CHSI Stitches 2023 takes place from 19th to 20th February at the NEC, Birmingham. For free registration visit the website: https://chsi-stitches-2023.reg.buzz/ For more show news visit the website: www.chsi.co.uk To keep up to date with the show follow: Twitter: @CHSIstitches Instagram: @CHSIstitches. LinkedIn: CHSI Stitches Details correct of at time of going to press. fashion brand, People Tree, will talk about the importance of using natural, low impact materials and reducing waste and the new narratives for sustainable living that craft can stitch together. Multi award winning business owner and creator of the UK’s only sewing tuition franchise, Jenny Drew from Sew Confident will be encouraging CHSI visitors to ‘Stop Playing Small’ and share her ideas on how to grow a business with a conscience. Scott Stone, leading retail business expert and managing director of three successful craft brands Sewing Street, Jewellery Maker and Hobby Maker, will share his expertise on developing successful partnerships to make a business thrive in these challenging economic times. Author of 12 craft books and founder of the Sewyeah Social Club, Christine Leech, will share with audiences the power of craft for wellbeing, taking a sustainability first approach and how community projects can engage customers and build audiences. Social media master Andrew Davis offers practical advice on creating social media content, algorithms and keeping followers engaged while sustainable craft author and influencer, Emma FriedlanderCollins, from Steel & Stitch, talks repair, recycling and connecting with digital communities. Campfire sessions Following on from their main presentation in the Insights Hub, each of the speakers are also hosting their own Campfire Sessions for more focused conversation, group discussion and peer learning. Prebook a Campfire Session once you have pre-registered to attend the show. Demonstrations hub The Demonstrations Hub is the place to go to meet top crafting experts and social media influencers demonstrating their skills, new techniques and products across a variety of hard and soft crafts. Learn from some of the UK’s most popular influencers including Sew Mark Francis and Jen Hogg Jenerates, Bethan from Pretty in Paper by B, Lynette Jasper from Pretty gets Gritty and Bert and Gerts. The Craft Report An integral part of CHSI Stitches, the findings of this year’s Craft Report will be presented exclusively to visitors on Sunday and Monday in the Insights Hub. Providing the creative craft industry with a trends update, market research specialist Linda Jones will explain the findings from the report and their impact on businesses. This year’s report explores the ‘Conscious Crafter’, a multi-faceted audience, and highlights opportunities for the trade to better engage with them, as well as providing valued updates on key trend data such as spending, hierarchy of crafts and audience growth and profile. Exhibitors From embroidery to yarn, buttons and craft kits to fine art, sewing machines and textiles, CHSI Stitches 2023 is the goto show for discovering the latest craft trends, finding new product launches, and placing orders for products that will enthuse and delight customers. Not only is the range of products on offer vast (organisers estimate around 100,000 products at the show this year) but the hands-on experience of a trade show gives visitors an opportunity to look, feel and discuss new ranges directly with exhibitors. 32
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