Embroidery Profit Academy: Commercial Embroidery Workshop – October 30 – November 1, 2026

Embroidery Profit Academy

***Email Hope@HopeYoder.com to be on the waitlist if anything changes or a seat opens for this date.

Whether you’re new to commercial embroidery or looking to master industry-proven techniques, ‘Embroidery Profit Academy’ is designed to help you succeed. This hands-on workshop teaches skills that apply to all commercial embroidery machines while you train on Hope Yoder’s commercial Ricoma 20-needle Marquee’s.

Learn to work efficiently, reduce waste, and create high-quality projects with confidence. Learn smarter, stitch better, and grow your business! This is geared towards business embroidery, not hobby embroidery with a heavy focus on business owners who want to improve workflow and build systems that scale.

Hope Yoder has been a recognized leader in the embroidery industry for over 25 years, working closely with brands like Husqvarna Viking, Pfaff, Baby Lock, Brother, Bernina, Janome, and Ricoma, and teaching at major industry conventions. She has developed curriculum for shops across the country, taught thousands through hands-on events, and shared her expertise through hundreds of magazine articles and appearances on PBS sewing and embroidery programs.

She now brings those 25 years of industry experience into her own hands-on events hosted in her Florida studio.

October 30 – November 1, 2026

Registration to our in-person, hands-on commercial embroidery workshop is open to anyone who owns any brand of commercial embroidery multi-needle machine and wants…

1. Tips on learning how to start or scale your business through networking
2. Help with pricing and finding or retaining customers
3. Gaining more 5-star Google Reviews
4. To master the top profitable commercial apparel techniques such as;
   • Left-Chest Logos
   • Best practices for outsourcing client logos
   • Stabilizer & Backing Fabric Pairing
   • Embroidering Structured 6-panel Hats
   • Creating Puff & Trending Text Designs
   • Mighty Hoop Station – Alignment Hacks
   • Mighty Hoop Adjustable Fixture
   • 3D-Puff Foam Sweatshirts
   • Sleeve Embroidery
   • Creating Nap Blockers/Knockdown Stitches
   • DTF Merrow Woven Embroidered Patches
   • Hooping Narrow Items Smaller Than The Hoop
5. Network with other embroiderers with the same passion
6. Learn industry secrets and how to streamline your workflow
7. Learn systems that scale with you as your business grows
8. Free editable PDF worksheet systems to keep track of orders
9. Business, business, business – from starting your company to pricing, finding clients and more!

 

BONUS: All attendees will have their own logo expertly digitized for a left-chest polo and for a structured hat. After registration is paid, please email your logo (jpg or png is fine – a vector file is not required) hope@hopeyoder.com at least 3 weeks prior to the workshop date.

*The workshop will not cover machine or tension test. For specific machine mechanics, please reach out to your manufacturing company for assistance.

Details

• Limited seating for the small group hands-on setting
• Sorry, no discounts for couples, friends or coworkers – every student must register individually
• Each attendee will have use of our Ricoma commercial embroidery machines and receive all the kit materials, a color business workbook and have use of all the embroidery supplies – this means you don’t need to bring anything except a computer with any brand of embroidery software.
• The workshop is held in Hope’s studio in Sarasota, FL located at 6341 Porter Road STE 12 Sarasota, FL 34240
• Attendees provide their own transportation and hotel stay
• Workshop includes 2 lunches, snacks, kits, blanks, materials, and supplies.

 

Tentative Schedule

• Day 1– Happy Hour | Networking  | Business Lecture | Demos 4:30 pm – 8:00 pm
• Day 2 & Day 3 – Hands-On Experience 9:30 am – 5:00 pm

 

 

Book your airfare into Sarasota, FL (Airport code: SRQ).

 

Hotels Nearby (closest hotels are Ameniti & Magnolia)

• ***Ameniti Bay, Bw Signature Collection (closest hotel to our studio – not within walking distance)
  • 5985 Brookhill Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34232
  • (941) 500-9960
  • https://amenitibayhotel.com
• ***Magnolia Pointe Hotel, Bw Signature Collection (closest hotel to our studio – not within walking distance)
  • 5965 Brookhill Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34232
  • (941) 500-4700
  • https://www.bestwestern.com/en_US/book/hotel-rooms-testbw.10427.html
• Home 2 Suites I-75 Bee Ridge (Hilton)
  • 6410 Mauna Loa Blvd, Sarasota, FL 34240
  • (941) 330-0333
  • https://www.hilton.com/en/hotels/srqbrht-home2-suites-sarasota-i-75-bee-ridge

*Registration is non-refundable. Please make sure you can attend before registering. We will email you with more info and a schedule of events three weeks before the event.