New year, new skills! Are you looking for opportunities to learn in 2023? Here’s the latest roundup of in-person classes and webinars geared toward apparel decorators, including sessions on screen printing, embroidery, heat transfers, direct-to-film, and direct-to-garment (DTG) printing.

This list will be updated as more training information is available. If your company has an online or in-person training you’d like to see on the list, please email Allee Bruce at abruce@napco.com. 

OCTOBER

Oct. 4-7:  Screen Printing A-Z @ Vastex International (Bethlehem, Pa.)

Oct. 5-6: Automated Screen Print @ GSG (Dallas)

Oct. 11: Embroidery Basics @ GSG (Houston)

Oct. 12-14: Embrilliance Software Training (Shreveport, La.)

Oct. 13: Textile Tech – Screen Printing Class @ Lawson Screen & Digital Products (St. Louis)

Oct. 13: Textile Tech – Screen Printing Class @ Lawson Screen & Digital Products (Atlanta)

Oct. 18-20: PRINTING United Expo (Atlanta)

Oct. 19: Introduction to Screen Printing Class @ Texsource (Norcross, Ga.)

NOVEMBER 

Nov. 4-6: Print Hustlers Conference (Newport Beach, Ca.)

Nov. 15: Embroidery Machine Maintenance @ GSG (Dallas)

Nov. 17: Textile Tech – Screen Printing Class @ Lawson Screen & Digital Products (St. Louis)

Nov. 17: Textile Tech – Screen Printing Class @ Lawson Screen & Digital Products (Atlanta)

DECEMBER

Dec. 6: Screen Print Basics @ GSG (Dallas)

Dec. 6-9: Screen Printing A-Z @ Vastex International (Bethlehem, Pa.)

Dec. 8: Textile Tech – Screen Printing Class @ Lawson Screen & Digital Products (St. Louis)

Dec. 8: Textile Tech – Screen Printing Class @ Lawson Screen & Digital Products (Atlanta)

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PASSED DATES

JANUARY

Jan. 10: Prestige A3+ DTF Printer Live Technical Training (Online – every Tuesday of the month)

Jan. 11: Epson F2100 DTG Printer Live Technical Training (Online – every Wednesday of the month)

Jan. 12: Let’s Go To a Trade Show (Online)

Jan. 13: Textile Tech – Screen Printing Class @ Lawson Screen & Digital Products (Atlanta)

Jan 17: Embroidery Essentials Part 1 (Online – focused on the Tajima DG16 by Pulse software)

Jan 19: Embroidery Essentials Part 2 (Online – focused on the Tajima DG16 by Pulse software)

Jan. 20: Kothari RIP Live Technical Training (Online)

Jan. 21: Beginning Ink: Serious About Screen Printing @ Ink Lounge (Denver)

Jan. 21-23: 3-Day Professional Screen Printing Class @ Kolormatrix (Atlanta)

Jan. 25-27: 3-Day Professional Screen Printing Class @ Texsource (Kings Mountain, N.C.)

Jan. 26: Toast to Transfers: Spring Edition (Online)

FEBRUARY

Feb. 1-4: Screen Printing A-Z @ Vastex International (Bethlehem, Pa.)

Feb. 2-4: Embrilliance Customizing & Digitizing Class @ Courtyard Atlanta Perimeter Center (Atlanta)

Feb. 10: Textile Tech – Screen Printing Class @ Lawson Screen & Digital Products (St. Louis)

Feb. 10: Textile Tech – Screen Printing Class @ Lawson Screen & Digital Products (Atlanta)

Feb. 15-17: 3-Day Art Design Essentials Class @ Texsource (Kings Mountain, N.C.)

Feb. 16: Introduction to Screen Printing Class @ Texsource (Norcross, Ga.)

