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
- 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
- Hosted by Anabella’s Shop
- Winter – Orlando, Florida
- Spring – San Diego, California
- Summer – Seattle, Washington
- Autumn – Adirondacks, New York
- Website
2023
- Stitching Texas 2023
- DFW Stitching Group
- TBD
- Flower Mound, Texas
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 1st Annual Grand Autumn Stitch and Stay
- hosted by Punch Needle & Primitive Stitcher Magazine
- October 20th – 23rd
- Clifton Forge, Virginia
- NeedleFest Summer Getaway
- hosted by Needleworker’s Delight, Silkweaver Fabrics
- August 4th – 7th
- St. Davids, Pennsylvania
- Website
- Stitchin’ in the Mountains
- Stitch-Con 2022
- 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
- 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
2021
- Needle Arts Festival Christmas in Williamsburg
- Stitch-Inn at East Hill Farm
- Pacific Northwest Stitch Summit 2021
- Needlework Galleria 2021
- hosted by Inspired Needle
- September 22nd – 25th
- St. Charles, Missouri
- Website, Facebook, Instagram #needleworkgalleria
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