplies: Basic Sewing Kit, Red permanent marker – fine point Currently only available in North America

Student Supplies: Basic Sewing Kit, flat back cutting needle and ruler, Artistic Sewing Suite installed and the dongle, fabric glue, Optional: Quilt Tac gun and tacks 7 Sewing Machine Class Descriptions

MC11000 MC11000 ArtSS 1100D and Special Edition Special Edition Heat Transfer 1000CPX Embroidery American with Embroidery Cover Stitch Club Appetizers Pride Placemat Kathy Bond, Wavy Pillow Janome America Patsy Shields, Elaine Yingling, Kym Goldup-Graham and Janome America Janome America Ann Duncan of the Sewing Revolution Embroidery Machine 1100D and 1000CPX MC11000 Special Edition MC11000 Special Edition Artistic Sewing Suite Hands On: 3 hour Hands On: 3 hour Hands On: 3 hour Hands On: 3 hour Skill Level: All-must be able to thread Skill Level: All Skill Level: All Skill Level: Intermediate the CoverPro Supplies Required Supplies Required Supplies Required Supplies Required Start out your year of Janome Embroidery Join Kym and Ann as they “revolutionize” Learn how to combine heat transfer and Everyone loves to sew for their home. And Club making a pincushion and a poetry your ideas for quilting! Use the wonderful embroidery to update your software the cover stitch and give pillow. You will have these samples ready features of the MC11000SE to create a classes with current trends while increasing them professional looking results. After to show when you post the dates of your patriotic quilt block that will get your your profits. seeing this pillow, your customers will club. Plus, new prospects will want to join customers asking “How did you make want to purchase the 1100D along with the when they see what you have created. that?” — the perfect opening question that Kit: $10.00 1000CPX for their next home dec project. You’ll receive 10 more “appetizer” projects will lead you to the sales floor to demo on the Institute CD to help fill your Club quilting on any Janome machine. Grand Ballroom 9-10 Kit: $9.00 schedule for the next 12 months. 9/4 Sun 9am SAART4 Kit: $10.00 9/7 Wed 9am WAART4 Grand Ballroom 13-14 Kit: $9.00 Grand Ballroom 11-12 Currently only available in North America 9/3 Sat 2pm XPH11CPX 9/5 Mon 9am MAH11CPX Grand Ballroom 11-12 9/4 Sun 2pm SPHMC112 9/6 Tues 2pm TPH11CPX 9/7 Wed 9am WAHMC112* 9/5 Mon 2pm MPHMC112 Student Supplies: 9/7 Wed 2pm WPHMC112 9/6 Tues 9am TAHMC112 Student Supplies: Basic Sewing and Basic *(Translators allowed) 9/6 Tues 2pm TPHMC112* *(Translators allowed) Serger kits Student Supplies: Basic Sewing Kit Student Supplies: Basic Sewing Kit, Pencil, Sewing Revolution Block Marker, 5/7 Sewing Revolution, Dee By Dee Ruler by The Sewing Revolution Double Miter Ruler By The Sewing Revolution (a few of these rulers will be in classroom for your use) 8 Sewing Machine Class Descriptions

1100D and 1100D and 1100D 1100D 1000CPX 1000CPX Beginning Serger Tuck and Roll Dinner is Serged! Stitch Decorated Sample Workbook Serger Techniques Margo Shaw, Bag Margo Shaw, Carol McKinney, Janome America Marie Eivik, Scandinavian Janome America Janome America Home Products 1100D and 1000CPX 1100D 1100D Hands On: 3 hour 1100D and 1000CPX Hands On: 3 hour Hands On: 3 hour Skill Level: Intermediate - Must be able Hands On: 3 hour Skill Level: Beginner Skill Level: Advanced – Must be able to to thread a serger and CoverPro Skill Level: Intermediate - Must be able Supplies Required thread a Serger Supplies Required to thread a Serger and CoverPro Supplies Required Supplies Required If you’ve never used a serger or just need to Are you taking advantage of the double brush up on the basics, this class is for you. Make a lovely lingerie bag using the sales potential of the 1100D and 1000CPX Create a practical storage bag decorated Learn basic serger skills, including unique features of the 1100D. Use the as a pair? This elegant table runner is a with stitches then put it on a display table. threading, using different tensions, and the Gathering Foot and Beading Foot to add great demonstration of what you can do You’ll organize and demonstrate at the differential feed. You’ll create a workbook elegant details and learn how to build when you have both. Learn many different same time. This project shows what you of samples and along the way gain the accessories into the final sale. techniques, including quilting and can do when you have the 1100D and skills and confidence to successfully sell appliqué. 1000CPX working together. Selling two sergers in your store. Kit: $11.00 can be just as easy as selling one. Kit: $15.00 Kit: $20.00 Chicago/Denver Kit: $9.00 9/4 Sun 9am SAH11D* Grand Ballroom 13-14 Chicago/Denver 9/5 Mon 2pm MPH11D 9/4 Sun 9am SAH11CPX Grand Ballroom 13-14 9/3 Sat 2pm XPH11D 9/7 Wed 9am WAH11D* 9/5 Mon 2pm MPH11CPX 9/4 Sun 2pm SPH11CPX* 9/5 Mon 9am MAH11D * (Translators allowed) 9/7 Wed 9am WAH11CPX 9/6 Tues 9am TAH11CPX* 9/6 Tue 2pm TPH11D 9/7 Wed 2pm WPH11CPX Student Supplies: Basic Sewing and Basic Student Supplies: Basic Sewing and Basic *(Translators allowed) Student Supplies: Basic Sewing and Basic Serger Kits Serger Kits, one cone fusible thread i.e. Serger Kits YLI Fusible basting thread or comparable Student Supplies: Basic Sewing and Basic product Serger Kits