Feb. 18-19: Screen Printing 101 @ Workhorse Products (Phoenix)

Feb. 18-20: 3-Day Professional Screen Printing Class @ Kolormatrix (Atlanta)

Feb. 21: T-Shirt Tuesdays: Curious About Screen Printing @ Ink Lounge (Denver)

Feb. 22: Screen Makin’ Workshop @ MADE Lab (Fort Worth, Texas)

Feb. 23-24: MADE to ROQ – Advanced Automation Workshop @ MADE Lab (Fort Worth, Texas)

Feb. 24-25: Screen Printing 101 Academy Class @ McLogan Supply (Los Angeles)

Feb. 28: Advanced Lettering and Intro to Digitizing (Online – for Creator, Illustrator Extreme, and Maestro Multimedia users of Tajima DG16L by Pulse)

MARCH

March 2: Intermediate Digitizing (Online – for Creator, Illustrator Extreme and Maestro Multimedia users of Tajima DG16L by Pulse)

March 2-3: Learn to ROQ – Intro to Automation Workshop (Clermont, Florida)

March 3-5: Everything Embroidery Market @ the Cajundome (Lafayette, La.)

March 4-5: Screen Printing Business Course @ Atlas Screen Supply Company (Chicago)

March 7: Which DTF Transfer Path Is Right For You? (Online)

March 8-10: 3-Day Professional Screen Printing Class @ Kolormatrix (Atlanta)

March 10: Textile Tech – Screen Printing Class @ Lawson Screen & Digital Products (Atlanta)

March 10-11: Screen Printing 101 @ MADE Lab (Fort Worth, Texas)

March 14: T-Shirt Tuesdays: Curious About Screen Printing @ Ink Lounge (Denver)

March 15-16: MADE To ROQ – Advanced Printing Automation Workshop (Schaumburg, Ill.)

March 16: Exclusive Showcase at Kornit’s Experience Center (Englewood, N. J.)

March 17: Textile Tech – Screen Printing Class @ Lawson Screen & Digital Products (St. Louis)

March 18-20: 3-Day Professional Screen Printing Class @ Kolormatrix (Atlanta)

March 22-24: 3-Day Professional Screen Printing Class @ Texsource (Kings Mountain, N.C.)

March 29-April 1: Screen Printing A-Z @ Vastex International (Bethlehem, Pa.)

APRIL

April 5-7: 3-Day Professional Screen Printing Class @ Kolormatrix (Atlanta)

April 11: T-Shirt Tuesdays: Curious About Screen Printing @ Ink Lounge (Denver)

April 14: Embroidery 102 – Advance Your Stitch @ MADE Lab (Fort Worth, Texas)

April 14: Textile Tech – Screen Printing Class @ Lawson Screen & Digital Products (St. Louis)

April 14: Textile Tech – Screen Printing Class @ Lawson Screen & Digital Products (Atlanta)

April 22: Beginning Ink: Serious About Screen Printing @ Ink Lounge (Denver)

April 22-23 Screen Printing Business Course @ Atlas Screen Supply Company (Chicago)

April 22-24: 3-Day Professional Screen Printing Class @ Kolormatrix (Atlanta)

April 27-29: Sublimation Summit @ Crowne Plaza Atlanta SW – Peachtree City (Atlanta)

MAY

May 3: Screen Print Basics @ GSG (Minneapolis)

May 3-6: Screen Printing A-Z @ Vastex International (Bethlehem, Pa.)

May 4: Maximize Sales by Engaging Your Clients with Graphics and Custom Heat Transfers (Online)

May 10-12: 3-Day Professional Screen Printing Class @ Kolormatrix (Atlanta)

May 10-12: 3-Day Professional Screen Printing Class @ Texsource (Kings Mountain, N.C.)

May 12: Textile Tech – Screen Printing Class @ Lawson Screen & Digital Products (Atlanta)

May 18: Dominate the School and Team Sports Market with Graphics and Custom Heat Transfers (Online)

May 19: Textile Tech – Screen Printing Class @ Lawson Screen & Digital Products (St. Louis)

May 20-22: 3-Day Professional Screen Printing Class @ Kolormatrix (Atlanta)

May 31-June 1: Automated Screen Print @ GSG (Dallas)

SEPTEMBER

Sept. 6-9: Screen Printing A-Z @ Vastex International (Bethlehem, Pa.)

Sept. 12-14: 2023 Textile Discovery Summit (Greenville, South Carolina)

Sept. 15: Textile Tech – Screen Printing Class @ Lawson Screen & Digital Products (St. Louis)

Sept. 15: Textile Tech – Screen Printing Class @ Lawson Screen & Digital Products (Atlanta)

Sept 15-17: Embrilliance Software Training (Phoenix)

Sept. 20: Screen Print Basics @ GSG (Cincinnati)

Sept. 28-30: Embrilliance Software Training (Seattle)