A Lass That Has Gone - An Exclusive Workshop with Nicola Parkman

We are Honored to be partnering with Nicola Parkman of Hands Across the Sea Samplers to offer an Exclusive, One-day Workshop "A Lass That Has Gone - Margaret Anderson 1830" on Saturday, October 8, 2022, at the Woodcliff Hotel & Spa located in Rochester, NY. We know that this will be an Event that Attendees will never forget!

More Than Just a Workshop

The Event will begin Friday Evening with a Welcome Reception / Meet & Greet with Nicola at the Hotel. Guests arriving early can enjoy the Hotel Ammenities and nearby Attractions in Pittsford and the surrounding area.

Saturday morning Attendees will be offered a Buffet Breakfast followed by the Workshop. The Workshop will include lecture on the Chart along with instruction on the stitches used, including: Cross over Two, Cross over One, Crosshatching worked into Two Alternating Colors, Long-arm Stitch, Satin Stitch, Double Running Stitch, and Eight-sided Queen Stitch. The Workshop will also incorporate a unique Show & Tell section, and multiple short breaks as well as a Buffet Lunch. Event Memorabilia will be distributed throughout the day. Saturday's Formal Event Activities will close with an Evening Reception, but the main Conference Room and entire first floor of the Hotel will be available to all Attendees for Open Stitch.

On Sunday Morning, Attendees will be offered a Buffet Breakfast and will be encouraged to attend a Presentation by Lemora Haidar of Access Commodities. Sunday's Formal Event Activities will end following the Presentation, but the main Conference Room and entire first floor of the Hotel will again be available to all attendees for Open Stitch. 

Registration Details

Registration for this Workshop opened at 12:00pm (noon) EST on Friday, January 14, 2022, and was Reserved on a first come, first served basis. The Workshop sold out in less than two minutes, but we are keeping a Wait List of names and contact information in the event that spaces open up. Please email David Mills at david@hobbyhouseneedleworks.com with the Subject Line "Wait List" to join. 

 

If you are experiencing technical difficulties, please call the shop. Please do not leave voicemail messages with your information or credit card details. If you do not get an employee of Hobby House Needleworks live on the phone, please call back. 

 

Workshop Fee

 

The Fee for the Workshop is $495 (USD) and will be split into two payments: a Deposit Payment of $200, and a Balance Payment of $295. The Balance Payment will be due in August of 2022.

 

The Fee for the Workshop will include:

 

Friday, October 7, 2022
Welcome Reception / Meet & Greet with Nicola

 

Saturday, October 8, 2022
Buffet Breakfast, Lecture / Workshop "A Lass That Has Gone - Margaret Anderson 1830" with Nicola including a complete Kit (the Chart, a choice of 32/36/40/46 ct hand-dyed Linen and AVAS Silk Fibers), AM Coffee and Refreshments, a Gourmet Buffet Lunch, PM Coffee and Refreshments, Evening Reception, Event Memorabilia, Evening Open Stitch

 

Sunday, October 9, 2022
Buffet Breakfast, Presentation by Lamora Haidar of Access Commodities, Morning and Daytime Open Stitch

 

Hotel Accommodations, Travel to/from the Hotel, Hotel Spa, Incidentals and Purchases are not included in the Workshop Fee.

 

More details regarding the Workshop, including the Preliminary Event Timeline, COVID Precautions and Contingencies, Detailed Kit Information, Woodcliff Hotel Group Rate and Alternative Hotel Accommodations, and more about the Village of Pittsford and the surrounding area, will be posted soon for your review.

 

Please contact David Mills at david@hobbyhouseneedleworks.com with any comments or questions regarding the Workshop.

We look forward to welcoming you to Pittsford for this Special Event!