9 Sewing Machine Class Descriptions

1100D Certification Class Artistic Quilter: Perfecting Your Embellishing Artistic Quilter Frame: Getting Demonstration Ready to Wear Started Ann Hein, Janome America Patsy Shields, Veronica Cox, Janome America Janome America Hands On: 3 hour Skill Level: All 1100D Hands On: 3 hour Hands On: 3 hour Skill Level: All Learn how to do an effective, quick demo Skill Level: All - Must be able that will highlight the features and benefits to thread a Serger Don’t let the size of the quilt frame on the terrific combination of the Artistic Supplies Required intimidate you. Learn how to set up the frame and Artistic Quilter. Then try your Quilter and frame. Come with your beginning skills and build your knowledge Turn a plain T-shirt into something special hand at loading the fabric and batting so that you can sell more quilting frames with the 1100D serger. The decorative onto the rails. You’ll be prepared to with your new found confidence. capabilities of this serger will amaze your demonstrate and sell these products customers. And every time you share these to interested customers. Kit: None techniques, you’ll also help grow your sales of accessories and decorative threads. Kit: None Grand Ballroom 8B 9/4 Sun 9am SAH182 Kit: None Grand Ballroom 8B 9/3 Sat 2pm XPH181 9/5 Mon 9am MAH182 9/6 Tues 9am TAH182 Chicago/Denver 9/4 Sun 2pm SPH181 9/6 Tues 2pm TPH182 9/4 Sun 2pm SPH11D 9/5 Mon 2pm MPH181 9/6 Tues 9am TAH11D Student Supplies: None 9/7 Wed 2pm WPH11D* Student Supplies: None *(Translators allowed)

Student Supplies: New or slightly used solid color T-shirt to embellish (preferably white or beige), Basic Sewing and Basic Serger Kits, one cone fusible thread (i.e. YLI Fusible basting thread or comparable product)

10 Software Class Descriptions

Software Tech Support 101: Dongles Digitizer Jr and Drivers Kim Schultz , TOL Ray Bunora, Terry Aruta, Janome America Once you have attended this class you will be able to sell the new software that will Janome America Digitizer Jr compliment the embroidery features of the new TOL machine. You will leave this class Hands on: 3 hours with the skills to demonstrate, teach and sell this software with every new TOL machine Lecture Skill Level: Beginner that goes out your door. Skill Level: All If you are new to digitizing, enter the world Supplies Required: Laptop with software installed In this class you will learn the various Windows operating systems and their of embroidery design with Digitizer Jr. This software gives you the freedom to express Software will be distributed during registration hours on Sept 3 and Sept 4 and compatibility with Janome’s hardware and yourself in stitches! Digitizer Jr. is the best installation assistance will be available at the IT desk. If you do not have a CD reader software. Start with basic computer terms value for those just starting. Adding installed on your computer there will be CD readers available. and definitions, then progress to the hardware and software issues you may Digitizer Jr. to every embroidery machine sale builds your bottom line. St. Louis, Valora Hammond Washington, Martie Sandell encounter. You will gain knowledge about 9/4 Sun 9am SAHTS1* 9/4 Sun 2pm SPHTS3 drivers, dongles, updates, upgrades and New Orleans 9/4 Sun. 2pm SPHTS1 9/5 Mon 9am MAHTS3 compatibility. Leave this class with the 9/5 Mon 9am MAHDJ 9/5 Mon 9am MAHTS1 9/5 Mon 2pm MPHTS3 confidence to solve software related issues 9/7 Wed 9am WAHDJ 9/5 Mon 2pm MPHTS1 9/6 Tues 9am TAHTS3 quickly and effectively so that the end 9/6 Tues 9am TAHTS1* 9/6 Tues 2pm TPHTS3 result is more software sales in your store. Mandatory: Student must bring laptop 9/6 Tues 2pm TPHTS1 9/7 Wed 9am WAHTS3 with Digitizer Jr latest version installed, 9/7 Wed 9am WAHTS1 9/7 Wed 2pm WPHTS3 Washington working, and the dongle. An auxiliary 9/7 Wed 2pm WPHTS1 9/3 Sat 2pm XPLIT 9/4 Sun 9am SALIT mouse is highly recommended. San Francisco, Louis Carney Los Angeles, LuAnn Hartley Miami 9/4 Sun 9am SAHTS2 9/4 Sun 2pm SPHTS4 9/7 Wed 2pm WPLIT 9/4 Sun 2pm SPHTS2* 9/5 Mon 9am MAHTS4 9/5 Mon 9am MAHTS2 9/5 Mon 2pm MPHTS4 9/5 Mon 2pm MPHTS2 9/6 Tues 9am TAHTS4 9/6 Tues 9am TAHTS2 9/6 Tues 2pm TPHTS4 9/6 Tues 2pm TPHTS2 9/7 Wed 9am WAHTS4 9/7 Wed 9am WAHTS2* 9/7 Wed 2pm WPHTS4 9/7 Wed 2pm WPHTS2 *(Translators allowed)

11 Software Class Descriptions

What’s New in v.4 Mark Phillips , Wilcom

Digitizer Lecture: 3 hours Skill Level: Advanced

Learn how the new Digitizer v4.0 compares to v3.0. Wilcom’s own Mark Phillips will show you which features remain from v3.0, which features are new to v4.0, and what the differences mean to you and your Digitizer customers. There will be ample time at the end of Mark’s summary and overview for Q&A.

