What better way to begin your event experience, than by joining in on one of our Round Robins? Here is an opportunity to spend time with numerous talented vendors/designers in a Round Robin. Each is a designer, manufacturer, and/or shop/internet business. Come and learn a little about them and receive several small kits designed by these participating vendors/designers. All vendors/designers will present their project and explain finishing, a special stitch or demonstrate a finish while giving insight as to how they began in business and/or what inspires them.

Susan Greening Davis, our emcee for this event, will welcome and introduce each sponsor and the teachers that are present. Teachers will have class projects for viewing and will have the opportunity to interact with the attendees with a more personal touch. They will rotate the room from table to table giving a synopsis of their class projects for the week. This event is free to members.

Kick off your time at Celebration with four talented designers offering this special collaborative set of seasonal pin cushion drums. Add a little fun to your evening with this special mystery class offered by Pam Reed of Olde Colonial Design, Barbara Jackson of Tristan Brooks, Sharon Verbos of The Purple Thread and Denise De More of DDM Needleworks. Each designer has created a 2 ¾” x 3” drum based a season – winter, spring, summer and fall – which season they were assigned is the mystery! You will be provided with everything you need to complete all 4 drums. One for each season!

This is a great way to meet your vendors and see what is special in their respective booths. Members with a paid membership enter free and non-members paying the $15 get to “see it first.” We will meet for a brief get together with Susan Greening Davis, our emcee for the evening. She will introduce our vendors and tell you what special items they will be featuring. While she is giving you an overview of the show, take notes in your free show booklet; therefore when the shopping begins you will have your list of specials. You will then be invited to “shop” the show floor where the vendors will greet you and help you with your shopping needs. This is another great reason to become a member of Celebration of Needlework!

This year we continue the Celebration Lecture Pass with a variety of lectures. Take a look at each of the presenters’ bios and lecture descriptions. Each lecture has different topics with scheduled times throughout the weekend. Susan Greening Davis, Denise DeMore, Sue Blomley, and Eileen Bennett have teamed up to bring you 4 different lectures. Come and relax and learn a bit about the history of needlework from around the world. You do not have to be a needleworker to appreciate what is shared in any of the lectures.

Review all lecture schedules under special events or by each individual teacher. The Lecture Pass will get you into any lecture, any time it is offered. You can show up for one or all if you want.

Lecture Pass Schedule

Show Towels, School Girl Rolls and Keelbandjes

Susan Greening Davis

Schedule:

• Thursday, 2:00pm – 3:00pm
• Saturday, 12:00pm – 1:00pm

King James Needlebook – Unraveling History

Sue Blomley

Schedule:

• Thursday, 4:00pm – 5:00pm
• Saturday, 3:30pm – 4:30pm

Samplers Through Time

Denise DeMore

Schedule:

• Friday, 11:00am – 12:00pm

Celebration of Needlework turns the ever young 29! As is tradition, Celebration has a wonderful Saturday night dinner event to benefit breast cancer research. Last year we raised over $10,000 with a fun filled Mad Hatter tea party theme! This year shall be supercalifragilistic expialidocious as Mary Poppins flies into town. Our Poppins themed event will include a dinner buffet, raffle, silent auction, games, prizes and wonderfully generous kits from Susan Greening Davis and The Purple Thread’s Sharon Verbos. This event fills up quickly, so be sure to register early as tickets may not be available to purchase on site.

The Doubletree in Nashua, New Hampshire “Stitcher’s Lounge” will have two areas set up for any registered attendee to drop in for socialization and stitching. Locations will be listed in your information upon arrival to the hotel or posted here.