Embroidery Insider

No More Free Promotional Products for Doctors (Not)

Jim — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 18:41:42 +0000

The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America enacted new rules prohibiting drug company sales reps from giving promotional products to doctors. This includes embroidered apparel. This rule will stifle the sale of embroidered and decorated apparel to doctors. The main buyer of these products were the drug companies.

One way to circumvent this rule is to contact the drug companies and request a license to use their logo in exchange for promotional dollars. Use these dollars to sell to the doctors at a reduced price. Everybody wins. The brand gets promoted and the embroider gets access to the doctor’s office using the drug company’s promotional allowance.

John Lemarr averaged 10,000 stitches a day

Jim — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 23:03:34 +0000

In 1977 John LeMarr averaged 10,000 stitches a day. Now with our new equipment Northwest Embroidery averages 10,000 stitches an hour. Jim and John were the best of friends when both got out of the Navy after serving on the Observation Island EAG 154 in 1963. John LeMarr is now retired in Remington, Flordia.

Northwest Embroidery Applique Video

Erik — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 21:36:04 +0000

Northwest Embroidery Applique

Here is a little video showing our 12 head Tajima running our Rush applique order. We have 600 full front appliques to embroider in 3 days. This order is for a big cheerleading event in Kansas.

Chisholm Class of 1961

Jim — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 22:18:41 +0000

This is the Chisholm, Minnesota graduating class of 1961. The picture was taken in 1948 when everyone in the class of 61 and Jim Mickelson were graduating from nursey school. Its just fun to post this corny stuff on the web. Northwest Embroidery is the largest tackle twill supplier in the city of Seattle and the Pacific Northwest.

Tajima Embroidery Machine had a top speed of 200 stitches per minute

Jim — Sun, 14 Dec 2008 16:58:15 +0000

This is another picture from the archives of Northwest Embroidery. A Tajima jacquard machine with a top speed of 200 stitches per minute. No thread cutters but it did have color changes. Can you imagine this was the “top of the line” in 1977. We are making emblems in this photo. Check our website to see how we have grown. Northwest Embroidery

Big Board Punching

Jim — Sat, 13 Dec 2008 20:30:36 +0000

In 1977 a good day was 12,000 stitches. We called it “punch and click.” It was slow and tedious work. Now on a good day a digitizer (formally referred to as a puncher) can achieve 100,000 stitches with automatic programs for digitizing. Check out Northwest Digitizing and you can see what we are doing now.

Shannon Hits Sales goal of $700,000.00

Erik — Fri, 12 Dec 2008 00:31:09 +0000

Jim Celebrates with Shannon as she hits her 2008 sales goal

On January 2, 2008, Shannon learned that her sales goal for 2008 would be $700,000.00. The same day her goal was announced the economy took a turn for the worst with unemployment and gas prices sky high. With these terrible economic conditions, how could Shannon possibly hit her goal?

The economy didn’t scare Shannon one bit and gave her a challenge to prove everybody wrong. She immediately got on the telephone and called every single customer of hers and let them know she was there for them. Shannon’s success for sales is “Customer Service”. Shannon knows her product and makes it a real treat for customers to place orders with her.

We all thank Shannon for all the orders and keeping the factory full of work!

First Multi Head Embroidery Machine in Northwest

Jim — Thu, 11 Dec 2008 22:29:56 +0000

This is the first multi-head embroidery machine sold to Northwest Embroidery in Oct. 1977. It was an 11 head mechanical machine with a top speed of 220 stitches per minute.

Professionally Made Tackle Twill

Jim — Sun, 07 Dec 2008 15:19:14 +0000

TACKLE TWILL ON OUR MACHINE

Northwest Embroidery is the premier supplier of tackle twill embroidery in the Northwest. We are located in Milton “The Embroidery Capitol of Washington.”Shown here is an example of a piece we are doing for the Skyline Spartans. To find out more details on how you can become a tackle twill supplier to your customer base contact erik@go2shirt.com

Embroidered caps 99 cents each

Jim — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 16:18:38 +0000

Now is the time to take advantage of some wild importer specials. If you have the cash in hand you should definitely start buying caps from distributors who have to unload inventory. Its better than the stock market. Where else can you make 200% short term profit.

Contact Vince White at Ivory Headwear if you want some slamming deals. vwhite@msn.com