St Louis 9/3 Sat 2pm XPLD1 Tampa 9/7 Wed 2PM WPLD1

12 Software Class Descriptions

Digitizer Jr: Beginning Digitizer: Intermediate Digitizer: Exploring Digitizer Learn, Excite, Sell Icons to I Can The Program On Pins and Needles Liz Thompson, Kim Schultz, Amy Meek, Kim Schultz, Janome Canada Janome America Janome America Janome America

Digitizer Jr. Digitizer Pro/MB v3.0P Digitizer Pro/MB v3.0P Digitizer Pro/MB v3.0P Hands On: 3 hour Hands On: 3 hour Hands On: 3 hour Hands On: 3 hour Skill Level: All Skill Level: Beginner Skill Level: Intermediate Skill Level: Advanced

Why would an embroidery customer want Are you new to Digitizer Pro/MB or just After you master the basics of Digitizer Pro/ Creative digitizing is just a few clicks away to buy this software? Learn the features of need to refresh your skills? This class will MB, you can learn more advanced features when you learn to use the advanced tools Digitizer Jr., the differences between it and help you understand the icons so you can like reshaping objects, adding existing within Digitizer Pro/MB. While you create a Customizer 11000, and how to introduce easily navigate through the program designs to the file, printing templates and stitch file for a colorful pincushion com- your customers to the exciting world of during the demo. You’ll learn to digitize more. Exploring this program will help you memorating Institute 2011, you’ll learn machine embroidery. We’ll work automatically, semi-automatically, and upsell your beginning customers to bigger the features that experienced digitizers systematically through software exercises manually. And you’ll be able to add and better features. are looking for. This class will give you the so that you will fully understand how to software sales onto every embroidery confidence to sell to the creative person operate this software. machine sale. Kit: None looking to expand their sewing studio.

Kit: None Kit: None New Orleans Kit: None 9/4 Sun 9am SAHD2 San Francisco New Orleans 9/6 Tues 9am TAHD2 New Orleans 9/3 Sat 2pm XPHDJ 9/3 Sat 2pm XPHD1 9/7 Wed 2pm WPHD2 9/4 Sun 2pm SPHD3 New York 9/5 Mon 2pm MPHD1 9/6 Tues 2pm TPHD3* 9/4 Sun 2pm SPHDJ* Mandatory: Student must bring *(Translator allowed) *(Translators allowed) Mandatory: Student must bring laptop with Digitizer MBv3 latest laptop with Digitizer MBv3 latest version installed, working, and the Mandatory: Student must bring Mandatory: Student must bring laptop version installed, working, and the dongle. An auxiliary mouse is highly laptop with Digitizer MBv3 latest with Digitzer Jr latest version installed, dongle. An auxiliary mouse is highly recommended. version installed, working, and the working, and the dongle. An auxiliary recommended. dongle. An auxiliary mouse is highly mouse is highly recommended. recommended.

13 Software Class Descriptions

Digitizer Digitizer: Two Parts Make One Artistic Sewing Suite: Artistic Sewing Bears, Bows, Blocks Trevor Conquergood, Introduction Suite and Borders in the Sunset Stitches Soni Grint, Janome Banner Creative DRAWings®, Euro- Terry Mingee, Cross Stitch Boxes Digitizer Pro/MB v3.0P Amy Meek, Janome America Hands On: 3 hour Artistic Sewing Suite Janome America Skill Level: Intermediate Hands On: 3 hour Artistic Sewing Suite Skill Level: All Hands On: 3 hour Digitizer Pro/MB v3 with Cross Stitch Trevor will take you through the steps of Boxes Skill Level: Intermediate splitting a complex embroidery design and Learn how to use and then sell the Artistic Hands On: 3 hour correctly editing using the tools available Sewing Suite. You’ll start with the basics Artistic Sewing Suite offers many options Skill Level: Intermediate in Digitizer MBv3. of creating a design for embroidery then for creating new embroideries and altering move on to create redwork and quilt Learn the possibilities of the Digitizer Cross existing designs for any embroidery Kit: None designs. See how to quickly show off the Stitch program. You’ll become familiar machine. In this class you’ll use the Circular and Rectangular Arrays and assign software to create the letters for a Janome with the auto cross stitch, semi auto, and New York the cutting function to your design. You banner to hang in your store. As you manual applications. And you’ll learn the 9/5 Mon 9am MAHDT will leave with the knowledge you need to demonstrate how easy and powerful it is different types of stitches you can use to 9/6 Tues 9am TAHDT add this software to your product line. to use, your customers will want to add this make each project unique. Most 9/6 Tues 2pm TPHDT* importantly, you’ll learn a fast and easy software to their library of programs. 9/7 Wed 2pm WPHDT Kit: None demo using the Cross Stitch Option for *(Translators allowed) Digitizer MB that will entice your Kit: None Tampa customers to purchase this additional Mandatory: Student must bring 9/3 Sat 2pm XPHART1 Tampa program. laptop with Digitizer MBv3 latest 9/4 Sun 2pm SPHART1 9/4 Sun 9am SAHART2 version installed, working, and the 9/5 Mon 2pm MPHART1 9/5 Mon 9am MAHART2 Kit: None dongle. An auxiliary mouse is highly 9/6 Tues 2pm TPHART1 9/6 Tues 9am TAHART2 recommended. New York 9/7 Wed 9am WAHART2 Currently only available in North America 9/3 Sat 2pm XPHDX* 9/7 Wed 9am WAHDX Currently only available in North America Mandatory: Student must bring laptop *(Translators allowed) with Artistic Sewing Suite V5 installed, Mandatory: Student must bring laptop working, and the dongle. An auxiliary Mandatory: Student must bring with Artistic Sewing Suite V5 already mouse is highly recommended. laptop with Digitizer MBv3 with the installed, working and the dongle. An Cross Stitch add on installed, working, auxiliary mouse is highly recommended. and the dongle. An auxiliary mouse is highly recommended.

