Justin Armenta

Justin Armenta works at MADE Laboratory, where he is building a stronger embroidery education experience for the decorated apparel community. He is the founder of JA Digitizing Studios and a partner in The Embroidery Nerd Group. Justin brings more than 33 years of hands-on embroidery and digitizing, and a focus on why embroidery works the way it does, not only which buttons to push.

At Impressions Expo Dallas, that shows up as a path: foundational 101 classes first, then Camp sessions on production, troubleshooting, advanced digitizing, appliqué, and specialty techniques. Justin’s point for embroiderers who send files out is simple. You do not have to become a digitizer, but understanding underlay, density, compensation, and sequencing makes you a better embroiderer and a clearer partner to the person who digitizes your work.