Previous Retreats

Highlights from our previous retreat classes, guest speakers, trips and the unforgettable moments that make our events so special.

Previous Classes

Child with pink sleeves working on a needlepoint craft project on a table, with skeins of yarn, a smartphone, and a partially completed cross-stitch picture of a telephone.

Colour theory with Emily Peacock

Close-up of a person cross-stitching a blue and white floral pattern on Aida cloth with embroidery tools and finished sections visible.

Learn to paint with Jenny Henry

Previous Speakers

Two men standing in front of a colorful, patterned quilt display. The man on the left wears glasses, a red hat, a black and white patterned shirt, and red pants. The man on the right has gray hair, wears sunglasses hanging from his shirt, a black and white checkered shirt, and red pants.

Kaffe Fassett and Brandon Mably

A woman standing next to a table filled with various hats, some decorated with feathers and flowers, in a room with large windows and beige curtains.

Laughing With Lizzie

Previous Day Trips

A man with glasses and white hair is standing in a church, holding a framed embroidery piece with a coat of arms, looking down at it.

In the footsteps of A Single Thread at Winchester Cathedral

Jane Austen’s House

Close-up of embroidered text on a fabric surface. The embroidered design features a cloud, a green dragonfly, and the word 'Pond' with some decorative stitching, all on a light blue background.

Landscape stitches with Emma Homent

A round table covered with a gray cloth, decorated with a bouquet of pink, purple, and white flowers in a blue vase. The table has several craft supplies including a stack of embroidery cross-stitch kits, a pack of fabric, a pair of scissors, pens, a box of needles, a rolled-up paper, and a stack of napkins. There is also a rectangular transparent embroidery tray with a partially completed cross-stitch pattern. The background shows chairs around the table and a wooden floor.

Decorative stitches with Emma Homent

A plush pillow with tally marks embroidered on it, outlined with red piping.

Fine Cell Work

Appletons Wool

A group of people sit and look up at an ornate chandelier hanging from an elaborately decorated ceiling in a room with wooden walls and large tapestries. Some individuals are pointing or looking towards a display case.

West Dean College

Royal School of Needlework

A yellow jewelry box with a cross-stitched gerbera daisy inside, surrounded by Daisy-themed cross-stitch patterns on paper.

Beadwork with Emma Pavier

Close-up of colorful embroidered fabric and bundles of pastel-colored embroidery floss on a white mesh backing.

Customise your colours with Emily Peacock

A woman with long blonde hair and glasses sits at a table with a pink water bottle, a glass of water with lime, a cake slice on a napkin, a white mug, and a pink tray, working on her phone in a bright room.

Expert Finisher Gosia Rourke

A smiling, bald man with a beard, wearing a black zip-up jacket with white lettering, against a plain light-colored background.

Mr X Stitch

Elegant afternoon tea setting with tiered trays of assorted baked goods, finger sandwiches, cakes, and pastries, glasses of water, teapots, and fine china on a white tablecloth, in a luxurious room with red and gold curtains.

Afternoon Tea in the Ballroom at Goodwood

Private dining at The Kennels