SIMPLE 10K Conference Tote Bag

Bob Jenkins, known as Bob The Teacher placed an order for 60 Essential Tote bags for his SIMPLE 10K Internet Marketing Conference that will be starting tomorrow.  These tote bags  will be used to hold a large binder and other tools that the conference attendees will be using during the conference.

I digitized his Simple 10K Conference logo that I embroidered on the front of the bag and the signatures of his guest speakers were embroidered on the back of the bag.  Each design was 8 inches in width.  When I came up with the idea to put the signatures on the back he thought that it would be a really nice addition to the bag and a total surprise for the speakers.  When he received the bags he thought that they were totally “Awesome!”

Why as I telling you this?  I just wanted to share with you how I digitized and embroidered these bags and show you what can be accomplished in a short time and yet bring in some real dollars!   I only had a few days to get this together.  I ordered the bags and they were shipped out the same day and I had them in my hands in 2 days.

To begin  with; Bob created the logo in Corel Draw so I had good clean lines to start with.  The lettering at the top of the logo was very small, but the remainder was a good size and easy to work with.  It was very hard trying to get the signatures from the speakers without them knowing what he was going to do with their signature.  Digitizing the signatures was a lot easier than trying to get them!

The fabric for the Essential Tote Bag is  a rough textured 600 Denier Polyester, so I  used a Contour or Edge Run underlay along with 2 lines of perpendicular underlay to create a good smooth surface to make it easy to embroider the top stitching.  I also used a .20 millimeters Pull Compensation and a total of 72 stitches per inch for the density.  I hooped the bag with a 12 inch square hoop with a firm 1.5 oz tear away backing. The bags really did turn out great.

Front and Back of SIMPLE Conference Tote Bag with Signatures

Bob Jenkins wanted his signature to appear backwards.  This is how his signature appears on some of his websites!  He loved it!!   The pictures definitely do not do the bags justice, but I wanted you to see that this was an easy job that was very profitable!

Joyce Jagger
The Embroidery Coach

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Sunday, February 28th we get on the ship for our Embroidery Cruise.  This is such a busy an exciting time for me, preparing the lessons for the cruise and, finalizing my book and getting it to the printers, just in time for the cruise!  I am busy preparing the lessons that I will be teaching on the Embroidery cruise and  I am really looking forward to sharing what I know with my students.  Some of the embroiderers will be new to me and I am so anxious to meet them.   My daughter Kathleen will be joining me for this spectacular event!  7 days of fun, relaxing, sharing with my daughter, networking with other embroiderers and teaching my favorite subject!  Life does not get any better than that!

I will be teaching the following courses:

• How To Work With Stock Designs
• How To Save Time In Design Creation
• How To Work With Small Lettering
• How To Create  Pricing Structure That Will Create A Profit For Your Embroidery Business
• How To Market Your Embroidery Business -Including Marketing Your Business On -Line

I finished writing my book and I will have some copies  with me on the cruise.  My books will arrive just in time for me to leave!  The title of my book is “The Truth About Embroidery Business Success”  and the sub title is “7 Elements To A Profitable Home Based Embroidery Business”.  I have been working on this book for several months but it is finally finished.  As soon as I am back from the cruise, I will be creating a website for my book and I have some exciting plans for the future that I will be sharing with you shortly!

Joyce Jagger
The Embroidery Coach

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