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Stitch New England Retreat
2024-10-17 08:00 - 2024-10-19 17:00 UTC | Crowne Plaza Providence-Warwick, 801 Greenwich Avenue, Warwick, RI, 02886, United States
Info to come

Queen City Stitch Retreat
2024-10-17 08:00 - 2024-10-19 17:00 | Courtyard by Marriott Charlotte Waverly, 6319 Providence Farm Ln, Charlotte, 28277, United States
Waitlist only: Get ready to immerse yourself in a world of creativity, friendship, and endless inspiration! Join us at the Courtyard by Marriott Charlotte Waverly for our annual retreat and be a part of the vibrant cross stitch community. Whether you’re a seasoned stitcher or just starting out, our retreat is the perfect place to connect with like-minded individuals from across the country and beyond. Explore new techniques, discover unique patterns, and create lasting memories. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to stitch, socialize, and have a fabulous time!

The Stitching Bee Retreat
2024-10-18 09:00 - 2024-10-20 17:00 | Renissance Dallas North Hotel, 590 Lyndon B Johnson Freeway, Irving, TX, 75234, United States
Registration Open: Weekend retreat for the cross stitching and hand embroidery community. Stitching room, door prizes and games, optional exchange, pop up shops. You can reserve a table for six for an additional charge; otherwise open seating. There is an option to add on Autumn Bargello, a counted canvas class taught by Gayle Anderson, owner of Fancy Stitches in Cleburne. This adaption from Eye Candy’s Halloween Bargello is stitched with Watercolours, Neon Rays +, Shimmerblend, Fyrewerks Soft Sheen and Vineyard Silk on 18 count eggshell canvas.
Registration allows you entrance to the Stitching Room and Market Hall. It does not include meals or hotel accommodations but there is a group rate available.
Click here to register.

Lady Dot Creates - A Needlework Treasure Box
2024-10-18 10:00 - 2024-10-19 16:00 | The Silver Needle’s She Shed, 6068 S. Sheridan Rd., Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74145
Registration Open:
Lois hand-dyes gorgeous trims for most of the cross stitch industry’s top designers. She loves to make and create. This exclusive project will be decking out a wooden sewing box! It’s going to be a wooden sewing box – hinged lid – that will be decorated on top, and completely customize for tool storage on the inside! Way too much work to do at home alone, but totally fun to do with a group in a situation that has fabric and trinket options!
She Shed class is limited to 40. Your fee of $200 will include anything and everything done in class, all the yummy snacks and give-aways. Lunches are on your own.
$50 Due at registration. Balance due August 18th. Cancellations made before August 18 receive funds paid less $50. Cancellations after August 18 may receive kits with no refunds or partial refund (TBA) if your space can be filled.

Of Many Lives Fall Retreat Session 2
2024-10-18 12:00 - 2024-10-19 13:00 | Shepherd’s Needle, 1601 W Markham, Suite D, Little Rock, AR, 72211, United States
Registration Open: Of Many Lives highlights the generations that have gone before us. The family is one of God’s masterpieces, like branches on a tree, we grow in different directions, yet our roots remain as one. Guest designer Jeannine McGowan of the Blue Flower will present an exclusive design, suitable for intermediate stitchers.

Schoolgirl Samplers of Western New York: Jane Boyer 1834
2024-10-19 09:30 - 17:00 | St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 1 East Main St., LeRoy, NY, 14482, United States
Registration Open: Full day retreat offering immersive historical experience in the neighborhood where the 10 year old, attended school and church. Participants will be given two fully-kitted cross-stitch projects based on her sampler to work on that day and will receive a digital pdf chart of the full reproduction sampler at the end of the retreat. Three talks during the day will focus on her life, on the momentous decade of the 1830s in LeRoy and beyond, and on stitching the model of the reproductiion sampler and other related cross-stitch topics.
In addition, participants will receive a guided tour of the historic LeRoy House (just steps up the street from St. Mark’s), view the samplers in the collection, and visit the Jell-O Museum located behind the LeRoy House.
Morning coffee and a catered lunch (from the D&R Depot Restaurant) will be offered. There will be substantial door prizes for several lucky winners (including a HaloGo lighted magnifier, a full kit by Merry Cox, sampler charts, linen and floss for the Jane Boyer reproduction sampler, a set of q-snap frames, and more) and small treats for all participants. There will be some free time to stitch or visit other locations associated with Jane’s life.

