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Members are invited to request consideration for a 2026 Retreat Scholarship. All current members are eligible for consideration.
This form is used to recognize volunteers and enter their name into a scholarship drawing.
We’ll share our finished beaded ultrasuede birds and make more! Add personal touches to the next ones for fun.
This group meets monthly the 3rd Tuesday from 10 am–2 pm.
LOCATION: IN-PERSON only at Kathi Geiser’s home. Please call ahead.
“Steller Handcrafted Goods uses upcycled wool sweaters, authentic Nordic braid and other quality materials to create one-of-a-kind products that are useful and beautiful.”
Julie Steller, owner and sewist, will join us in-person to share her Minneapolis business story. Please bring items that you have upcycled from clothing, linens and old fabric treasures.
Bring a lunch and something to stitch.
This group meets monthly on the 4th Tuesday from 10am - 2pm
LOCATION: The meeting is planned to be a hybrid. Those meeting in person will meet at MVUUF and those on video conference will find the link on the Members Resource page of the NGM website.
This group meets monthly on the 4th Tuesday from 7 pm-9 pm.
LOCATION: Meeting by videoconference only. Members will find a link on the Member Resources page.
We are starting a new monthly meeting on Sunday afternoons in January. January will be Jan 11th (2nd Sunday) but usually it will be 1st Sunday. 3 hours 1-4pm.
The intent is to provide an opportunity for those who work during the week and encourage those who may be new to stitching so, if you know someone, please do invite them. Guild membership is not required to try us out :-) No formal program but people will be encouraged to ask for help and to share what they are doing. Cups of tea will be served so you are welcome to bring your own special cup, if you have one. This is at Kris Hennum’s community room at City Bella (not at MVUUF). Please call to be let in if showing up later.
This group meets monthly on the 1st/2nd Sunday from 1pm to 4pm.
LOCATION: The meeting is in-person only.
Monthly business meeting of Guild officers and committee chairs.
The board meets monthly on the 2nd Monday from 6:30 pm - 7:45 pm.
LOCATION: This meeting is held by video conference. A link to connect to it is on the Member Resources page.
We continue our color celebration salute talking about "Reds," one of our most dangerous colors to stitch with. Bring your tips and tricks for "getting the red out." We will share some stitching disasters and then what to do about them. Bring some examples if you have them.
We invite you to bring a lunch or snack if you are staying until 2:00 for some social stitching.
This group meets monthly on the 2nd Tuesday from 10am - 2pm.
This month will be the 2nd Tuesday*
Please join us as our new group meets to stitch and build community!! Bring anything you want to stitch.
This event is Free to the public.
We meet monthly on the 1st Tuesday from 7:30pm - 9:30pm.
LOCATION: The meeting is zoom only.
Zoom link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88500340991?pwd=9wqtuDuKj80MGgJy2NNhjo7hcM1Wsz.1
Please join us!! New group meeting so come and stitch with us! Bring anything you want to stitch and this event is Free to the public.
This group meets monthly on the 3rd Saturday from 10am - 12pm.
Date: May 16, 2026
Location: MVUUF
Minnesota Valley Unitarian Universalist Fellowship
10715 Zenith Avenue South, Minneapolis, MN 55431
Time: 10 Am
Anyone on Saturday after the Annual Meeting can bring your own lunch and beverage and join the Come and Stitch event.
Bring ideas to share for making personal name tags for retreat. The sky is the limit for red, white and blue.
LOCATION: This month, IN-PERSON only at the home of Lee P.
Show your progress on your challenge for 2026, big or small, we would love to see it. Let’s give ourselves plenty of time to stitch and maybe make some headway on our challenge pieces or whatever is taking center stage in your sewing bag.
We will have Show and Tell, as usual, and lots of laughter. Please consider bringing a lunch and a friend.
TBD
Bring a lunch if you would like to stay and stitch until 2:00.
LOCATION: This month, IN-PERSON only. Location info TBD.
We've started meeting at MVUUF on the 5th Tuesday of the month for a stitch-in from 10am to 2pm (bring your lunch if you like).
There is no program scheduled just an opportunity to de-stress over the holidays with other stitchers.
RETREAT 2026
LOCATION
Crowne Plaza Minneapolis West 3131 Campus Drive, Plymouth, MN 55441
The Retreat 2026 Invitation is now available and registration is officially open! Please pay close attention to the registration deadlines for the different classes!
Download the invitation here.
This lovely hotel/conference center setting allows the greatest flexibility for everyone attending retreat. Staying overnight at the hotel is optional. Our room block includes both single and double rooms.
We have confirmed our teachers and they are:
More Information Coming Soon!
A Band Sampler for Spring
Friday, October 16 and Saturday, October 17, 2026 - $158.00
10:00am to 4:15pm both days
Rows of flowers & berries adorn this band sampler worked in luscious shades of colonial blue, red, green, & gold silks. Each band features a different combination of counted thread stitches sure to delight the sampler enthusiast.
Stitches used are Long Arm Cross, Montenegrin, Smyrna Cross, Four-Sided, Double Alternating Backstitch, Two-Sided Italian, Satin, Diagonal Satin, Oblong Smyrna Cross, Diagonal Cross, Chain, Spiral Trellis, Satin Cushion, Cross-Stitch over One, Petit Point, Rice Stitch, Algerian Eye, and more.
Students are encouraged to use the many stitch options presented in class to make this sampler design their own.
The finished design size is approximately 5” x 12”.
Advanced level
Kit contents:
Marking Book & Accessories
Sunday, October 18, 2026 - $148.00 – 1:00pm to 6:15pm
Working on 32-count linen, create a wee needle book with companion pin keep, scissors sheath, & scissors fob featuring a Shaker style alphabet, strawberry motifs, birds, bees, & a butterfly.
The finished design size of the book is 10” wide (when opened) x 3” high. The pin keep is 2-1/2” wide x 2-5/8” high. The scissors sheath is 1” wide x 1-3/8” high & the fob is 1” wide x 1-1/8” high.
Colors used are black, greens, reds, brown, blue, & gold. Threads used are overdyed cotton & silk.
Stitches used include Stem, Queen, Smyrna, Double Cross, Four-sided, Satin Cushion, Petit Point, Cross-Stitch over one, Long-Arm Cross, Diagonal Cross, Backstitch, Two-Sided Italian, & Nun’s Stitch.
Scissors are not included.
Kit contents
32-count linen cut 13” wide x 18” high silk threads overdyed cotton threads 24, 26, & 28 count Tapestry needles Milliners needle practice fabric practice thread iron-on interfacing skirtex ribbon batting color copies instructions & diagrams
Beading SIGDaytime Counted Thread & Needlepoint SIGEvening Counted Thread SIGEvening Needlepointers SIG
Mailing Address: Needlework Guild of Minnesota PO Box 16506
5100 West 36th St.
St.Louis Park, Minnesota 55416
Meeting Address:
10715 Zenith Avenue South
Bloomington, Minnesota 55431
Email: inquiry@needleworkguildmn.org
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