List of Cross-Stitch Conventions

US and Canadian based list of cross-stitch conventions open to the stitchy public

Included here are a few international retreats:

• Cruise ship retreats:
  • rgetravels.com (see Jean Farish video)
  • stitchersescapes.com

• DutchMaynia 2023
  • Hosted by Twin Peak Primitives
  • Special guests: Flosstubers Pam and Steph of Just Keep Stitchin’
  • September 9th – 10th
  • Apeldoorn, Netherlands
  • Facebook

• Encuentro de Punto de Cruz
  • November 11th – 13th, 2022
  • Morelia, Mich., Mexico
  • Hosted by @yanynovoa on Instagram

• Huge announcement from Elayne of Anabella’s Shop. They will be doing 4 to 5 cross-stitch retreats a year with quest designers and plans to be in different states each retreat. anabellas.net/cross-stitch-retreats

2024

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• Hosted by Anabella’s Shop
  • Winter – Orlando, Florida
  • Spring – San Diego, California
  • Summer – Seattle, Washington
  • Autumn – Adirondacks, New York
  • Website

2023

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• Stitching Texas 2023
  • DFW Stitching Group
  • TBD
  • Flower Mound, Texas
  • Facebook

• Retreat
  • hosted by Anabella’s Shop
  • Autumn TBD
  • Williamsburg, Virginia
  • Website

• Retreat
  • hosted by Anabella’s Shop
  • Summer TBD
  • Cape Cod, Massachusetts
  • Website

• 1st Annual Kansas City Summer Stitch-Away
  • hosted by Punch Needle & Primitive Stitcher Magazine
  • May 18th – 21st
  • Kansas City, Missouri
  • Facebook

• All Things Spring Retreat
  • Guest designer: Teresa Kogut
  • hosted by Anabella’s Shop and Barbara Johns of Stitching with Grammy
  • April 28th – 30th
  • Lansing, Michigan
  • Website

• All Things Winter Retreat
  • Guest designer: Primrose Cottage Stitches
  • hosted by Anabella’s Shop
  • January 6th – 8th
  • Palm Beach, Florida
  • Website

2022

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• NeedleFest Christmas in Williamsburg
  • hosted by Needleworker’s Delight, Silkweaver Fabrics
  • November 30th – December 4th
  • Williamsburg, Virginia
  • Website

• All Things Autumn Retreat
  • Guest designers: Priscilla and Chelsea of Stitching with the Housewives
  • hosted by Anabella’s Shop
  • November 4th – 7th
  • Asheville, North Carolina
  • Facebook, Instagram, YouTube

• 1st Annual Grand Autumn Stitch and Stay
  • hosted by Punch Needle & Primitive Stitcher Magazine
  • October 20th – 23rd
  • Clifton Forge, Virginia
  • Facebook

• NeedleFest Summer Getaway
  • hosted by Needleworker’s Delight, Silkweaver Fabrics
  • August 4th – 7th
  • St. Davids, Pennsylvania
  • Website

• Stitchin’ in the Mountains
  • hosted by JW Events Group
  • August 4th – 7th
  • Asheville, North Carolina
  • Website, Facebook

• Stitchin’ on the Frontier
  • hosted by JW Events Group
  • June 5th – 9th
  • Branson, Missouri
  • Website, Facebook

• Stitch-Con 2022
  • hosted by Keepsakes Cross-Stitch
  • June 9th – 12th Weekend A
  • June 16th – 19th Weekend B
  • Cincinnati, Ohio
  • Website, Facebook, Instagram

• New Jersey NeedleFest
  • hosted by Needleworker’s Delight, Silkweaver Fabrics
  • May 13th – 14th
  • Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
  • Website

• West Coast Stitching Weekend
  • hosted by Kate Matthews
  • April 29th – May 1st
  • Sacramento, California
  • Website

• Stitching Texas 2022
  • DFW Stitching Group
  • April 8th – 10th
  • Flower Mound, Texas
  • Facebook

• StitchNorth Cross Stitch Retreat Spring 2022
  • hosted by Off The Grid Needlearts
  • April 1st – 3rd
  • Brampton, Ontario
  • Website

• Sampler Symposium 2022
  • hosted by The Attic
  • January 14th – 16th
  • Mesa, Arizona
  • Website

• StitchAway 2022
  • hosted by Keepsakes Cross-Stitch
  • January 12th – 15th
  • Oxford, Ohio
  • Website, Facebook, Instagram

2021

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• Needle Arts Festival Christmas in Williamsburg
  • hosted by Needleworker’s Delight
  • December 1st – 6th
  • Williamsburg, Virginia
  • Website, Facebook

• Stitch-Inn at East Hill Farm
  • hosted by The Inn at East Hill Farm
  • November 5th – 7th
  • Troy, New Hampshire
  • Website, Facebook, Instagram

• Pacific Northwest Stitch Summit 2021
  • hosted by Acorns & Threads
  • October 1st – 3rd
  • Portland, Oregon via Zoom
  • Website, Facebook, Instagram

• Needlework Galleria 2021
  • hosted by Inspired Needle
  • September 22nd – 25th
  • St. Charles, Missouri
  • Website, Facebook, Instagram #needleworkgalleria

• New Jersey NeedleFest 2021
  • hosted by Needleworker’s Delight
  • August 28th
  • Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
  • Website, Facebook