Faithwurks Designs Camp Stitchmore 2024
2024-10-24 15:00 - 2024-10-28 15:00 | Radisson Hotel El Paso Airport, 1770 Airway Blvd., El Paso, Texas, 79925
Registration Open: 32nd annual camp with two designers: Simona Bussiglieri from Mani Di Donna and Romy Petrucci from Romy’s Creations, featuring exclusive designs and teaching a class that includes project finishing instructions. Registration includes meet and greet with designers, catered luncheon on Saturday, pop up shop with ten designer trunk shows and more stitching supplies, Christmas ornament exchange, Halloween Smalls Exchange, optional Make and Take and Mystery kits.
The Radisson offers Standard Double rooms at $112 + taxes per nite and Studio Suites at $132+Full Hot Breakfast included for up to 2 registered guests per room.
Register online https://www.choicehotels.com/reservations/groups/lt10j0 (select your checkin/out dates)

Sweata Weatha Stitch Retreat
2024-10-25 08:00 - 2024-10-27 17:00 | Hilton Penn’s Landing, 201 S. Christopher Columbus Blvd., Philadelphia, PA, 19106, United States
Registration Open: Registration provides access to stitching and shopping space with trunk shows and event includes raffle prizes, pajama day, fundraiser for Philly Paws.

Stitch West with Cathy Haberman of Hands on Design
2024-10-25 10:00 - 2024-10-27 19:00 | Mariott Downtown at City Creek, 75 S W Temple St,, Salt Lake City, 84101, United States
Full – Wait List Only:

Needlework Press and Scarlet House: My Life is a Sampler II Workshop by Hobby House
2024-10-25 16:00 - 2024-10-27 10:00 | Woodcliff Hotel, Fairport, 199 Woodcliff Dr,, Fairport, NY, 14450, United States
Event is Full-wait list only

Preliminary Event Schedule

Friday, October 25, 2024

4:00pm Check-In Begins

5:00-7:00pm Welcome Reception

Grazing stations, photo opps, models, and cocktails. Opening remarks will be made by Kathy Mills, Tanya and Vickie.

Saturday, October 26, 2024

8:00-9:00am Buffet Breakfast

9:00-10:00am Set-Up

10:00am Morning Session Begins

12:00pm Buffet Lunch

1:00pm Afternoon Session Begins

5:00pm Day Session Ends

5:00pm Cocktail Reception with Appetizers

6:00pm Buffet Dinner

8:00-11:00pm Open Stitch

Sunday, October 27, 2024

8:00-9:00am Buffet Breakfast

9:00-10:00am Set-Up

10:00am Morning Session / Workshop Concludes

Discounted hotel rates will be made available to attendees at a later date. Hotel rates at the Woodcliff will be in the range of $200-220 per night for double occupancy.

Shaker Sampler Sisters Retreat
2024-11-01 16:00 - 2024-11-05 16:00 | Pleasant Hill Shaker Village, 3501 Lexington Road, Harrodsburg, KY, 40330, United States
Registration Open: Registration fee includes exclusive project (handmade oval wooden Shaker tray with sewing accessories),meals and snacks, daily prizes for everyone, dedicated stitching room in historic building, Shaker Village tours and presentations.
Hosted by Violets & Verses – Jennifer Richardson and Prim Peacock Samplers – Merry Susan Schreck.
Non-refundable deposit of $400 invoices in January and due January 15. Remaining balance of $395 due on July 15.
Only 30 slots with a waitlist. A block of rooms are available for the retreat. Retreat attendees are responsible for contacting Pleasant Hill directly to make room reservations.
This is in a historic building and attendees must be able to use stairs.

Stitchin' in Vermont
2024-11-05 19:00 - 2024-11-07 16:30 | Lake Morey Resort, 82 Clubhouse Road, Fairlee, VT, 05045, United States
Registration Open through September 14: Classes with Karen Dudzinski of Textured Treasures. Half day ornament trio class and full day fall-themed design class. This is an opportunity to learn the specialty stitches you’ve wanted to try or just enjoy classes with stitching friends. Dessert reception Tuesday night; lunch on Wednesday and Thursday. Goodie bag, door prizes from many generous donors, movie night.
Block of rooms available at host hotel. Mention you are attending the “Stitchin’ in Vermont” event.
Payment in full upon registration. $325 if paying by check/$335 if paying with credit card. Register here.