14 Lecture Class Descriptions How to Manage and Respond to Reviews that Can Bite You in the Business Gregory Garvin, Janome America Sewing Revolution Trunk Show Digitizer Troubleshooting: Hit Me Legal & Financial Q & A Kym Goldup-Graham and Ann Duncan, With Your Best Shot Round Table Lecture: 1.5 hours The Sewing Revolution Trevor Conquergood, Michael McDonagh and Keith Krauss, Sunset Stitches Janome America Learn to actively market to potential Lecture: 3 hour customers while interacting with your post Lecture: 3 hour Lecture: 1.5 hours sale consumers. Discover the many ways Come to this delightful and inspiring customers have at their fingertips that can event--and bring your notebook, camera, Please submit questions on the Please submit questions on the both positively and adversely affect your and an open mind. Kym and Ann have Registration form, others will be Registration form, other questions will bottom line. brought a trunkload of ideas from halfway accepted during class. be addressed in class. You will learn: around the world! Be dazzled, be inspired, • Best websites to find and interact with and leave with lots of great ideas that will Come to this class with your digitizer Are legal and financial issues leaving you local customers generate lots of sales. questions such as: How do I remove dazed and confused? Or maybe you’ve got • Steps to approach negative responses in overlaps? Where did the stitches go? Or ask some questions about the direction your an attempt to yield positive results Boston about any other hurdles you encounter in dealership should be going. Ask the • Learning when and where a picture can 9/4 Sun 9am SA3L2 the digitizing process. Trevor Conquergood experts for advice to help build a be worth a thousand words Miami will be ready to give you the answers. successful business. Provide 1-3 questions After the lecture, there will be a question and 9/5 Mon 9am MA3L3* you need answered. answer period. *(Translators allowed) Miami 9/3 Sat 2pm XP3L3 Los Angeles Los Angeles 9/4 Sun 9am SA3L3 9/4 Sun 9:00-10:30am SA1LLA 9/4 Sun 10:30am-Noon SA2LLA 9/4 Sun 2pm SP3L3 Atlanta New York 9/5 Mon 2pm MP3L3* 9/4 Sun 2:00-3:30pm SP1L1 9/5 Mon 2:00-3:30pm MP1LNY 9/7 Wed 9am WA3L2 New York Atlanta *(Translators allowed) 9/5 Mon 3:30-5:00pm MP2LNY 9/7 Wed 9:00-10:30am WA1L1

15 Lecture Class Descriptions

Expanding Janome Sales with Thinking Outside The Thread Box Successful Embroidery Club Stabilizing Your Profits Creative Appliqué and Eric Drexler, Celine Ross, With Floriani Techniques Sulky Janome Canada Kay Brooks with RNK James Raymer, Lecture: 1.5 hours Lecture: 1.5 hour Dalco Home Sew Lecture: 1.5 hours What happens after a customer buys an In this class you will explore how to turn Lecture: 1.5 hours Eric’s free-motion thread painting is spectacular. Learn how his techniques can embroidery machine? Learn how to keep your notions department into a major your embroidery customers engaged and profit center. Let Floriani show you the Join James as he shares his expertise in enhance your projects. Eric will explain coming back for more at your store. money! enticing new and existing customers to how Sulky threads can add spark to expand their embroidery libraries with accessories, quilts and more. You’ll see how Boston Los Angeles easy to sew appliqués and exciting decorative cotton threads, metallics, and 9/3 Sat 3:30-5pm XP2L2 9/3 Sat 3:30-5:00pm XP2LLA . Holoshimmer can add dimension to your knit and felted projects. And when your 9/7 Wed 10:30am-12:00 WA2L1 Boston Atlanta 9/4 Sun 3:30-5:00pm SP2L2 Los Angeles tools include stabilizer, dyeing, 9/4 Sun 10:30am-12:00 SA2L1 9/3 Sat 2-3:30pm XP1LLA scrapbooking and transfer pens, you get 9/4 Sun 3:30-5:00pm SP2L1 Boston more creative. 9/4 Sun 2-3:30pm SP1L2 Atlanta 9/3 Sat 3:30-5pm XP2L1 New York 9/4 Sun 9-10:30pm SA1NY

16 Lecture Class Descriptions

All You Need To Know Maximizing the Value of the Accessories, Parts Art of Success Janome Brand To Increase Sales and Notions Skip Bewley, About Thread Janome America Steve Butler, And Improve Customer Service Gregory Garvin, Al Enderson, Janome America A & E Thread Lecture: 1.5 hours Russ Schwers, Janome America Lecture: 1.5 hours Lecture: 1.5 hour One of your most important investments is a well trained staff. Keeping You depend on thread to work in all your Lecture: 1.5 hours So you’ve made the sale of the sewing or embroidery machine. Great job! But if them trained on how to sell new product sewing machines and sergers. But how is a must in today’s competitive business Learn how to create new ideas around your they want to start sewing or embroider- much do you know about it? Steve Butler climate. Closing sales and not losing the Janome products that will build the “brand ing when they get home, they’re going of A & E Thread will explain how thread is sale is essential in the everyday business. image” of your businesses, and increase to need several add-on items. Threads, manufactured, the characteristics of each Learn how to provide your staff with the sales. You’ll also learn how Integrated stabilizers, extra feet and other vendor type, and techniques to use with each. necessary tools to survive in a fast paced Marketing Communications can give you products are essentials that are primed for He’ll also help you trouble-shoot common selling world. thread problems. a powerfully consistent message through sale based on your conversation with the advertising, public relations, promotions, customer. Find out how thinking ahead for Miami and special events that incorporate the customer can add hundreds of dollars Boston 9/6 Tues 10:30am-Noon TA3L4 interactive and viral marketing campaigns. every time you sell a machine. 9/3 Sat 2:00 – 3:30pm XP1L2 Boston In this age of social media it’s especially Atlanta 9/7 Wed 9-10:30am WA3L2 important that you train your employees Miami 9/4 Sun 9:00-10:30am SA1L1 9/7 Wed 2--3:30pm WP4L2 in Customer Relationship Management 9/6 Tues 2- 3:30pm TP3L3 that will build and sustain loyalty for Atlanta your business. 9/7 Wed 10:30am–Noon WA3l2 9/7 Wed 2–3:30pm WP1L2 Miami 9/ 7 Wed 3:30–5pm WP1L3 9/6 Tues 9-10:30am TA5L3 9/6 Tues 3:30-5pm TP3L4 Boston 9/7 Wed 3:30– 5pm WP4L2

