Cross Stitch Monthly Clubs

The Benefits of a Monthly Cross Stitching Club

Monthly cross stitching clubs are growing in popularity as more crafters realize the many benefits of cross stitching in a group. Members have a chance to share their love for their craft with others that share their passion. Joining a club often gives a solitary cross stitcher the chance to learn about working on various types of fabrics, using different types of threads and seeing firsthand different cross stitch techniques.

Being part of a monthly cross stitching group, sometimes referred to as a cross stitching bee, is also a wonderful way to share the accomplishments of a finished project or to find needed encouragement to finish a project. Other members are happy to share their expertise and help those members that encounter a stitching problem. Group members often travel together to stitching festivals and craft events.

Find a Cross Stitch Club Near You

Many monthly cross stitch clubs are held by yarn, sewing or craft shops. Others are formed and run by crafters in homes or meeting rooms that they rent. An excellent resource for finding cross stitch clubs in your area is Meet Up. This website is broken down into hundreds of geographical areas. You simply choose your area and topic of interest, and the results given show messages and contact information of others in your area that share your interests. For example, click here to see people in the Minneapolis, Minnesota area interested in cross stitching clubs on the Meet Up website.

Start a Cross Stitch Monthly Club

If you want to join a cross stitching club but are unable to find one in your area, why not start up a monthly club of your own? Following a few simple steps will have you cross stitching with others in no time at all.

Finding New Club Members

• Advertise your new cross stitching club by placing colorful posters in store windows, on community bulletin boards and anywhere else you can find.
• Ask your local yarn or craft shop if you can put a sign up in their store announcing your new club. They may even pass out flyers to everyone that shops there announcing your club.
• Tell everyone you know about the formation of your new club. They may know others that enjoy cross stitching that would love to join.
• Take out a small ad in a local shopper’s newspaper telling everyone about your new cross stitch club. Don’t forget to include your contact information.

Club Basics

• Locate a place to hold your monthly meetings. Often local community centers or libraries have meeting rooms to rent for a very nominal fee. Sometimes there is no charge at all. If your group is very small in the beginning, you might want to meet in your home.
• Make sure you know the expenses of running a cross stitch club. There will be rental costs for the location, insurance if necessary, refreshments and prizes for any contests the club runs.
• At the first meeting, have an open discussion on how the club will run. Discuss club dues to cover expenses, the sharing of club responsibilities, activities, trips and events.

Cross Stitch Clubs

The following are a few examples of existing cross stitch clubs in various locations:

• Lynn’s Country Cross Stitch holds its club meetings at their store in Trenton, Florida.
• Located in Crystal Lake, Illinois, Welcome Stitchery offers classes, clubs and events.
• The Ashford Cross Stitch Club is a small group that meets monthly in a church hall. This club is located in Kent, United Kingdom.
• Another cross stitch club meeting held in Bletchley, United Kingdom is Threads and Patches.

Final Thoughts

If you enjoy cross stitching and love to socialize, belonging to a cross stitch monthly club is an activity that you definitely would enjoy. If there is not a cross stitch club in your area, take the initiative and start one of your own.