Karen Kluba of Rosewood Manor at The Silver Needle - Session A
2024-11-06 10:00 - 2024-11-07 16:00 | The Silver Needle’s She Shed, 6068 S. Sheridan Rd., Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74145
Karen Kluba will be leading class in She Shed for 2 sessions of 2 days each of merriment and stitching! She wants to bring lots of motifs… YOU (aka ‘the class’) vote and decide on sampler pieces, parts, verses, colors, motifs. Then, because she’s a whiz with her software, she’s going to sit down at the retreat and design that sampler; Silver Needle will print it, and kit it, and you’ll have a custom sampler by Saturday! How cool is that? Details aren’t ironed out yet, anticipate custom fabric counts. Approximate times might be Wednesday and Thursday 10 to 4-ish and Friday and Saturday 10 to 4-ish.
Your fee of $200 includes all the materials, yummy snacks and class goodies. $50 due at registration, balance is due September 9th 2024. Cancellations made before Sept 9 receive funds paid less $50. Cancellations made after Sept 9th receive kit with no refunds or partial refund (TBA) if we can fill your space.

Stitch Michigan 2024
2024-11-07 15:00 - 2024-11-10 23:30 | Hilton Garden Inn – Lansing, 633 N. Canal Rd., Lansing, MI, 48917, United States
Registration Open: Rrelaxed stitching weekend in the beautiful state of Michigan. This retreat includes goodie bags, personalized name tags, access to many vendors, raffles, games, door prizes, and a whole lot of fun and memories. The event will start Thursday November 7th @ 3:00pm and go until Sunday, November 10th until midnight. Note: the stitching room is open for attendees all day Sunday, but there will not be any scheduled events.

The fee for this event is $200. Seats will be available on a first come, first serve basis, and priority will be given to previous attendees. Payments can be made via PayPal or Venmo.

PayPal (friends and family): TiffanyDenise7@hotmail.com
Venmo: tiffany-emery-10 (0247)
Full payment is due by August 15th and there will not be any refunds after that time. A $50.00 non-refundable fee will be held for cancellations prior to August 15, 2024.

Registration will be accepted after August 15th, but must be paid in full at that time. Please reach out via email for special requests or accommodations and day trip accommodations.

This year’s theme is “It’s All About Michigan” and we will be having a smalls exchange, rescue table, freebie table, finish parade, and a mystery kit exchange. These are all optional activities that you can partake. More detail will follow in your welcome email. Attendees will also be getting two retreat exclusive patterns from Tiny Modernist and Bella Filipina Designs.

Karen Kluba of Rosewood Manor at The Silver Needle
2024-11-08 10:00 - 2024-11-09 16:00 | The Silver Needle’s She Shed, 6068 S. Sheridan Rd., Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74145

Vintage Stitchers EGA Retreat
2024-11-16 09:00 - 2024-11-18 23:30 | Murphy’s Suites, 134 Hwy 4, Murphys, CA, 95247, United States
Registration open, must be a member of Vintage Stitchers EGA ($76 to join; if you already belong to another EGA then cost is only $16).
Registration includes 24 hour use of stitching room, lunch, goodie bag, ornament finishing workshop. Optional (but highly recommended ): wine/food pairing at Frog’s Tooth Winery on Saturday, November 16th $20
Does not include cost of hotel room, which is $179/Saturday, $115/night Sunday and Monday. Day use for those not staying at hotel is $10/day.
For more information or to register please email Bev at bworthin@comcast.net

The Jingle Ball
2024-12-06 17:00 - 2024-12-08 23:30 | Online
Registration Opens October 18: The Jingle Ball is a virtual holiday event celebrating the love of cross stitch. Last year’s event featured 12 designers, exclusive designs, classes, meet & greets, ornament pattern book, shopping hall, stitching tables, speed dating and ballroom entertainment.

FlossTube at Sea 2025
2025-01-25 08:00 - 2025-02-01 17:00 | Celebrity Apex
Registration Open: Seven days with friends who totally understand your love of cross stitch, enjoying incredible meals and snacks provided in a beautiful room with a view of the sea where you can stitch all day and into the night! And of course, impeccable service and well-appointed accommodations sailing out of Fort Lauderdale on the Celebrity Apex. You can even choose a room with an infinite balcony! Cost starts at $1665 for double occupancy inside stateroom.
Join the 2025 FlossTube at Sea cruise with fan favorites from here FlossTube channels: Sunshine Stitchers, Michelle Bendy Stitchy, and Jean Farish Needleworks. And imagine three project presentations, the very best swag, fun and games, and all of this for one flat fee.
The ship’s conference center will be set up as a private, dedicated space for all Stitchers’ Escapes registered Stitcher-Makers. We’re using that term to include your travel companions who may not stitch but who are “makers” and would like to bring along their hand crafts so they can join you as you stitch your way around the beautiful Caribbean!
Includes optional smalls exchange, games, door prizes, and more!
Non-stitching friends also invited: spouses, parents, siblings, and friends!

