Stitch by Stitch Retreat 2025
Mohonk Mountain House
March 9th thru March 11th 2025
Retreat information
Mohonk Mountain House
Retreat Date: Sunday, March 9th thru Tuesday, March 11th
The price of the retreat is $400
Retreat price includes Welcome Cocktail Party, Access to the Stitching Room, Goodie Bag filled with fun things and an exclusive project and access to shop trunk shows provided by our visiting dignitaries! Snacks and waters will be available in our stitching room.
Room Rates:
Single Room - $615 plus tax
Double Room - $494 plus tax
Room Rate includes Dinner Sunday nite, Breakfast/Lunch/Dinner Monday and Breakfast and Lunch on Tuesday. The rate also includes resort fee, tips, Yoga and Meditation Fitness Classes and Outdoor Winter activities such as Ice Skating, Hiking and Snowshoeing.
Dignitaries Attending Retreat
We are excited to announce that Alice Peterson Designs, Colors of Praise, Zecca Designs, Love mhb studio and Elaine Aidonidis will be attending the retreat! The designers will have mini trunk shows during the retreat and plan to stitch and enjoy your company. Elaine will run the optional studio time classes and will also be stitching with the retreat group!
Malin and Marie from Colors of Praise
Meet the Marketing Director - My name is Malin Mooney, and I am the CEO and Marketing Director of Colors of Praise Needlepoint. I have a bachelor’s degree in Family & Consumer Science: Dietetics, but my passion for sales, people, and the needlepoint industry led me to where I am today. I currently live in Nashville, TN with my handsome husband Will and our two wonderful dogs, Pip & Beefy.
William is a captain and Blackhawk helicopter pilot for the US Army. Working with Colors of Praise has afforded me the opportunity to have a career I love that is also flexible enough to travel to different duty stations as Will’s orders come in. I have been around needlepoint since Mom started COP back in 2008, but I didn’t start stitching myself until Will was deployed to Germany for a 9 month rotation. While he was away, I spent many nights watching British murder mystery shows and needlepointing. That was when I discovered the love and appreciation of the craft, as well as the kindness and support within this industry for one another.
I love what I do, and I am so thankful for those who have encouraged us over the years and supported our needlepoint collection. We have so much up our sleeves, this is just the beginning!
Meet the In-House Designer: I'm Marie Barber, the creative lead and designer of the Colors of Praise Needlepoint Collection.
Growing up in southern Sweden, I was introduced to the richness of wool tapestries displayed in numerous castles in this region of Sweden. I was fascinated with the bold, rich medieval themes and landscapes.
My love for colors and painting started early and played a major roll throughout my childhood. Throughout my travels in Europe as a child, I was drawn to many great art museums and exposés which seamed to be every where. Later, I attended the Art Institute of Atlanta focusing on fashion design illustration and visual communication. My needlepoint incorporates a royal tapestry flair into modern, Boho and Rococo fashion utilizing all the latest textile resources available world wide.
Exploring color and pattern combinations continues to be a passion of mine. I hope you enjoy our collection.
Maggie from Love mhb studio
Maggie Boroujerdi is the Founder and Creative Director of love mhb studio, a needlepoint design firm that loves bold graphics, simple lines, beautiful letterforms - and 13 mesh! A graphic designer by training, Maggie has a degree from Parsons School of Design (where she adjunct taught) and worked at both Martha Stewart and Condé Nast before leaving to start a family. As an avid cross-stitcher for over 30 years Maggie was looking for more modern designs when a simple internet search took her down a needlepoint rabbit hole. One project later and she was hooked. When it was time for a new project it occurred to her that she could in fact design something of her own. The result was her first 4" round ornament, Holly Jolly on 18 mesh (later taken to 13 mesh when she came to her senses!), and the start of a new design chapter in her life, love mhb studio.Maggie is now a die hard 13 mesh needlepoint fan, loves playing with decorative stitches, and is coming around to stitching in hand. When she's not designing/painting/stitching needlepoint, she's likely restocking the pantry from the latest teen raid, attempting to walk her smell-every-blade-of-grass Frenchie, or planning their next getaway with her husband. Maggie is inspired by beautiful typography, printmaking and travel.
