Ann K. Johnson
will be teaching three classes for
The D&WC Designer & Workroom Virtual Conference
August 24-28th, 2009
Click here to learn more about the conference and to register
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FABULOUS TIPS & TECHNIQUES
This fast-paced class will offer 25+ simple tips and techniques in fabrication and workroom procedures to streamline your workroom operations and enhance your finished treatments. Ann brings 16 years of her own workroom experience plus two years of managing a workroom of seven extremely talented sewers. Topics will include a wide range of cutting, fabrication and finishing techniques, Ann’s favorite workroom tools, troubleshooting pointers and much more. 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.
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IT’S A BUSINESS, NOT A HOBBY !
You are doing what you love and enjoying every minute of it. But are you working smart? Plan and run your business with efficiency and growth in mind. Whether or not you choose to grow the business in the future, setting up the business to run efficiently, with growth as a potential goal, will result in time and dollar savings as long as you are in business. It will also increase your professionalism, thereby altering how others view you as a business. We will explore paperwork and filing systems, track the flow of work through the workroom, cover some efficiency tips in cutting and fabrication, talk about written specifications and procedures and discuss steps towards taking on employees. The goal is to help you view this as a business, yet keep it under control so it will always be fun.
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CONSTRUCTING A TOP-DOWN BOTTOM-UP SHADE
Drop the top of the shade to let in light and a view while keeping privacy on the lower half of the window. What a nice feature to offer your clients!! Not sure how this would be constructed or strung? Easy. Ann will teach you how to fabricate and string these shades for easy install and use. We will talk about stringing with simple locks and with a soft shade clutch system. Add another level of form and function to your shades!
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