Public Events

The Stan Hywet Needlework Guild promotes needlework education and fellowship among needleworkers. The Guild hosts annual public events at Ohio Mart in October - Stitchers’ Fair, Children’s Corner, and a show that alternates each year - Stitchery Showcase or the Textile Arts & Artisans Show. In July, the Guild holds an Adult/Child Workshop.

The Guild invites guests to attend one regular business meeting and stitch-in, or one evening meeting and program at any time during the membership year, which runs April through November. Please visit our New Members page for more information.

For 2026, the Guild is hosting a special one-day public event in August - Antique Needlework Tools with Dawn Cook Ronningen. This will be a unique opportunity to learn about and see some lovely antique sewing tools while visiting Stan Hywet. A self-guided Manor House tour and lunch will be included with this event.

Trunk Show of Antique Embroidery, Needlework Tools and Sewing Boxes

Morning Lecture: Journey of A Collector

Afternoon Lecture: Mystery and Practicality – Antique Needlework Boxes

Q & A Session with Opportunity to Learn About Your Own Antique Needlework Treasures

Save the date! Visit the Programs event page for details or click this link for a one-page flyer that you can print or download.

Stitchers’ Fair at Ohio Mart

The Stan Hywet Needlework Guild encourages folks of all ages to give needlework a try! The annual Stitchers’ Fair is a great place to pick up items to get started, or perhaps re-started, in this rewarding hobby.

Members describe their stitching as relaxing, meditative, soothing, creative, fun, challenging…so many positive adjectives. There are different types of needlework that range from simple to complex, and it’s never too late to start a new hobby.

Children’s Corner

Children’s Corner is a favorite event for parents and children visiting Ohio Mart on the weekend. The Guild offers the kids a selection of colorful projects that utilize plastic canvas, a large plastic needle and yarn. Guild members provide some basic instruction to the child and accompanying adult, and the child can stay and complete their project in the tent or take it home to finish later.

In the words of Committee Co-Chair Barbara Shearer, if you are a stitcher, perhaps you have fond memories of your first attempts as a child at needlework - embroidery, quilting, needlepoint, or other - as you sat beside a loving mother, grandmother, aunt, sister, or friend. But, sometimes, no one in the family is a needleworker and the child has no mentor. From this need and to share the joy of stitching, the Children’s Corner was begun by the Guild in 2009.

The intensity of a child’s effort is a joy to behold: many will stay with their project to finish it before they leave. If a child must leave before finishing, we provide a needle and instructions for them to finish at home - or even in the car as they travel!

Adult/Child Workshop

The Guild offers a special Adult/Child workshop every year in July. It is open to the public. Each child attending must be accompanied by an adult.

The 2026 class will be held on July 8th and features a colorful canvas project called Bargello in Flight (a Wendy Moore design). Visit the Programs event page for more details.

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