STITCHES KNITTING EXPOS BRING THOUSANDS
TO SCHAUMBURG, IL FOR A NON-STOP KNITTING EXTRAVGANZA.
SCHAUMBURG, IL (SEPTEMBER 10-13, 2009) – STITCHES Midwest, the largest knitting show in the Midwestern United States is expected to draw thousands of knitters from across the country to the Renaissance Schaumburg Hotel & Convention Center in Schaumburg, Illinois (September 10-13, 2009). This 4-day event will bring thousands of knitting experts, novices, and spectators together with designers, authors, educators, and suppliers from across the country and around the world.
STITCHES Knitting Expos are considered “the place to be” by all in the-know knitters. With over 5000 attendees, STITCHES Midwest 2008 broke all mid-western records, making it the third largest knitting show in the nation (surpassed only by STITCHES West 2009 in Santa Clara, CA with over 9000 attendees and STITCHES East in Baltimore, MD with over 5000 attendees).
This massive, four-day event includes:
• STITCHES Market featuring 150+ booths full of the latest knitting supplies, book signings, demonstrations, style shows and free Learn-to-knit clinics. One-hour workshops (priced separately) are available to enhance basic knitting skills.
• More than 150 different, intensive classes for knitters of all levels, covering almost every knitting topic and taught by expert knitters and designers. Classes range in duration from three to six hours.
• A professional runway fashion show highlighting the latest trends in knitwear design hosted by Knitter’s Magazine editor Rick Mondragon and co-host Fontelle Jones.
• An attendee banquet with a fashion show featuring knits by attendees themselves.
Knitters of all ages experience sensory overload in the STITCHES Market. Mountains of beautiful yarn, books, patterns, buttons, supplies, and gadgets of all kinds give eager shoppers exactly what they are searching for. Colors and textures to suit every style are found on the market floor. Exhibitors travel from as far away as Australia to introduce their products to the frenzy of knitters.
Expo activities are priced a la carte, but several packages are offered. Market entrance is $8 per day, with multi-day passes available at http://www.KnittingUniverse.com/MWMarket/. Market workshops are $30 per hour when booked in advance and $35 at the door if space is available. Intensive classes are $80 and up and include entrance to The Market. Tickets to the STITCHES Midwest Opening Day event, fashion show or attendee banquet program are $50 and up. Detailed information about all expo events and registration materials are available online at http://KnittingUniverse.com/Events/STITCHES Midwest promises to be inspiring, fun and rewarding. If you're a knitter—or want to be—you have to check it out.
Picture highlights from our last two shows… STITCHES West 2009 and STITCHES South 2009 are available online at…
STITCHES West 2009: http://KniTalk.com/STITCHESWest09/
STITCHES South 2009: http://KniTalk.com/STITCHESSouth09/About XRX, Inc.
STITCHES events take place all over America and are sponsored by XRX, Inc, home of Knitter's Magazine & XRX Books.
Based in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, XRX, Inc. has been devoted to the knitting industry for the past 30 years. The company is best known as the home of Knitter’s Magazine, a quarterly publication featuring popular designers and the latest knitwear fashions, techniques and supplies. 90,000 needle artists read knitters religiously across North America. The STITCHES Events division of XRX produces annual knitting expos—STITCHES East, West, South and Midwest—as well as instructional retreats attended by knitting enthusiasts from all over the world. XRX Books publishes a wide variety of pattern and reference books for knitters and weavers.
For more information, please visit http://www.KnittingUniverse.com/
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About Woodfield Chicago Northwest Convention Bureau
The Woodfield Chicago Northwest Convention Bureau is comprised of seven communities in Chicago’s northwest region and is the official destination marketing organization for the market. The bureau is the first convention bureau in Illinois and one of an elite group of destination marketing organizations worldwide to earn the prestigious Destination Marketing Accreditation Program (DMAP) designation developed by Destination Marketing Association International.
