RAISING FUNDS AND TEACHING BUSINESS PRINCIPLES WITH A HEAT PRESS

1. RAISING FUNDS AND TEACHING BUSINESS PRINCIPLES WITH A HEAT PRESS SARDIS HIGH SCHOOL Presentation by…. Sherry Hall Embroidery, Vinyl, Sublimation, Painting, & Quilting

2. WELCOME • Introduction • Compliments of Conde Systems • Drawing • Handout • Discount Certificates

3. PURPOSE • Session Agenda: • Discuss how to use embroidery, vinyl, sublimation, painting and quilting projects to teach students how to own and operate a business and raise funds for your program • Benefits of incorporating into curriculum • Courses that sublimation could be incorporated in • Type of equipment used • Software Used • Sample Projects • Vendor Resources • Media

4. My Schedule/courses • FACS and a Foods Course • Fashion Rotation – Class size has tripled • Code 510044 Fashion Design – Taught last year (2017-2018) • Code 510045 Fashion Media - Teaching this year (2018-2019) • Code 510041 Fashion – Teaching the following year (2019-2020) • Code 410015 Fashion Merchandising – Teaching the next year  (2020-2021) • Code 510044 Fashion Design – Teaching the next year (2021-2022)

5. Terminology • Define Sublimation- • The dye sublimation inks are a disperse dye suspended in a liquid solvent, like water. The images are initially printed on coated heat-resistant transfer paper as a reverse image of the final design, which is then transferred onto polyester fabric in a heat press • Define Substrate- • a substance or layer that underlies something, or on which some process occurs, in particular.

6. Benefits of Incorporating into Curriculum • Students Learn the Aspects of Owning and Operating a Business Marketing Mark-up and Margin Quality Control Customers Service Start-Up Cost/Business Expenses Facilities and Location • Excel program to calculate product cost, cost of operation, margin, etc. • Provided by Conde Systems (Mobile) to customers.

7. Develop Leadership, Communication, and Workforce Skills • Discuss Classroom Instruction-groups • Students become student teachers • Multiple Projects Each Nine Weeks • Sample Check-List • How Students Pay for Projects • Project Based Learning

8. Students produce their own customized fundraiser products • 30-50% Profit • Order Forms • Facebook page • Develop Technology skills by learning different software programs, design programs, and different equipment • Job Placement

9. FYI • It’s OK to say “I Don’t Know” • Learn together • Students Take Ownership • Equipment Training • YouTube, YouTube, YouTube Tutorials • Conde System - Sublimation • Sew Irresistible – Vinyl & Embroidery • Quality of Work/ Mess-ups are minimum • Work double checked by another student • 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year students • “All or None” grades

10. Equipment Used 6 Needle Embroidery Machine Single Needled Embroidery Sewing Machine 22 Basic Sewing Machines 2 Sergers 2 Brother Scan-N-Cut Vinyl Machines 2 Heat Presses- one swing arm and one clam shell (do not recommend clam shell for certain projects) 2 Mug Presses- one attaches to heat press and one stand alone Plate press-attaches to heat press

11. EQUIPMENT Continued SG400 – chromablast printer for cotton fabric SG400 – sublimation printer for polyester fabrics or polymer coated substrates 9” Quilting Machine with 8 ft Quilting Frame Laptop Cart with 30 computers + 18 Desktop Computers Living room converted to Design Room

12. Equipment Photos SG400 – 8 ½ x 14 ; with bypass tray 8 ½ x 21 Approx. Cost - $550 SG800 – 11 x 17; with bypass tray 13 x 51 Approx. Cost - $1600 PQ 1500 SL 9” Long Arm Quilting Machine Grace Continuum 8ft Frame Stitch Regulator Approx. Cost $2300

13. Equipment Photos Continued Stand Alone Mug Press 11 oz. and 15 oz. Heat Press Combo with Mug, Hat, and Plate Press

14. Courses Sublimation Could be Incorporated In All Fashion Courses FACS Creative Arts Entrepreneurship Event Planning Food Courses Parenting Courses Consumer Services- Product Development and Marketing Personal Finance