Cathy from Alice Peterson
Alice Peterson Company was founded in 1974 and is now owned by Cathy Rapoza, a 35-year member of the needlepoint industry. Cathy proudly continues the legacy of her company by embracing the ever-evolving design trends within our industry, and continues to provide new and exciting products.
Our needlepoint line has many styles of products for every age and skill level. At Alice Peterson Company, we stand behind the quality of our products 100% – No questions asked.
Karen from Zecca Designs
I began designing needlepoint canvases after finding my way into the needle arts industry via my handmade polymer clay buttons.
I made buttons and lots of other objects for needle artists for years, while my children were small.
I made jewelry and greeting cards, tee shirts, hand-bound books, pots, and lots of other things to earn a living during my youth.
I studied printmaking and ceramics in art school, and was lucky enough to attend art school in Philadelphia, Boston, Oakland, and Rome.
I worked for a short time on Seventh Avenue for a sleazy fashion company, and then no one else. I saw a path.
Twenty years on the Zecca line is proudly introducing the work of my son Alex Goldman. I think our work is complementary. He will be more and more a part of the Zecca empire!
Elaine Aidonidis - Instructor
Elaine Aidonidis has always had a love for needle arts and was introduced to needlepoint about 20 years ago. Elaine has been working and teaching at needlepoint shops in Boston for the last 15 years and is currently at Stitch Boutique in Winchester, MA. She has held stitch & chat groups and specialty classes in several different shops in Boston, Cape Cod and Nantucket, as well NY, TNNA and Destination Dallas. Elaine has developed a passion for colors, fibers and stitch selections that make a canvas come to life.
Elaine attended the Stitch by Stitch 2023 Mohonk Retreat and is returning based on popular demand! She has also taught classes at Stitch by Stitch in Larchmont, NY.
Elaine will be available for Studio Time Sessions during the Retreat
Schedule of Events/Activities Available at Mohonk
Sunday, March 9th Arrival Day
The Stitching Room will be open beginning at Noon.
Lunch is available at the Main Resort Building (Lunch the first day not included in your rate)
Welcome Cocktail Party begins at 5:00PM
Dinner in a main dining room
Stitching Room remains open until 9:30PM
Monday, March 10th
Breakfast available in the main dining room (Stitch by Stitch will have an area set aside)
9:00AM-9:30PM Open Stitching Time/Shop the Trunk Shows
11:45AM Retreat Group Photo by the lake (weather permitting)
Lunch and Dinner in a Main Dining room
Stay tuned for class information
Tuesday, March 11th
9:00-3:00PM Open Stitching Time
Departure/Checkout
You are free to use the amenities at the resort. Please make your own Spa appointments, work out in the gym, swim in the pool, hike the grounds (weather permitting), take a tour...there is plenty to do at Mohonk!!!
Lottery Sign Up & Retreat Info.
You may register with up to 3 needlepoint friends
When you sign up, you may sign up with three friends....increasing your chances of getting into the retreat. You can also sign up by yourself or in a smaller group!!! If signing up as a group, the "team captain" will include all names of your group, their phone number, email and instagram handle.
We will draw names on Tuesday, September 17th at 9AM on instagram live and we will let lottery winners know on Wednesday, September 18th. We will also create a waitlist in the event folks chosen don't confirm within 48 hours.
Lottery winners will be asked pay for their retreat fee ($400) within 48 hours of notification from Stitch by Stitch. This fee cannot be refunded or cancelled. Should a conflict arise in a schedule, you can transfer the retreat spot to another needlepoint friend and let us know. You will get information on how to book your room at the special Retreat price we have negotiated. You will also have the option to sign up for the optional studio time classes with Elaine Aidonidis.
Prior to the retreat, you can let us know if you have any allergies or dietary restrictions. The resort meals are buffet style so there should be adequate choices for all.
You will be stitching your own projects during the retreat so plan to bring your own tools, lighting, laying tools, stands if you need to use them for your project. The stitching room is large and has lots of windows/lighting...but can predict sunshine or clouds so plan accordingly.
The forms to enter the lottery will be live on this page 8AM September 10th!!!!
Mohonk Mountain House
1000 Mountain Rest Rd
New Paltz, NY 12561
Nearby Airports: Mohonk Mountain House is 25 miles from in Newburgh, 70 miles from Albany International Airport, and less than 100 miles from New York City airports.