17 Lecture Class Descriptions

SCHMETZ Pressing to Perfection Needle Education Janome Rhonda Pierce with SCHMETZ Needles Lecture: 1.5 hour Lecture: 1.5 hour Learn the tips and tricks to a successful demo and Successful sewing is often about paying the sales techniques to attention to the little things--like the successfully close the deal selling our needle in your sewing machine. This new presses. little piece of steel can solve some very BIG problems, including broken threads, Anaheim skipped stitches, and puckered fabrics. 9/3 Sat 2:00- 3:30pm XPTEP1 You’ll get familiar with the whole line of 3:30-5:00pm XP1EP2 SCHMETZ needles for home sewing 9/4 Sun 9:00-10:30am SA2EP1* machines, and receive a copy of the 10:30am-Noon SA2EP2* SCHMETZ ABC Pocket Guide. 2:00-3:30pm SP2EP1 3:30-5:00pm SP2EP2 Atlanta 9/5 Mon 9:00-10:30am MA3EP1 9/3 Sat 2:00- 3:30pm XP1L1 10:30am-Noon MA3EP2 New York 2:00-3:30pm MP3EP1 9/4 Sun 10:30am-12:00 SA2LNY 3:30-5:00pm MP3EP2 9/7 Wed 9:00-10:30am WA4EP1 10:30am-Noon WA4EP2 2:00-3:30pm WP4EP1* 3:30-5:00pm WP4EP2* *(Translators allowed)

18 Service Training Class Descriptions

Artistic Quilter 1100D MC7700QPC MC11000SE Service Training Service Training Service Training Service Training Gazmend Gjyrezi , Gazmend Gjyrezi , Gazmend Gjyrezi , Greg Stavros, Janome America Miguel Aljure, Janome America Janome America Janome America Hands On: 3 hour Hands On: 3 hour MC11000SE Hands On: 3 hour Hands On: 3 hour This class will familiarize you with the In this class you will learn to take apart the Skill Level: All Artistic Quilter. We will focus on This class is a great way to become familiar machine, go through the electronics, and mechanical adjustment from needle bar with the Janome line of sergers. You will get experience making adjustments and The MC11000SE service class is being height to hook timing, and go through learn to take apart the machine and go troubleshooting different error messages. offered to all levels, from beginner to electronics and troubleshooting. We will step-by-step through timing and This is a great class to take to become advanced. You’ll take apart the machine also be testing these machines on quilting adjustment. In addition, you’ll learn to test comfortable working with Janome top and go through the electronics. You’ll also tables to find out how much the Artistic the machine and adjust the tensions. If you loading computerized machines. get experience making adjustments and Quilter has to offer. haven’t worked much with sergers before, troubleshooting different error messages. this class is for you. Crystal Ballroom M-N You’ll learn about boards and the different Grand Ballroom 8B 9/3 Sat 2pm XPHS1 step motors in the machine, plus how to 9/7 Wed 9am WAHS18 Crystal Ballroom M-N 9/4 Sun 9am SAHS1 adjust the bobbin area and clutch system. 9/7 Wed 2pm WPHS18 9/6 Tues 9am TAHS1 9/4 Sun 2pm SPHS1 Plan to attend if you want to become 9/6 Tues 2pm TPHS1 9/5 Mon 9am MAHS1 comfortable working with electronic Miguel Aljure 9/5 Mon 2pm MPHS1 machines. 9/7 Wed 9am WAHS1 9/7 Wed 2pm WPHS1 Crystal Ballroom P-Q 9/3 Sat 2pm XPHS2 9/4 Sun 9am SAHS2 9/4 Sun 2pm SPHS2 9/5 Mon 9am MAHS2 9/5 Mon 2pm MPHS2

19 Service Training Class Descriptions

3160QDC Service Training Greg Stavros, Janome America

3160QDC Hands On: 3 hour Skill Level: Beginner

Starting at the beginner level, this class will cover taking apart the machine and repair basics. You’ll learn everything from timing to clearance and needle position, and how to remove and install electronic components. As you learn to make adjustments and troubleshoot different error messages, you’ll become comfortable working with Janome top loading computerized machines.

Crystal Ballroom P-Q 9/6 Tues 9am TAHS2 9/6 Tues 2pm TPHS2 9/7 Wed 9am WAHS2 9/7 Wed 2pm WPHS2

20 Teachers & Presenters Teachers & Presenters

Miguel Aljure Terry Aruta Skip Bewley Kathy Bond Kay Brooks Ray Bunora Nancy Burg

