Keep calm and @SaveTheDate because this is a roundup of cross-stitch cons/retreats for the year.
This is a list of cross-stitch cons/retreats listed alphabetically by country, then descending order by date. It includes international retreats when possible. The list includes: the host, designer if known, date, city and country, and links for registration.
See also:
- Cruise ship retreats:
- rgetravels.com (see Jean Farish video)
- stitchersescapes.com
Australia
- Autumn Stitch Camp
- Guest designer Fox & Rabbit
- Hosted by The Stitchers Merchant
- May 26th – 28th
- Glen Innes, Australia (accommodations are not included)
- Website
Canada
- Jacob-Palooza Retreat
- Guest designer Jacob of Modern Folk Embroidery
- Hosted by Evertote of Off The Grid Needlearts
- October 13th – 15th
- Ontario, Canada
- Website
- Jacob-Palooza Retreat
- Guest designer Jacob of Modern Folk Embroidery
- Hosted by Evertote of Off The Grid Needlearts
- October 6th – 8th
- Ontario, Canada
- Website
- StitchNorth Cross Stitch Retreat
- Hosted by Evertote of Off The Grid Needlearts
- May 5th – 7th
- Ontario, Canada
- Website
- StitchNorth Cross Stitch Retreat
- Hosted by Evertote of Off The Grid Needlearts
- April 28th – 30th
- Ontario, Canada
- Website
Netherlands
- DutchMaynia 2023
- Hosted by Twin Peak Primitives
- Special guests: Flosstubers Pam and Steph of Just Keep Stitchin’
- September 9th – 10th
- Apeldoorn, Netherlands
- Website
Scotland
- Scottish Stitching Retreat
- March
- Castlecary Hotel, Cumbernauld, Scotland
United States
- All Things Autumn Retreat
- Hosted by Anabella’s Shop
- October 20th – 22nd
- Williamsburg, Virginia
- Website
- 2nd Annual Autumn Stitch & Stay Retreat
- Hosted by Punch Needle & Primitive Stitcher Magazine
- October 18th – 22nd
- Clifton Forge, Virginia
- Stitch New England Retreat
- Hosted by Stitch New England Shop
- October 13th – 14th
- Mansfield-Foxoboro, Massachusetts
- Portland, Oregon
- Website
- 4th annual Pacific Northwest Stitch Summit
- Guest designers: Tracy Horner from Ink Circles and Satsuma Street’s Jody Rice
- Hosted by Acorns & Threads
- September 15th – 17th
- Website
- Needlefest Summer Getaway
- Hosted by Needleworker’s Delight and Silkweaver Fabrics
- July 27th 30th
- King of Prussia, Pennsylvania
- Website
- Stitch New Jersey 2023
- July 13th – 16th
- Woodbridge, New Jersey
- Instagram of Arlene Cohen (WorksByABC)
- Stitch-Con 2023
- Stitching in the Wild
- Hosted by GaRon Stitchery
- May 18th – 21st
- Fort Lauderdale, Florida
- Website
- 1st Annual Kansas City Summer Stitch-Away
- Guest designers: Priscilla and Chelsea of Stitching with the Housewives, Jan Note of Noteworthy Needle, and Giulia Manfredini
- Hosted by Punch Needle & Primitive Stitcher Magazine
- May 18th – 21st
- Kansas City, Missouri
- Farm Girl Gathering Spring Retreat aka Midwest Cross Stitchers Retreat
- Guest designer Paulette Stewart of Plum Street Samplers
- Hosted by Farm Girl Dry Goods
- May 4th – 6th
- Amana, Iowa
- Website
- Stitching Texas 2023
- DFW Stitching Group
- April 28th – 30th
- Flower Mound, Texas
- 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
- Cross Stitch Extravaganza
- Guest designers:
- Vickie Jennett – Needlework Press
- Lori Markovic – La D Da
- Stacy Nash – Stacy Nash Primitives
- Ann Robbins – R & R Reproductions
- Pat Ryan – R & R Reproductions
- Hosted by Quilter’s Station
- April 20th – 21st or 22nd – 23rd
- Lees Summit, Missouri
- Website
- Guest designers:
- Needlefest 2023
- Hosted by Needleworker’s Delight and Silkweaver Fabrics
- April 15th – 16th
- Berkeley Heights, New Jersey
- Website
- Rock Springs Stitching Retreat
- Hosted by local stitchers
- February 16th – 19th
- Junction City, Kansas
- Website
- Sampler Symposium 2023
- Hosted by The Attic Needlework
- January 13th – 15th
- Mesa, Arizona
- Website
- All Things Winter Retreat
- Guest designer: Primrose Cottage Stitches
- Hosted by Anabella’s Shop
- January 6th – 8th
- Palm Beach, Florida
- Website
I’m wanting to know where the retreats are I’m a cross stitch er . How do I get notifications so I can keep up to date? Thank you for the list .
Hello Patti, you’d have to find the organizers of the retreats you are interested in and subscribe to their newsletters. I really only do roundups and lists. Sorry and good luck!