Join us for a day with Ann K. Johnson - workroom expert extraordinaire!
Thursday, November 1, 2018
Somfy System Headquarters
121 Herrod Blvd, Dayton, NJ 08810
10:00 am - 3:00 pm
Conquering Difficult Fabrics
3 hour class
A wealth of tips and techniques for handling many of the difficult and unstable fabrics we encounter daily in the workroom. Velvets, crinkles, sheers and casements, linen, upholstery weight, unruly polyesters, drop match and half drop repeats and much more. Integral to the class is how to assess the fabric’s characteristics in relation to the treatment it is chosen for and approach the cutting and fabrication to achieve efficient and quality results. The goal is to work with the fabric, not fight against it. All of the techniques can be applied to jobs throughout the workroom. If you have worked with a nightmare fabric in the past, bring a piece of it to share with us.
Workroom Tips & Techniques
1.5 hour class
Workroom – beginner to advanced.
This popular fast-paced class offers many tips and techniques in fabrication and workroom procedures to streamline your workroom operations and enhance your finished treatments. Ann brings 24 years of her own workroom experience plus two years of managing a workroom of seven extremely talented sewers. Topics include a wide range of cutting, fabrication, finishing techniques and Ann’s favorite workroom tools. The best part of this class is that you will learn why each technique is important and when to use it. Bring your camera and sharpen your pencils.
A light lunch will be provided. If you register and then cannot attend please email so that we do not over-order food.
3 hour class
A wealth of tips and techniques for handling many of the difficult and unstable fabrics we encounter daily in the workroom. Velvets, crinkles, sheers and casements, linen, upholstery weight, unruly polyesters, drop match and half drop repeats and much more. Integral to the class is how to assess the fabric’s characteristics in relation to the treatment it is chosen for and approach the cutting and fabrication to achieve efficient and quality results. The goal is to work with the fabric, not fight against it. All of the techniques can be applied to jobs throughout the workroom. If you have worked with a nightmare fabric in the past, bring a piece of it to share with us.
Workroom Tips & Techniques
1.5 hour class
Workroom – beginner to advanced.
This popular fast-paced class offers many tips and techniques in fabrication and workroom procedures to streamline your workroom operations and enhance your finished treatments. Ann brings 24 years of her own workroom experience plus two years of managing a workroom of seven extremely talented sewers. Topics include a wide range of cutting, fabrication, finishing techniques and Ann’s favorite workroom tools. The best part of this class is that you will learn why each technique is important and when to use it. Bring your camera and sharpen your pencils.
A light lunch will be provided. If you register and then cannot attend please email so that we do not over-order food.
About Our Speaker
Ann K. Johnson owns Sew Easy Windows LLC, a wholesale workroom in Ohio, established in 1992. She is the author of The Professional Workroom Handbook of Swags I & II, and publisher for Kitty Stein's Price Your Work With Confidence! Ann offers private workroom training, seminars, and hands-on classes in workroom fabrication, pattern drafting, efficiency and pricing. Her topics are always packed with time saving tips and techniques, delivered in a relaxed and light-hearted style. Ann is an instructor for The Workroom Channel and Workroom Tech, a webinar instructor for WCAA, and a speaker for CWC and IWCE. She is a member of the Greater Cleveland Drapery Professionals and WCAA.
Ann K. Johnson owns Sew Easy Windows LLC, a wholesale workroom in Ohio, established in 1992. She is the author of The Professional Workroom Handbook of Swags I & II, and publisher for Kitty Stein's Price Your Work With Confidence! Ann offers private workroom training, seminars, and hands-on classes in workroom fabrication, pattern drafting, efficiency and pricing. Her topics are always packed with time saving tips and techniques, delivered in a relaxed and light-hearted style. Ann is an instructor for The Workroom Channel and Workroom Tech, a webinar instructor for WCAA, and a speaker for CWC and IWCE. She is a member of the Greater Cleveland Drapery Professionals and WCAA.
These courses are FREE to WCAA NJ Members. The fee for guests is $75.00