Miguel Aljure is a Service Terry Aruta started with Skip Bewely is a DSM for Kathy Bond is a Janome Kay Brooks is co-founder Ray Bunora is the IT and Nancy Burg is an Educator for Technician for Janome Janome in 2004 as a Janome America. He got his Educator who began of RNK Distributing, the Logistics Manager at Janome Janome America. In 1977, America. A veteran of the part-time Sales Assistant. start in the sewing industry sewing home décor manufacturer and exclusive America. He has years of after enrolling in a sewing sewing machine service She was soon able to in 1968. Since then he has and garments as a child. distributors of Floriani experience in helping both class and finding that the industry, he’s spent the last combine her love of sewing, participated in every aspect Twenty years ago she Products. Kay developed dealers and their customers fabric she needed was not 22 years of his career computers and technology of the business, including found her first rotary an entire line of products with common computer available locally, she decided learning all aspects of service to become the I.T. store manager, owner, and cutter and discovered for sewists, quilters, and issues. With the growing to open a store. Next, she and maintenance. He has Department Technical distributor. For the past 16 quilting. She’s taught all embroiderers. She has popularity of digitizing became a Janome dealer, been an integral part of the Support Assistant. She has years Skip has been Janome’s over the country, taught embroidery, sewing and design software, more opening Sewing Concepts. Janome service team for since become the Technical District Sales Manager for the including the Road and quilting seminars across customers are purchasing By offering many the last eleven years and is Support Coordinator, Great Lakes region. His many to CA Quilt Show, the the U.S. and abroad, and software with their different classes, Nancy quite knowledgeable in most specializing in software accomplishments include New Jersey Quilt Fest, has appeared on numerous embroidery machines. But helped her clients get household brand name units. and embroidery machines. being #1 in sales, winning Georgia Quilt Show, television segments about many of these customers are maximum enjoyment and She loves the satisfaction several company trips, and and many others. Kathy sewing and embroidery. not computer savvy. value from their sergers and of being able to make our leading quite a few enjoys teaching and Before starting RNK, she and sewing machines. Nancy is a customers happy and able of his dealers to top believes that students‘ her husband owned a retail contributor to Creative to create on their Janome positions along the way. unique perspective is sewing store. Sewing Techniques by machines. the most wonderful Machine. thing they bring to any project.

2 Teachers & Presenters

Maddie Bushman Steve Butler Louis Carney Mary Carollo Trevor Conquergood Veronica Cox Eric Drexler

Maddie Bushman is a Steve Butler is the National Louis Carney specializes Mary Carollo is an Trevor Conquergood is a Veronica Cox is the owner Eric Drexler has been a bi-lingual Educator for Account Manager for in sewing instruction. His Educational Coordinator for master of “The Art of of Bear Thread Designs, Inc. sewing machine mechanic, Janome America. She American & Efird, (A&E interest began in prep school Janome America. Her more Digitizing” and has been and has traveled extensively teacher, and co-owner of teaches embroidery, Thread). He has been where he was able to study than 30 years in the sewing creating embroidery since teaching her “Fast, Fun a retail store. For the last digitizing, Customizing, involved in the development tailoring, design, and visual industry have included 1984. He is very happy to Fusible Appliqué” classes 10 years he has worked for garment construction, and promotion of several merchandising. After college managing a custom bridal be back at Janome Institute, using The Appliqué Pressing Sulky of America. He has fitting, quilting, innovative thread products. he managed corporate business, owning her own having participated in past Sheet. She has made numerous works of home décor and crafts. Her As an experienced sewing sewing stores where his retail store, and teaching Janome conferences in demonstrated her technique machine art, some of which projects have been featured machine and serger favorite duties included across the country. Since Australia, Europe, and Asia. at quilt shows, quilt shops, have been featured in Sulky in Sew News Magazine, the technician he can answer teaching. A contributor to joining Janome she has been Trevor is the owner of Sunset and quilt guild meetings. Books and at Trade and Janome website, and Janome a wide range of questions Creative Sewing Techniques by developing Janome Hands Stitches and dedicated to She has taught on several Consumer Shows all over the Digest. Maddie has appeared related to their operation. Machine, Louis is a popular On Classes, Dealer embroidery education. He quilting cruises and has been country. For the 10 years of on the Kaye Wood Show and He has presented his seminar teacher. His goal is to help Development Classes, offers live classes and featured on many television its existence, he managed Quilt Central TV, and has at all major sewing machine dealers increase their store Training Seminars and instructional videos to programs for quilters. the Sulky Challenge and traveled the world, teaching conventions, as well as sales through education. Software Education. Mary consumers, dealers and Veronica’s projects have was responsible for its and promoting the benefits International Quilt Market. has been a contributor to educators who wish to appeared in numerous appearance all over the of owning a Janome. several sewing publications learn more. publications. country. and Creative Sewing Techniques by Machine.

3 Teachers & Presenters

Ann Duncan and Kym Goldup-Graham Al Enderson Marie Eivik Alba Fekete Nancy Fiedler Sam Fung The Sewing Revolution Ann Duncan and Kym Goldup-Graham are international Al Enderson is a DSM for Marie Eivik, is Marketing Alba Fekete joined Janome Nancy Fiedler, now a Janome Sam Fung is an Educator for teachers, authors and inventors of sewing related products. Janome America, where one Manager for SHP, the America in 2007 as an Educator, worked 19 years Janome America. Prior to After seeing a need for a tool to easily locate the central pivot of his areas of focus has been distributor of Janome in in-house Educator. A for a Janome dealership in joining the company, Sam point for the Janome Circular Sewing Attachment, they set to utilize computers and Norway, Sweden and talented teacher and sewist, Illinois. During that time she had his own custom sewing out to find a solution. In doing so their company The Sewing the web to better compete Denmark. A native of her work has been featured managed the remote store, business in Texas where he Revolution® was born. Natives of Australia, Ann and Kym have in the business. In his eight Sweden, she began sewing in magazines such as Sew sold machines, developed designed and created taught extensively in Australia and the United States. Ann is years in the industry he has and selling riding clothes at News, Designs in Machine and taught sewing, serging, wedding gowns, the owner of Lacey’s Sewing Centre, a Janome Dealership in supported and networked age 13. After opening her Embroidery, Creative Machine embroidery, software and bridesmaids dresses, Queensland. Most of their products relate to accessories numerous quilt and own clothing shop, she often Embroidery, Vogue Pattern technique classes for all skill home décor, and many produced by Janome. They are both passionate and embroidery shows found herself giving advice Magazine and trade levels. Her projects have other things. Some of Sam’s enthusiastic about their craft and love to share the secrets throughout the Midwest. to customers on which magazines. In addition to been published in Designs in creations appeared in the to sewing that they have learned with others. Ann and Kym Al has been responsible for sewing machine to buy. And working as an educator, Alba Machine Embroidery, Clotilde’s opening numbers of the currently write a column for a machine embroidery magazine, direct and indirect sales to she began her career in the has run her own sewing Sewing Savvy, Serger Savvy, Miss Texas pageant. Whether and their latest book Infinity Quilt is sold worldwide. the dealer network while sewing industry. Marie business, designing Sewing Smart with Fabric, and teaching adults or children, supporting dealers from has a special talent for garments as well as home Creative Sewing Techniques by his passion for and love of coast to coast. He also demonstrating machines décor items of all kinds. Machine. sewing is apparent. understands the and is a popular instructor challenges of running a among both dealers store, having operated his and customers. own retail businesses in Iowa, Indiana and Michigan.