Pacific Stitching - A Cross Stitch Retreat by Live and Dye LA
2025-02-27 12:00 - 2025-03-02 17:00 | Embassy Suites Anaheim South, 11767 Harbor Boulevard, Garden Grove, CA, 92840, United States
Registration Open: This is a first time event hosted by Live and Dye LA. Four days of stitching, shopping, friends and fun in Anaheim, California. Registration fee includes stitching room, goodie bag (including exclusive fabric and floss from Live and Dye LA), pop up shop, giveaways, smalls exchange, brag table and more.
Stitching Room Hours:

Thursday – 12pm – 10pm
Friday and Saturday – 8am – 10pm
Sunday – 8am – 5pm

Limited number of rooms booked at a special discount rate of $169++ per night per suite, with queens and king beds available for 2 persons per room, and an extra $20 per person. The rooms are big suites, with fridge and microwave, and living room. Your stay includes a full breakfast complete with Omelette bar, and an afternoon reception with appetizers and drinks. Group rate is available through January 25th, 2025 or until allotment runs out (we may be able to negotiate more if needed). You will receive a link to book at our discounted rate after you have registered and a special $10 overnight parking rate.
Day attendees are also welcome.

NeedleFest Extravaganza 2025
2025-04-03 08:00 - 2025-04-06 17:00 | Embassy Suites Piscataway, 121 Centennial Ave,, Piscataway, NJ, 08854, United States
Registration is open: $75 deposit. Enjoy a weekend of stitching and shopping; classes also available. As a retreat attendee you will have the opportunity to take advantage of early bird shopping on Thursday night. Day passes are also available.

2025 Spring Retreat With Jeannette Douglas
2025-04-09 08:00 - 2025-04-12 17:00 | Shepherd’s Needle, 1601 W Markham, Suite D, Little Rock, AR, 72211, United States
Shepherd’s Needle Spring Retreat features renowned guest Jeannette Douglas. Two Sessions: April 9-10 or 11-12.

The Silver Needle Presents AB Designs with Weeks Dye Works
2025-04-11 10:00 - 2025-04-12 15:00 | The Silver Needle’s She Shed, 6068 S. Sheridan Rd., Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74145
Registration Open: Amy Bruecken of AB Designs will have the stitching project, while Miranda Weeks of Weeks Dye Works will be helping you dye linen, wool, thread and velvet over the same two days. Lots of activity, color and just general FUN, including all needed supplies, snacks, drinks and door prizes.

Weekend Retreat with Heartstring Samplery and Plum Street Samplers
2025-04-25 13:00 - 2025-04-27 13:00 | Woodcliff Hotel, Fairport, 199 Woodcliff Dr,, Fairport, NY, 14450, United States
We’re excited to present the Stitching Weekend Retreat Extravaganza “Welcome Spring” that we’ve promised for a long time, and we hope you’ll join us!
Paulette Stewart (Plum Street Samplers) and Beth Twist (Heartstring Samplery) will be coming to Upstate New York in the Spring of 2025! They’ll be joined by special guests Brenda Siwecki and Laura Duet of “Brenda and the Serial Starter,” along with several other surprise visitors! Attendees will receive Paulette and Beth’s latest collaboration, kitted and ready with your preferred fabric count, along with plenty of other stitching goodies and freebies throughout the weekend! Plus, we’ll be giving away door prizes to a handful of lucky winners and much more!
Registration will open on Sunday, September 29, 2024 at 5:00pm EST. So, round up your local/zooming stitching friends and plan your next big stitching road trip this Spring!

Needle Bling Designs Get Your Stitch On
2025-05-15 10:00 - 2025-05-18 11:00 | Embassy Suites by Hilton Minneapolis Airport, 7901 34th Avenue South, Bloomington, MN, 55425, United States
Registration Open: Registration includes access to stitching room, pop up shop with Needle Bling Designs linen and charts, many popular Trunk Shows, other linens and lots of goodies from our new Black Cat Stitchery Cross Stitch Shop, just opened January 2025. Also freebie and brag tables.
Local Attractions:

Free shuttle to and from the airport
Free shuttle to Mall of America
Light rail that will take you to Minneapolis or St. Paul areas
Minnesota Valley Wildlife Refuge is right across the street and has a nature & sightseeing walk
50+ restaurants within 1-2 miles of hotel
Hotel restaurant open 11am-10pm daily

