Stitchtopia Festival
By far the most popular event in our programme, Stitchtopia Festival is back! This is the ultimate weekend residential event for all knitters, crocheters, quilters and textile lovers. Eight of our most popular experts will be offering workshops across the weekend and the fun continues after dinner with optional evening entertainment. How to book 1. Book your Stitchtopia Festival ticket now to secure your chosen room type. 2. Book your chosen workshops through our form (link emailled after booking) 3. Download your workshop details on this page - each class has a list of items you will need to bring and a kit cost for materials supplied by your expert. This amount will be added to your booking invoice, payable with your final balance. Please note: we have a limited number of spaces on each workshop, and so spaces will be allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Your Tour Includes
- Two nights in four-star accommodation on a full board basis, starting with dinner on Friday and ending with lunch on Sunday
- Two half-day workshops of your choice
- Evening talks and entertainment
- Unlimited tea and coffee during workshop breaks
Itinerary
Make your own way to De Vere Staverton Estate, arriving from 3pm. This evening is your first chance to meet your fellow crafters for dinner, followed by a welcome from the Stitchtopia team and a fun quiz.
Relax and enjoy the hotel’s facilities, or choose one of our available workshops: - Gilded & Decorated Ceremonial Elephant - Sewing with Pat Archibald - Hoopies Galore – Sewing with Mandy Shaw - Clover hand embroidery picture – Embroidery with Janet Clare - An Introduction to Modern Monograms - Embroidery with Jessica Aldred - Clematis Flower – Embroidery with Deborah Wilding - Corner to Corner in the round – Crochet with Emma Leith - Entrelac Knitting in rows – Knitting with Carol Meldrum - An introduction to Sequence Knitting – Knitting with Anna Nikipirowicz
Relax and enjoy the hotel’s facilities, or choose one of our available workshops: - Little Oriental Floral Circle - Sewing with Pat Archibald - Small Sewing Roulade – Sewing with Mandy Shaw - Hand stitched applique picture with quilting – Sewing/Embroidery with Janet Clare - An Introduction to Silk Shading - Embroidery with Jessica Aldred - 3D Star Brooch – Embroidery with Deborah Wilding - Summer Lanterns – Crochet with Emma Leith - Knit & Crochet Combination – Knitting and Crochet with Carol Medrum - Slipstitch Colourwork – Knitting with Anna Nikipirowicz Dinner this evening will be followed by a guest speaker.
Relax and enjoy the hotel’s facilities, or choose one of our available workshops: - Mini Landscape Pictures - Sewing with Pat Archibald - Hoopies Galore – Sewing with Mandy Shaw - Drawing with your Sewing Machine – Sewing with Janet Clare - An Introduction to Modern Monograms - Embroidery with Jessica Aldred - Clematis Flower – Embroidery with Deborah Wilding - Corner to Corner in the round – Crochet with Emma Leith - Entrelac Knitting in rows – Knitting with Carol Meldrum - An introduction to Sequence Knitting – Knitting with Anna Nikipirowicz
Relax and enjoy the hotel’s facilities, or choose one of our available workshops: - Sweet Heart Pin Cushions – Sewing with Mandy Shaw - Clover hand embroidery picture – Embroidery with Janet Clare - An Introduction to Silk Shading - Embroidery with Jessica Aldred - 3D Star Brooch – Embroidery with Deborah Wilding - Summer Lanterns – Crochet with Emma Leith - Knit & Crochet Combination – Knitting and Crochet with Carol Medrum - Slipstitch Colourwork – Knitting with Anna Nikipirowicz Our final workshop will end at 4pm, when you can depart at your leisure.
Included in our package:
- Two nights in four-star accommodation on a full board basis, starting with dinner on Friday and ending with lunch on Sunday
- Two half-day workshops of your choice
- Unlimited tea & coffee during workshop breaks
- Evening talks and entertainment
Accommodation
This stylish and contemporary four-star hotel is ideally located in the heart of the Northamptonshire countryside.The bright and airy event spaces are perfect for our workshops, the modern restaurant serves up the best of seasonal and local food and the newly refurbished bar is the perfect place to relax after a fun days crafting.
For those looking for more active relaxation, Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Clubhave a gym and pool and golf enthusiasts can test their skills on the PGA European-tour standard 18-hole golf course in the grounds. (Note – gym and pool open subject to government guidelines).
In a convenient location,Staverton Park Hotel & Golf Club is easily accessible from the M1, M6, M40 and Birmingham Airport, and is just a short drive to Northampton and Coventry.
Free, superfast Wi-Fi with a maximum bandwidth of 1Gb is available throughout.