4 Teachers & Presenters

Gregory Garvin Marilyn Gatz Geraldine Gillen Gazmend Gjyrezi Soni Grint Valora Hammond LuAnn Hartley

Gregory Garvin, Marilyn Gatz is an Educator Geraldine Gillen is one of Gazmend Gjyrezi is Service Soni Grint has been sewing Valora Hammond joined LuAnn Hartley is a Janome Merchandise Manager at for Janome America. Her the most respected and and Warehouse Manager since she was eight, but her Janome America in 2002. She Educator who has been Janome America, first moved career began as an employee knowledgeable members of for Janome America. Each embroidery career began began doing custom sewing in the industry for over 28 to New York to work as an at a Stretch & Sew store in the Australian sewing year he travels to Tokyo and when she combined her in high school, expanding years. During that time she account executive for Matrix 1975. Along the way she community. She is widely Taiwan to be factory trained formal education in Optical to creating garments for has gained a unique Advertising Associates. He purchased a Memory recognized for her and certified on the new Physics/ Computers and her contests, stage, and special knowledge of fabric then became Web Manager Craft 8000 and realized knowledge of embroidery machine models. Gazmend love of fabric and sewing. occasions. She is a graduate behavior. While LuAnn for Sew Fast Sew Easy, where that Janome machines are machines and software. is the team leader for After working for major of Colorado State University enjoys quilting, she is a fabric he eventually became Vice something special. Marilyn Geraldine has been involved developing service DVDs sewing machine with a secondary teaching embellisher at heart and President. After taking has taught at many dealer in all facets of the industry, on several recent models. manufacturers in the US and degree major and a minor often combines techniques sewing classes for several workshops and quilt shows. from demonstrating and He began his sewing career Europe, Soni is enjoying a in apparel production. She such as free motion machine years, he managed She’s also been a regular selling in retail stores, to more than 25 years ago in brand new adventure with loves to share her passion embroidery, heirloom operations, website and contributor to Janome operating her own school Europe and joined Janome Creative DRAWings® and enthusiasm in a sewing, quilting and social media; instructed Digest and Janome Online. and on-line academy. In America in 1993. He is one of embroidery software, one classroom setting. Valora is garment construction fashion sewing classes; and addition, she’s held senior Janome’s most sought-after of the most powerful and a contributor to Creative with stunning results. Her trained customers in management positions with experts for service questions. elegant automatic Sewing Techniques by students learn to use their embroidery design and leading manufacturers. digitizing programs on the Machine. machines to the fullest machine operation. market today. potential.

5 Teachers & Presenters

Ann Hein Pam Holland Keith A. Krauss Michael McDonagh Carol McKinney Amy Meek Terry Mingee

Ann Hein is a Janome Pam Holland, a native of Keith A. Krauss is Counsel at Michael McDonagh is Carol McKinney, a Janome Amy Meek has traveled the Terry Mingee is a Educator who began sewing Australia, is an author, tutor, the Genova, Burns & Vernoia Executive VP and CFO of America Educator, won U.S. and Mexico freelance educator for in junior high school. Her designer, photographer, law firm in their Newark, New Janome America and a first prize in the 1997 Sulky demonstrating and Janome America. Terry has first project was a pull-on, cinematographer, judge and Jersey office and heads the Certified Public Accountant. Challenge and had projects educating on Janome been sewing since age six, elastic waist skirt. After that illustrator. After a career as Business Law & Commercial He has primary responsibility featured in two Sulky sewing machines, creating garments, quilts, success she sewed whenever a photographer and fashion Transactions Practice Group. for all financial, tax, banking, concepts books. In addition sergers, and software. She and décor items. He has long she had the chance--from designer, Pam worked in the Mr. Krauss handles all aspects credit and operational issues. to having her Cherokee has taught sewing, garment been an enthusiastic Janome prom gowns to costumes quilting industry for over 20 of business advice and During his career with the Nations vest featured on construction, and pattern owner, with extensive to a jacket for the guy who years. She has a reputation transactions on behalf of company, Michael has had Shirley Adams’ PBS program, making at every level from experience with the entire would become her husband. for shaping something new both existing companies and numerous responsibilities for two of Carol’s Peek-a-Boo children and beginners to line of machines and Ann has done a little bit of from something already startups. He provides counsel other Janome subsidiaries Pleats garments were advanced techniques in a accessories. Having over 10 everything over the years, established. Pam has won on handling financing of including Janome Canada, included in Serger Art by university setting. Amy loves years of experience working but quilting and embroidery numerous International transactions as well as review Janome Chile, Janome Diane Bossom. Threads to share her knowledge of with a Janome Only Dealer are her favorites. She loves awards, and currently is in and preparation of Mexico, and Jamac Inc. He Magazine featured her sewing, sewing machines, close to his home, Terry to experiment and try new the process of completing commercial agreements was stationed in Amsterdam, machine embroidery lace and accessories with Janome expanded into the Janome things. three new books. of all kinds. Holland to launch Janome technique. And she is a consumers and dealers. Computer Programs starting Europe from 1999-2002. contributor to Creative with the Scan n Sew for the Sewing Techniques by 8000 to advanced skills with Machine. the New Digitizer MB v.3 and Cross Stitch Program. Terry is the proud owner of the Janome MB-4 Embroidery Machine and Digitizer programs.