15. Software Programs Used Monogram Wizard - Embroidery InkScape - Online Art program (YouTube Tutorials) Scan-N-Cut Vinyl Program Creative Studio – Online Sublimation program (Youtube Tutorials) Corel Draw – Acquiring this year

16. Sample ProjectsE – Embroidery V-Vinyl S-Sublimation • Pillows- E/V Patchwork, applique Emb, small emb (FACS) • Ribbon Key Chains-(E/V) Sewing • Book Marks (E) • Caps/Hats- (E/V/S) • Head Bands-(E/V/S) • Christmas Stockings-E/V/S- Sewn or store bought • Towel Wrap- (E) Sewing • Softball Towels- (E) • Clear Acrylic Key Chains-(V/S) • Pillow Case Dresses-(E/V) Sewing • Locker and Car Decals-(V)

17. Sample Projects Cont’d Wood Cut-out Door Hangers-Paint and Vinyl (footballs/snowman/pumpkins) Paper Door Hangers-Paint/Sewing Halloween/Thanksgiving Clay Pot-Paint Koozies-Applique Emb/ Serger/, S, E, V)

18. Sample Projects Cont’d • Basketball • Lions • Football- Also Etowah Bd of Ed • Christmas • Thanksgiving/Halloween-Also Bank • Senior Pep Rally • Tye Dyed – Vinyl • Auburn/Alabama • Volleyball • Local Churches-Mission Trips • T-Shirts (SS $12, LS $15, SW/Baseball T $20)-V/S • (Customer provides t-shirt if ordered outside of fundraiser timeframe)

19. Sample Projects Cont’d • Cake Plates-Vinyl • Personalized Banners-(V-could do Emb.) • Crocheted Dishcloth • Quilt- • Practice on Frame (old sheets) • First Quilt-raffle tickets • Quilted Potholder • Car Tags-(V/S) • Mugs-(V/S) - Photo, Thank you gifts, football) • Garden Flags-Serger, sew, Vinyl and scotch guard

20. Sample Projects Cont’d • Project Ideas for Next Year: • Quilt as you Go Placemat • Quilt square per student to sew into a quilt • T-shirt Quilts • Photo Quilts-chromablast or sublimation printer • Crochet or Sewn Dishtowel Towel Topper with Emb. • Cross-stitch or Smocking • Several Sublimated Items-mugs, photo buttons, bracelets, plaques, license plates, food gift ideas • Garden Flags • Pillow Case • T-shirt Sales

21. Resources • Conde Systems, Mobile – Sublimation • Pricing Tool, Video Tutorials/Webinars, Product Descriptions with How To Videos, Tech support • Sew Irresistible, Albertville – Embroidery, Vinyl, Sewing Supplies • Ken’s Sewing Center, Muscle Shoals- Quilting Machine/Frame, Sewing Supplies

22. T-Shirts • www.blankshirts.com • Discounts on their Facebook page • www.shirtspace.com • Free Shipping over $99 • $2500 Scholarship for college • Special Pricing for Schools

23. Aprons and Koozies • APRONS • AMAZON • YUYIKES Set of 8 Plain Color Adult Bib Aprons with 2 Roomy Pockets – Cost per Apron: $3.24 • KOOZIES • www.blankkoozies.com • Free shipping over $100 • Unsewn can koozies - $.89 • Unsewn bottle koozies - $1.99

24. Acrylic Key Chain for Vinyl • AMAZON • AcrylicblankClear Acrylic Keychain Blank Circle Disc with Hole (3" Diameter -25 Pieces) • Selizo 100Pcs Key Chain Ring with Chain and Tassel  • Cost per Key Chain: $1.34 + vinyl

25. Social Media • Web Page – Coming soon • Payment Option • Facebook- projects, club activities, fundraiser items • Sardis High FCCLA • Bonus points or grade for sharing and liking/following page

26. Round Table Session- Answer Questions and Draw for Prizes Free Gift (Sublimated Mug)-Compliments of State Dept. & Sardis High School “Designs by Lions”