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Welcome to another annual installment—our 19th—of one of Printwear’s most popular features. This year a talented team of authorities from every industry sector offer up one or more of their most frequently dealt-with troubles, then deftly shoot them down. If you experience any of these maladies—or any of the simple curiosities also addressed—you may expect a treat on the following pages.  As always, our most sincere thanks to all those who participated in this feature. . . .

Welcome to yet another annual installment—our 18th in a row—of one of Printwear’s most popular features. This year a talented team of authorities from every industry sector—many of whom you’ve seen in past issues, some of whom you see here every month, even a few we’ve never seen before—share one or more of their most frequently dealt-with troubles, then nimbly, succinctly and accurately blast them to smithereens. If you experience any of these maladies—or any of the simple curiosities also addressed—you may expect a treat on the following pages. . . .

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn.—EmbroideryFX will host four quarterly embroidery workshops in 2010 taught by Melanie Coakley, a 20-year embroidery and digitizing educator and veteran. These three-day workshops are designed for all embroiderer levels on any embroidery machine, will be held in a commercial-embroidery facility and include hands-on education on a range of topics, including hooping, quick fixes, production, needles, threads, stabilizers, how to take orders and more. For more information, contact EmbroideryFX at (423) 413-7514 or e-mail melanie@embroideryfx.com.

Walter Floriani KNOXVILLE, Tenn.—Floriani Commercial Products is now offering three-day educational workshops featuring respected names in embroidery titled “Weekend With Walt” for commercial embroiderers. The educator lineup includes Walter Floriani, well-known educator, writer and speaker and Melanie Coakley who has owned her own business for 19 years and is a consultant, educator and writer.