6 Teachers & Presenters

Mark Phillips Linda Pidzamecky Rhonda Pierce James Raymer Celine Ross Martie Sandell Kim Schultz

Mark Phillips is the Business Linda Pidzamecky, Rhonda Pierce is the James Raymer has been in Celine Ross is an Educator Martie Sandell, Janome Kim Schultz grew up in New Development and Product Educational Consultant for Marketing Director for the industry for more for Janome Canada. A Educator, began her career Orleans where her mother Manager for Wilcom Janome Canada, has been Euro-notions, the USA than 25 years. As graduate of Ecole teaching quilting for the taught her how to sew at the International Pty. Ltd. of with Janome for nearly 7 distributor of SCHMETZ managing director of Dalco Superieure des Arts et Los Angeles College District age of eight. She made her Australia, makers of Janome years. Along with visiting household sewing machine Home Sew, he and artist/ Métiers in Montreal, she in the 1970’s. She was one first quilt in 1999 and has Digitizer software. As the dealers regularly to conduct needles. She has the dream digitizer Norman Gates have specialized in fashion design/ of 15 exhibitors at the first been hooked ever since, product manager for Janome seminars and educate their job of teaching sewing spent the past three years home economics. Celine Houston Quilt Market and but also loves garment digitizing products Mark is staff, she is responsible for enthusiasts about the most creating appliqué design opened her own Festival, selling her patterns. construction and home dec passionate about providing program creation and important 2” piece of steel collections for a dealer independent sewing school Her garments have been sewing. Kim has taught both the best experience for users implementation, as well as in their sewing machine — network. The company offers in 1983. From a relatively featured nationwide, children and adult sewing of Janome Digitizer, which dealer and consumer the SCHMETZ needle. She’s easy-to-use appliqué kits in humble beginning, she now including the Houston classes. Her creations have not only covers the software inquiries whenever presented her “Get To The more that 50 motifs. has a core of 7 teachers, a Fashion Show; The American appeared in Janome Digest but also education and necessary. She spent several Point” class to stitch mavens yearly registration of over Textile Museum; Great Magazine, and Creative support. years at Vogue and Butterick and sewing enthusiasts all 200 students and a very suc- American Quilt Festival in Sewing Techniques by Patterns and creating over North America. cessful Embroidery Club. She NYC; and Quilter’s Newsletter. Machine. Kim loves to travel projects and samples for has used Janome machines and share her passion with Domcord Belding, a since the founding of her others. and accessory company. school.

7 Teachers & Presenters

Russ Schwers Margo Shaw Patsy Shields Greg Stavros Liz Thompson Katie Vardijan Ann White

Russ Schwers brings a wealth Janome Educator Margo Patsy Shields is a Janome Greg Stavros is a Service Liz Thompson, is the Janome Katie Vardijan is a Janome Ann White is a Training of sales and marketing Shaw has taught at Janome Educator whose articles have Technician for Janome and Educator for Educator, historical costumer, Coordinator and Customer experience to sewing Institute, AQS Quilt Show appeared in Sew News, Sulky America. Before coming to Western Canada. She writer, and maker of pretty Service Advisor for Janome dealerships. He has been in Paducah, and other quilt of America publications, Janome, Greg worked in a founded her own sewing things. She has studied United Kingdom. Years the Home Sewing, Fabric shows and dealerships across Sew Fancy by Martha Pullen, family-owned sewing and school and sewing supply millinery (women’s hats) for before she joined the and Notions business for 8 the country. Her work has Creative Machine Embroidery, quilting store where he company in South Africa years, most recently company she enjoyed years, and Northeast District been featured several times Sewing Savvy, Round Bobbin gained experience in sewing before moving to Canada. completing a program in sewing on her Memory Craft Sales Manager for Janome in Janome Digest Sewist Embroidery, and Quilting machine repair. He joined She enjoys a large London with Rose Cory, 7500, making items from America since 1996. Prior to Showcase. This garment Professional. She has Janome in 2007. Using his following among Janome former milliner for the Queen curtains and bed linens to that he worked in engineer- sewist from the South also appeared on “Quilting in the specialized training in and Elna machine owners Mum. Although she loves items like Prom dresses and ing management and busi- delights in making dolls and Heartland” with Sharlene machine maintenance, Greg across Western Canada and historical styles and vintage wedding ring cushions for ness development for several unique articles of home Jorgenson, “Creative Living” will be teaching service travels extensively to visit patterns, Katie spends just my friends. She’s been in the high-technology start-up décor. Margo loves to share with Sheryl Borden, and on classes and assisting in dealers’ stores and attend as much time playing with sewing industry for more companies. the creativity and “Sew Perfect” with Sandra others. sewing shows. She has also the latest techniques and than ten years, joining ease-of-use of Janome Betzina. She won the first become a regular technologies in her studio Janome nearly three sewing machines and Certified Master Sewing contributor to the to create modern clothing, years ago. sergers. Educator award in 2007. Janomelife blog. home furnishings, and accessories.

8 Teachers & Presenters

Deborah Whittred Elaine Yingling

Deborah Whittred is the Elaine Yingling is an Educator Queensland Sales Manager for Janome America and for Janome Australia. She Elna. She holds a BFA in was introduced to hand Apparel Design and has embroidery by her taught college level grandmother at age 8, then courses in , apparel in secondary school moved design, patternmaking, on to drafting and machine manufacturing, and costume sewing. Her first sewing history. Elaine loves to machine was a Janome. incorporate unique color Education is a big part of her combinations, textures and job as Sales Manager. She materials into her projects. enjoys teaching and training She loves the creativity made dealers on Janome products possible by the new Janome and sewing techniques. and Elna machines.

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