March 31 – April 2, 2023
Cottage, condo, cave, or castle, no matter where you live, bring Stitches Home.
Hello Friends!
We’re back with the first virtual market in 2023. And if you haven’t tried the Stitches virtual market, there is no better time. Class sales are excellent. This may be one of the best-selling virtual shows we’ve ever done.
We’ve also decided that we will run no more than two exhibitors during the same time period. So you won’t be competing for valuable time with 4-5 other exhibitors.
Stitches’ worldwide community of makers are marvelously engaged, highly-qualified buyers just waiting to find their new favorite fiber arts source. Share your inspiration and creativity with them in the Stitches Market!
We look forward to working with you! If you have any questions, please email me at [email protected].
All my best,
Mavis J. Smith
Stitches Event Director
XRX, Inc — Stitches Events, XRX Books, & stitchips
https://stitches.events
[email protected]
605•338•2450 ext 120
Connect with the community in the Stitches Market
Stitches Expo at Home is the virtual version of our destination shows. We offer students and market-goers a vibrant Market, incredible classes, meet & greets, sponsor presentations, Teacher Features, the Stitch Together gathering, and other great features. Lots of ways to connect with makers from all over!
The Stitches Market is your opportunity to connect with customers from across the country and around the world. Customers can visit you in real time or, if you record your session, via your Show Book Webpage (see below for details). Bring your products to life with a trunk show or seasonal colorway reveal. Feature a designer or the inspiration for your colors. How you use your time in the Market is up to you!
Introduce yourself and your products by hosting 2 to 10 half-hour Zoom sessions which can be combined for 1-hour spots. Your complimentary Show Book Web Page is a place for customers to get a sneak peek at your offerings, learn more about you, and further connect with you!
How Do I Exhibit at This Event?
1. Become a Stitches Exhibitor. Click the button below to complete the Stitches Exhibitor Registration Form and Stitches Exhibitor Agreement. Once your account has been registered you will be able to submit an event registration request.
2. If you are already registered as a Stitches Exhibitor or upon completion of your exhibitor registration, log in using the button below. Select your options and add them to your cart. You may click the “Learn More About…” below each item for specific details.
3. When you have made your selections, click on your shopping cart to review, add payment information, give us your scheduling preferences and conflicts, and submit your order. You will be prompted to electronically sign an event-specific agreement at checkout. Your credit card will be charged once we accept and complete your registration request.
Beginning March 16, you will have access to the Stitches Expo at Home Exhibitor Dashboard, where you will find online forms to submit information for the event, event deadlines and details, and other exhibitor resources.
Have Questions? Contact Mavis Smith
Email: [email protected]
Phone: 605•338•2450 ext 120
March/April Products
Market Spots
The Stitches Market consists of half-hour Market Spots hosted by exhibitors from their Zoom accounts. Select 2 to 10 Market Spots and connect with new and established customers.
Ideas for your Market Spots:
- Trunk shows
- Designer showcases
- Studio tours
- Technique demos
- Informational seminars
- Introducing new product lines
- Revealing seasonal or exclusive colorways
- Informal chats with customers
Market Spots can be combined into one-hour sessions.
Cost: $50/half hour
Sponsorship
Sponsorship offers an exclusive chance to stand out in the Stitches Expo at Home Market!
- Capture the attentions of students and market attendees with a 40-minute Sponsor Presentation scheduled when the rest of the Market is closed.
- Stitches Events provides the Zoom link and hosts the Sponsor Presentation
- Sponsor Presentations are recorded and embedded onto the event dashboard for all attendees to view at their leisure
- Recordings are available for 30 days following the event.
- The sponsor’s logo is placed on the main Stitches Expo at Home page, linked to your website.
- The sponsor’s logo with links are included on each event email before and during the event.
Sponsorship cost is $250.00.
Market Highlight Ads
Our system features the ability to send email notices to our attendees. These go to both students and Market attendees and contain recaps of the previous day, reminders of upcoming presentations, and other event news. Trackbacks from these emails show a great deal of interaction—especially from our students.
For April Stitches Expo at Home, we offer 6 horizontal ads per day. We send emails before 8:00am CT on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The rectangular Market Highlight Ads are put in the body of each update email. The cost is $40 per ad.
These ads are limited to a maximum of three per company and will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis until all spots have been reserved.
Ads must be submitted 10 days in advance of the show with notes about scheduling preferences and links for the ad graphics. We recommend that you link to either a portal page on your website, a show book webpage on the Stitches.events website, or your upcoming market spot via a Zoom link. We discourage you from putting Zoom links in the ad graphics–just in case we cannot accommodate your schedule.
Dimensions for these ads must be 675 pixels wide by 200 pixels high at 72 pixels per inch in JPEG format.
These ads sell quickly; reserve yours today!
Included with Your Purchase
Online Show Book Webpage
- A brief description of your business and the products you’ll be featuring in the Market (approx. 250 words)
- Up to 3 Product Images and descriptive captions
- Up to 3 Embedded YouTube videos
Post Event PDF
Following the event we provide attendees with a list of Stitches Virtual Market exhibitors with links so they can find you after the event.