Block room rate code at the hotel will be sent to you after registration and payment have been submitted; $154/night for King Suite; $179/night Queen Double Suite

Needlework Press at Stitches Unlimited
2025-05-16 18:00 - 2025-05-17 17:00 | St. Thomas Episcopal Church, 301 St. Thomas Rd., Lancaster, PA, 17601, United States
Friday, May 16th – 6-8 pm:
Meet n’ Greet w/Vickie at our shop – wine and cheese will be served
Saturday, May 17th – 9-5 pm:
Retreat !
St. Thomas Episcopal Church
301 St Thomas Rd
Lancaster, PA 17601
(approx 1.5 miles from the shop)
Check-in starts at 8:45 am + Goodie Bag !
A light Continental breakfast will be served starting at 9am
Bring your stitching – there will be plenty of time to stitch ! There are plenty of tables at the church for you to sit with your friends; please bring your rechargeable lights (limited outlets available).
Snacks/water/soda available all day
Vickie will speak and have a Lancaster County Sampler for everyone – it will be kitted with your choice of 16 count AIDA or 36 count linen
Lunch – 12 noon
A catered Italian lunch will be served, including salad, bread, soda, water + desserts
Stay and stitch till 5 pm – visit our shop and make new friends !

Welcome Stitchery Welcomes Teresa Kogut and Chantelle from 141 Designs
2025-05-17 09:30 - 2025-05-18 15:30 | The 10 Talents Center, 710 E. 14th St., Blue Earth, MN, 56013, United States
Registration Open: Registration includes exclusive cross stitch kit from Teresa Kogut and finishing piece from Chantelle, along with trunk shows from both designers. Fee also includes lunch each day. Welcome Stitchery will be open 3:30-6:30pm each day. $75 (non-refundable) registration fee.

Country Sampler Stitch Camp
2025-06-05 09:00 - 2025-06-07 17:00 | Country Sampler, 133 Jefferson Street, Spring Green, WI, 53588, United States
More details coming, registration opens in January, 2025. Designers will be Kathleen Littleton from Cross Stitch Antiques, Stacy Nash of Stacy Nash Designs and Vickie LoPiccolo Jennett of Needlework Press.

Sit and Stitch Ocala June 2025
2025-06-07 09:00 - 17:00 | Elliott Center, 3231 SW 34th Avenue, Ocala, FL, 34474, United States
One day stitching event in Ocala that takes place at the Elliott Center (Located at the Hospice of Marion County Administrative Office). Registration includes lunch, door prizes, charity raffle, silent auction and freebie table. Registration is posted six weeks in advance on FB Group, Sit and Stitch Ocala.

Olde Green Cupboard Cross Stitch Retreat
2025-06-19 08:00 - 2025-06-22 17:00 | Marywood Retreat Center, 235 Marywood Drive, St. Johns, FL, 32259, United States
First retreat for this organizer. Registration includes all meals, door prizes, freebies, fun events and more.

Bristol V "A Party for Jean"
2025-06-20 17:00 - 2025-06-22 12:00 | Hilton Garden Inn By Hilton Phoenix/Tempe University Research Park, 7290 Price Road, Tempe, AZ, 85283, United States
Jean loved Red, Bristol Samplers, Berlin Work, and Parties, so The Attic is having a big party to celebrate her and some of her favorite genres of needlework! Your faculty will be Vickie and Maegan Jennett of NeedleWork Press, Claudia Dutcher Kistler of Dutch Treat Designs, and Michele White of Tabby Cat Designs. Each instructor will present a Bristol or Berlin Work Sampler and attendees will receive kits to make a suite of smalls inspired by the samplers, as well as charts to reproduce the full samplers. This event will also include a celebration of Jean’s life and contributions to the needlework community, show and share, delicious meals together, and plenty of time to stitch and socialize.
The event will be held at the Hilton Garden Inn, Tempe Research Park, about 2 miles from The Attic. A block of rooms with a special rate is provided for attendees. Your $750 fee includes workshops with three designers, three kits plus extra charts, four meals, beverages and snacks, and exclusive gifts from The Attic. There is a non-refundable registration fee of $300. The event will begin on Friday evening with a dinner and conclude after the final workshop at noon on Sunday. A complimentary shuttle runs between the hotel and The Attic for shopping, and will also take you to nearby restaurants for additional dining options. It does not service the airport.
