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Dear stitchy friends,
Welcome to the official home of Stitch In London cross stitch retreat.
Michelle of MommaLovesYouGB and I, Marie of Stitches and Diamonds, are so proud and excited to present this special Sampler Edition of Stitch In London retreat to you.
Stitch In London is a cross stitch event where like-minded cross stitchers meet, stitch, chat and have fun together - and have an opportunity to buy lovely cross stitching supplies from some amazing UK small businesses.
This Sampler Edition will be full of lectures, workshops, antique samplers and fun!
Please find all the details and how to sign up below - can't wait to see you there 🧵🪡
When: 24 February 2024 9:00am - 25 February 2024 5:00pm
Stitching room opening hours:
- Saturday 24 February 2024: 9 am - 11 pm
- Sunday 25 February 2024: 8 am - 5pm
Where: Holiday Inn London - Watford Junction, 65-67 Clarendon Rd, Watford WD17 1DS (20 mins by train from London Euston station)
! important - please note that this is *NOT* the Holiday Inn Express hotel at Watford Junction station, these are 2 separate premises
Event capacity: 49 stitchers + organisers and vendors
How to attend: ticket sale opens via this website on Thursday 28 September 2023 at 7 pm GMT (London time) - please read all details below carefully before signing up!
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What is included in the ticket price:
- access to the stitching room and vendors on-site
- daily meals and beverages - lunch, 2 pastry&fruit breaks, unlimited tea/coffee, water (please note breakfast and dinner is not included)
- retreat kit including a retreat exclusive sampler pattern from Michelle at Momma Loves You GB and many other goodies
- 2 day programme of lectures, workshops, working with original antique samplers in small groups & a finishing class with Michelle
- optional smalls exchange
- private Facebook group for attendees
Mini Sampler Reproduction course - 10 spaces*, £15.00 per ticket, taught by Michelle
*update: Many people are interested in taking this course so we're working on accommodating everyone who wants to take part. We will confirm your Mini Sampler Reproduction course latest at the end of October!
This will be a short course of charting in PC stitch (1-2 hours depending on the amount of questions from attendees). You will need to bring your own laptop to get the most out of the course. Michelle will be available for 1:1 questions and troubleshooting while you're creating your own design.
Please note that it may not be possible to completely separate the mini sampler course from the remainder of the room therefore other retreat attendees may be able to listen to parts of the workshop. You will be able to request a spot in the Mini Course after signing up for the retreat - via Registration Link sent to you in a downloadable PDF once you've purchased your retreat ticket.
Ticket price does not include:
- transport to and from the retreat
- accommodation (you will need to arrange this separately)
- parking (available at Holiday Inn for 8 GBP per day at the time of writing this blog post), the hotel is located outside of the ULEZ zone
- food and beverages except for those mentioned above
Ticket price total: £185.00, payable by card or PayPal via online shop at www.stitchesanddiamonds.com
We will have a limited number of tickets available in instalments - £20.00 payable upon checkout, and then £46.00 payable in 4 instalments on 24th of Oct/Nov/Dec 2023 and Jan 2024 via PayPal invoice delivered to your email address.
Upon checkout, you will receive a PDF download link with retreat pack confirming your spot and a hotel guide in the area.
Cancellation/refund policy (this applies to both retreat ticket and hotel room booking):
Our cancellation policy dates reflect hard costs incurred to us by both the cancellation policy given by the hotel and the manufacturing/shipping times of items included in the retreat kits.
Cancellation on or before 24th December 2023 - you will receive 100% refund of the ticket price. If you have paid the ticket price as a one-time fee, the registration deposit will also be refunded in full. If you have chosen to pay in instalments, the registration deposit will not be refunded due to increased admin and fees when processing the instalment invoices.
Cancellation between 25th December 2023 and 13th January 2024 - if we can backfill the event by an attendee from the waiting list, you will receive a 100% refund of the ticket price. If you have chosen to pay in instalments, the registration deposit will not be refunded due to increased admin and fees when processing the instalment invoices.
Cancellation on or after 14th January 2024 - we are sorry but no refunds can be made on cancelled bookings after this date due to hard costs incurred and too short a notice to get another attendee from the waiting list. Thank you for your understanding.
Where a refund cannot be given, your retreat kit is still yours and will be posted to you after the retreat when you have shared your postal address with us.
Please note that when you cancel your retreat and/or accommodation booking, you are responsible for cancelling any transport, accommodation or other private arrangements you have made.
COVID-19 cancellation policy:
This policy mirrors the hotel policy entirely - if there are any new travel restrictions or localised lockdowns past the cancellation deadline as outlined above, where the retreat cannot take place, the hotel agrees to move the booking to a future date subject to availability.
If this highly unlikely event was to occur past the cancellation deadline dates outlined above, we will work with the hotel and you to find a suitable replacement date. Please note that this would only apply if a government decision was made to restrict travel and/or meetings in group settings.